This event will include student poster presentations, hands-on activities for all ages, and an American chestnut seedling sale. A special screening of TACF’s award-winning documentary “Clear Day Thunder, Rescuing the American Chestnut” will take place at noon, followed by a Q&A session with the foundation’s lead scientists.

The celebration will also feature speaker sessions with experts, including Nickole Brown, a poet, editor and teacher, Eric Griffin of Warren Wilson College and Todd Boera of Fonta Flora Brewery. Visitors can also enjoy interactive tabling exhibits from the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, GreenWorks, EcoForesters, RiverLink, Warren Wilson College and TACF.

American Chestnut Day is part of the Arboretum’s Fall for the Arb series, presenting new events each week in September and October. For more information, please visit ncarboretum.org/fall.

Based in Asheville, TACF is a nonprofit conservation organization whose mission is to return the iconic American chestnut to its native range and restore the health of eastern forests. With regional offices across the eastern U.S. and a research farm in Meadowview, Virgina, TACF leads innovative science and community partnerships to restore this invaluable tree species.

American Chestnut Day is sponsored by Warren Wilson College, and this event is included with the Arboretum’s regular parking fee.