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Contacts
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President's Corner 
"Greetings!
My name is Ben Finegan and I am the newly elected president of the Indiana Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation.
Trees fascinate me. I have always had a love of nature and am passionate about the chestnut cause. I hope that one day my children and grandchildren can walk under their shade. Together I'm confident we'll get there!
I welcome questions, ideas and stories so please don't hesitate to contact me!
I also enjoy fishing and hiking. I studied biology at Hanover college and live with my family in Noblesville, Indiana."
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Mission
The goal of the American Chestnut Foundation is to restore the American chestnut tree to its native range within the woodlands of the eastern United States, using a scientific research and breeding program developed by its founders. The American Chestnut Foundation is restoring a species - and in the process, creating a template for restoration of other tree and plant species.
Meadowview harvested its first blight-resistant nuts in 2005, and the Foundation hopes to begin reforestation trials with blight-resistant American-type trees before the end of this decade, using sound ecological principles. The return of the American chestnut to its former niche in the Appalachian hardwood forest eco- system is a major restoration project that requires a multi-faceted effort involving 6,000 members and volunteers, research, sustained funding and most important, a sense of the past and a hope for the future. |
