Join us for a Winter Garden Workshop with Eva Butler from The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) focusing on the restoration of a historic tree species and increasing the edible nature of our forests. TACF has been working to bring the American chestnut back to the forests and people of Maine. Eva will share about a new initiative Chestnuts Across Maine (CAM) that partners with land trusts, state parks, schools and town squares in Maine to establish small plantings of American chestnuts on lands open to the public. During the first two years of the program TACF volunteers and partners established 20 new plantings of American chestnuts.  Beyond bringing chestnuts back to Maine’s communities, TACF-ME is building the human infrastructure to restore the American chestnut one community at a time.  

This is a public event – parts of the event may be recorded and photographed.

This event is part of our annual Winter Garden Workshop Series: Growing Literacy! Every year, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, in collaboration with Growing to Give and Curtis Memorial Library, offers this event series to offer skill-building workshops and learning opportunities for gardeners of all abilities. 

About the Speaker: Eva Butler is an ecologist, environmental educator and community organizer.  In her retirement, she serves as vice-president and volunteer coordinator for the Maine Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF), a national organization. TACF was established 42 years ago with a mission to return the iconic American chestnut to its native range from Georgia to Maine. Eva’s work involves coordinating programs to reintroduce people to this iconic tree and solicit their help in restoring it to Maine, one community at a time.