American Chestnut Cooperators' Foundation
The American Chestnut Cooperators' Foundation (ACCF) is a 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) non-profit, scientific, and educational foundation that was organized in 1986 and with the help of research and volunteers from Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech University, is dedicated to restoring the American chestnut (''Castanea dentata'') to its former place in the United States Eastern hardwood forests. Mission One of the organization's priorities includes the development of blight-resistant chestnuts and economical biological control measures against chestnut blight in forests. ACCF supports American chestnut research and engages senior citizens, school children, volunteers, and professionals which allows them to help in planting, grafting, and managing this research. Breeding for blight resistance is currently pursued by two separate foundations: The The American Chestnut Foundation, American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) and the American Chestnut Cooperators Foundation. TACF is develo ...
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