Check out this fantastic lineup of speakers!

MICHAEL GOERGEN

Building The Restoration Engine

Enjoy this in-person talk from the new president/CEO of TACF! Learn all about the Recurrent Genomic Selection (RGS) program and what it means for the future of The American Chestnut Foundation. Gain current insight about our organization at the national level.

Michael Goergen is a nationally recognized leader in forestry, sustainability, and public policy. For over twenty years, he has worked to restore forests, strengthen wildfire resilience, and shape climate strategy, serving in senior positions with the Society of American Foresters and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. His leadership has helped advance landmark legislation, build multiparty partnerships among governments, tribes, and industry, and launch conservation initiatives that span from local communities to global markets.

Originally from Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, Noah Vincent studied at Susquehanna University and earned a B.S. in Ecology. His senior capstone focused on forest succession with the presence of invasive plant species. Prior to working with Chestnut trees, he was a Plant Healthcare Specialist and Arborist at Monster Tree Service and Cutting Edge Tree Professionals.

Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward is Director of The Graduate School and Professor of History at Shippensburg University.  He is the author of Beyond Rust: Metropolitan Pittsburgh and the Fate of Industrial America, winner of the Arline Custer Memorial Award for Best Book on the MidAtlantic Region.  Allen is co-chair of the Pennsylvania Conservation Heritage Project, a board member of PA Humanities, and past president of the Pennsylvania Historical Association.  His most recent book, Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania is now available from Temple University Press.