Walnut Council
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The Walnut Council is a science based organization that encourages research, discussion, and application of knowledge about growing hardwood trees. This international association represents over 500 woodland owners, foresters, forest scientists, and wood-producing industry representatives. We promote sustainable forest management, conservation, reforestation, and utilization of American black walnut (Juglans nigra) and other fine hardwoods. Celebrated 50 years in 2020!
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Expanding Agroforestry Project Launches Third Cycle
Currently, agroforestry accounts for less than 2% of agricultural lands in the United States. The Expanding Agroforestry Project aims to establish tens of thousands of…
Rethinking Tree Planting Design
By Phil Woolery Introduction The traditional model for tree planting has remained largely unchanged for decades: trees planted in evenly spaced rows at relatively close…
Walnut Council Announces 2025 National Meeting in Warsaw, Indiana
The Walnut Council invites landowners, forestry professionals, and natural resource enthusiasts to gather in Indiana’s scenic Lake Country for its upcoming national meeting, a multi-day…
The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center is Seeking Research Proposals
The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC) supports research thatadvances the Center’s Strategic Directions and Objectives described in the HTIRC StrategicPlan. Funding is available…
Missouri Chapter of the Walnut Council Announces their Spring Field Day
The Missouri Chapter of the Walnut Council will be having their spring field day on March 20 and 21 in New Florence and Callaway County.…
A New Era in Conservation: Healthy Genomes Accelerate the Next 30 Years of American Chestnut Restoration
[Asheville, NC] — A major new paper published this week in Science marks a turning point in how endangered species can be restored. The research…
Congress Prioritizes Parity For Forest Landowners Through Easement program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 17, 2026) — A coalition of conservation, hunter, angler, and forest management organizations and companies applauded inclusion of the Forest Conservation Easement…
2025 Illinois Forest Health Highlights
The report released by Frederic Miller, Illinois Forest Health Specialist gives an update on some insect and disease issues that are effecting the trees in…
Black Walnut book for sale
The book “Black Walnut: The History, Use and Unrealized Potential of a Unique American Renewable Natural Resource” by Walnut Council member Bob Chenoweth, is now…
Walnut Council Co-Hosting Carbon Webinar
A webinar on a new carbon program for hardwood landowners will be hosted live on June 15, 2021 at noon ET. Learn more and register.