From n1djb at yahoo.com Mon Apr 6 17:19:42 2009 From: n1djb at yahoo.com (Jamie Donalds) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:19:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MassChestnutNews] Fw: Mass.Chapter of TACF Spring Board Meeting Message-ID: <751620.99838.qm@web111403.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Hi All, ?????????? Ignore the email I just sent out, My computer has a mind of its own ?????????? I will send out a complete adjenda for the upcoming board meeting in the next day or so. thanks -Jamie --- On Mon, 4/6/09, n1djb at yahoo.com wrote: ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mrsgale.fates.org/pipermail/masschestnutnews/attachments/20090406/f43eb997/attachment.html From n1djb at yahoo.com Sun Apr 19 10:46:00 2009 From: n1djb at yahoo.com (Jamie Donalds) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:46:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MassChestnutNews] TACF-MA spring Board meeting - adjenda Message-ID: <454611.68978.qm@web111408.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Greetings Fellow Chestnuteers, ? The Spring Board Meeting of the Mass.Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be held Saturday,April 25th from 1pm to 4 pm at ?New England Forestry Foundation Headquarters at Prouty Woods, Littleton, MA Directions at the foundation's website - http://www.neforestry.org/forestry/forestdetail.asp?id=128 -and at the bottom of the page. ? All are welcome! ? The Growers Meeting will precede the Board Meeting 10AM-12:30PM. AGENDA for 4/25/09? - 10:00 ? 12:30 ORCHARD/INOCULATION MEETING ? Inoculation Training Class (Charlotte,Kendra) ? Orchard Activities,? (Charlotte)???????????????? ???????????????? Inoculation Planning and ????????????????? Mother trees needed for 2009 ? Planting materials swap - as needed ????????????????????????????????? Guy Shepard hes claimed my xtra bag of? osmocote ? Reinburesment of supplies for orchard managers - (John Meik.,Jamie) ? Gloucester RI. Irrigation status - (Jamie, Yvonne ) other Items?? ? 12:30 ? 1:00 LUNCH? - Bring along a brown bag lunch ? 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm? SPRING TACF BOARD MEETING ? Welcome and introduction to Prouty Woods? - (Jim C) ? Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie) ? Treasurer?s Update - (Michael N.) ?????????????????????? Secretary? s Report (Kathy) ????????????????????? hard drive report ????????????????????? membership ????????????????????? new contacts ????????????????????? approval of minutes from Winter meeting ? Board of Directors Issues - ????????????? Orchard Signage Vote? (John Meikeljohn,Jamie) ? ? ?????????????????????????????? New England Regional Science Coordinator report- (Kendra) ?????????????????????????????????? National Grant proposals ?????????????????????????????????? other issues? ? ? RI News: land trusts and new orchards etc.?? -(Yvonne) ???????????????????????????????????????????? Master Gardener Talk ? Seed Orchard Development - (John Meiklejohn) ????????????? Seed Orchard at Moore? Letter Response? ????????????? Trusties of Reservations site????????????????? ???????????? RI (Yvonne) ??????????? ? Orchard Activities Summary, (Charlotte) ????????????????? Inoculation Planning- ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Sterling ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Others? - John Emery ????????????????? Mother trees needed for 2009 Ones to check out: Sudbury/Cochituate ? John Emery Middleton ? Brian Clark or Guy Shepard Coventry, RI - Yvonne Groton ? private yard, Susanna ? Charlotte ? probably not doable because owners don't want truck Carver ? Rufin Mike Meixsell has one Grandal State Forest ? Lois & John MeikelJohn Several possibilities near John Meiklejohn ? Westfield John Emery has several possibilities descended from a Rte. 495 MA tree Carlisle tree ? Rufin or Kathy ????????????????? F1's from U of Tenn - (Jamie) ? International Society of Arboriculture? meeting (Rufin) ??? Potting up trees for event ??? staffing at event Progress on Email Updates (Kathy, Yvonne) ? Chapter weed wacker? (Jamie, Mike N) ? National Board Meeting update - (Jamie) ? Worcester tree campaign - (Jamie) ? ? ? ? ? Also I have 4 bags of planting mix available. If you need either of these let me know how much and I'll bring it to the meeting Board Members-Please let me know if you can not attend this meeting. ? Chapter Members-Feel free to join us! -------------------------------------------------------------- Directions to New England Forestry Foundation Headquarters at Prouty Woods: Directions: Traveling North or South on Route 495 take Exit 30 Turn at the end of the ramp. ?Proceed a short distance (approx. 1000 feet) and turn right on Rogers Street. The yellow ?Littleton Historical Society building will be on your left. Almost immediately you will ?see the fire station on your left, and at the far edge of the Fire Station parking lot is Wilderness Road. The NEFF Prouty Woods Community Forest sign directs traffic to the left onto Wilderness Road. Proceed up Wilderness Road. To access the forest, follow Wilderness Road to the gate and park next to the barn. A trail map is located at the kiosk. ?To access NEFF offices, take the first right into the Prouty House driveway. Park behind the garages and walk down the driveway. The main entrance is under the porticol. ?----------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks -Jamie Donalds President The MA Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mrsgale.fates.org/pipermail/masschestnutnews/attachments/20090419/fdf95a72/attachment.html