[MassChestnutNews] TACF-MA spring Board meeting - adjenda

[Jamie Donalds]

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!
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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.
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thanks
-Jamie Donalds
President
The MA Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation



      
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