[MassChestnutNews] Mass.Chapter of TACF Winter Board Meeting

[Jamie Donalds]

Hello all,
 
           I 'm still planning to hold  the meeting today. Use your best judgment on driving
down, safety is the 1st priority! The latest forcast calls for 3-6"  near Purgatory Chasm
 which is right off the main highway, Rt,146
 
be safe
Jamie 
   

--- On Sat, 1/17/09, John Meiklejohn <j.johnmeiklejohn at comcast.net> wrote:

From: John Meiklejohn <j.johnmeiklejohn at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutNews] Mass.Chapter of TACF Winter Board Meeting
To: n1djb at yahoo.com
Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 5:20 PM





Jamie,
Despite the forecast, I plan to be at the meeting tomorrow unless the meeting is postponed or unless the coming storm intensifies overnight [current forecast is for 4-6 inches of snow here and in central Mass.
 
I  will need to leave by 8:30AM to get there for the Growers' Mtg at 10AM so call or email me before that if the mtg is postponed.
 
Regards,
John Meiklejohn
j.johnmeiklejohn at comcast.net
413-357-6342 [h]
413-348-2848 [cell]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jamie Donalds 
To: orchard mgrlist ; orchard news 
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:08 PM
Subject: [MassChestnutNews] Mass.Chapter of TACF Winter Board Meeting




















 
Greetings Fellow Chestnuteers,
 
The Winter Board Meeting 
of the Mass.Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be held 
Sunday,January 18th from 1pm to 4 pm at
 Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, Sutton, MA
Directions at the parks website -  http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/purg.htm
-and at the bottom of the page.
 
All are welcome!

The Growers Meeting will precede the Board Meeting 10AM-12:30PM.


 AGENDA for 1/18/09


10:00 – 12:30 ORCHARD/INOCULATION MEETING
  
Orchard Activities, (Charlotte)
                  Inoculation Planning and
                  Mother trees needed for 2009
 
Status of orchard data using the new data format
 ( Charlotte,Jamie)
 
Glocester RI. Irrigation status - (Jamie, Yvonne John E)

other Items??

 

12:30 – 1:00 LUNCH  - 

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm  WINTER TACF BOARD MEETING

 
Welcome and introduction to Purgatory Chasm  - (Jamie,Denis, Lois)

Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie)
 
Treasurer’s Update - (Michael N.)
 
Board of Directors Issues - 
              Travel reinbursement vote - (Michael N,)
                         
Secretary’ s Report (Kathy)
                      hard drive report 
                      membership
                      new contacts
                      approval of minutes from Autumn and Annual meeting 
 
National News- Rufin
                      National President  update
 
New England Regional Science Coordinator report- (Kendra)
 
Annual meeting summary - what worked, what didn't- (Brad,Jamie)
 
RI News: land trusts and new orchards etc.   -(Yvonne)
 

Seed Orchard Devlopment
             Possible Seed Orchard at Moore? Letter (Jamie, John Mirick)
             RI (Yvonne)
             BC3 orchard sites (Jamie)
 
Orchard Activities Summary, (Charlotte)
                  Inoculation Planning and
                  Mother trees needed for 2009
 
International Society of Arboriculture  meeting (Rufin)
    Potting up trees for event

Progress on Email Updates (Kathy, Yvonne)
 
Chapter weed wacker  (Jamie, Mike N)
 
Signage Status  (John Meikeljohn)

 
Picking Spring Board Meeting Date and Site ( Western MA??) (Jamie)

 
 

Please email any other topics for discussion or
suggestions.

 

*Note   I still have the projector and screen. If anyone
needs it let me know and I will bring it to the
meeting
 
Also I have 1 bag of osmocote and 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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Park Directions 
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation is located in the south-eastern part of central Massachusetts.


>From the east & west: Take Mass Pike (I-90) to Exit 10A, then Rte. 146 south to exit 6 (Purgatory Road exit).  Take right at end of ramp onto Purgatory Road.  Follow short distance to Visitors’ Center on the right.   




>From the north and south: Take Rte. 495 to Mass Pike, head west on Mass Pike to Exit 10A, take Rte. 146 south to exit 6 (Purgatory Road exit).  Take right at end of ramp onto Purgatory Road. Follow short distance to Visitors’ Center on the right. 



Alternate route from the north:  Take Rte. I90 south to Rte. 290 south into Worcester; take Exit 12 at Brosnihan Square onto Rt. 146 -Millbury Street; head south on Rte. 146 to exit 6 (Purgatory Road exit).  Take right at end of ramp onto Purgatory Road. Follow short distance to Visitors’ Center on the right.. 











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