[MassChestnutNews] The Summer Board Meeting MA-TACF

[Jamie Donalds]

Greetings Fellow Chestnuteers,
 
The Summer Board Meeting
of the Mass.Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be held 
Sunday,August 2nd from 1pm to 4 pm at
 Brian Clark's Farm - Ashfield, MA
Directions and carpooling information for those east of I-190 is at the bottom of the page
 Mapquest  - http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Ashfield+&state=MA&address=Clark+Rd

All are welcome!
 
The Growers Meeting will precede the Board Meeting 10;30AM-12:30PM.

 PRELIMINARY AGENDA for 8/2/09  - Please email me with additional topics!

10:00 – 12:30 ORCHARD/INOCULATION MEETING
  

Orchard Activities,  (Charlotte)                 
                 Inoculation done- spring 2009
                  Mother trees pollinated 
 "Elderhostel",Earthwatch doing future inocualtions -(Charlotte,Lois)
 
 
Orchard reports when are they due? - (Charlotte)

Brian on Deer repellants - Brian Clark 
 
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 from Brian Clark  - (Jim C)
 
Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie)
 
Treasurer’s Update - (Michael N.)
                               
Secretary’ s Report (Kathy) 
                      membership
                      new contacts
                      approval of minutes from Spring meeting 

  
Board of Directors Issues - 
                                    Tower Hill celebration Sept.20th - (Rufin)
              
 MA-TACF Annual meeting Planning - (Jamie)
                                        Where? (RI, tower hill, others)
                                        Speaker? (Someone from Worcester, AL Beetle problem)
                                       "Newcomer session" before meeting?
                                
New England Regional Science Coordinator report- (Kendra,Jamie)
                                   National Grant results
                                   other issues?
 
 
RI News: land trusts and new orchards etc.   -(Yvonne)
                                             MOU with SKLT, Germplasm agreement  complete/
 
Seed Orchard Development - (John Meiklejohn)
               Easement agreement for existing orchards - ( John Mei, John Mirick)
              Seed Orchard at Moore? Letter Response? 
              Trusties of Reservations site ,  others?              
             RI (Yvonne)
            
 
Orchard Activities Summary, (Charlotte)
                  Spring Inoculation 
                                                Sterling - cancelled
                                                Others  - John Emery
                  Mother trees pollinated for 2009
                  
 
International Society of Arboriculture  meeting (Rufin)
                        results
 
Progress on Email Updates (Kathy, Yvonne)
 
Chapter weed wacker vote  (Jamie, Charlotte)
 
National Board Meeting update - (Jamie)
  
 Orchard Signage summary  (John Meikeljohn)
 
 
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
 


Board Members-Please let me know if you can not attend this meeting.
 
Chapter Members-Feel free to join us!
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I plan to be at the rest area  on Rt. 2 west just before the  I-190 exit at 8:30 AM.
 Who want ride out with me?
I can take 4  besides myself.
 - Jamie
 

Directions to Brian Clark's Farm:
Proceed to Greenfield on Rt. 2 or I91 (Rt. 2 west merges with I91 north of Greenfield)
Take I91 exit 26 for Rt. 2 West (Mohawk Trail)
Go 10 miles to Rt. 112 South (right turn around a clover leaf)
Follow 112 south for 6 miles to Apple Valley Rd. (right turn about 1/4 mile after Ashfield town line)
Follow hardtop road 1 mile to large cinderblock and red steel apple storage building
Right on to Clark Rd. immediately after the storage (up a steep hill)
half way up the hill, turn right onto gravel driveway to white, newer looking house.

>From South or East or West via Mass Pike:
go North on I91 to exit 19 (Northampton, Rt 9 exit)
go straight at end of ramp (across Rt. 9) onto Damon Rd.
Follow Damon Rd. (becomes Bridge Rd.) 3.3 miles (straight through several lights/intersections)
Right at T intersection with Rt. 9 (west)
Follow Rt. 9 west for 10.3 miles
Right onto 112 North (just past Goshen center)
Follow 112 North for 8 miles to Apple Valley Rd. 
Sharp left (switch back) onto Apple Valley Rd. 
Follow hardtop road 1 mile to large cinderblock and red steel apple storage building
Right on to Clark Rd. immediately after the storage (up a steep hill)
half way up the hill, turn right onto gravel driveway to white, newer looking house.

A word of warning to anyone using GPS navigation devices - coming from the south on Rt 112, they will try to direct you to turn left onto Hawley Rd. (big mistake) or Smith Rd. (poor road, heavy forest, no satellite signals) before reaching Apple Valley Rd.  Ignore it and follow the directions above.  Also, they will usually tell you to take I91 exit 18 which will take you through the center of Northampton.  The directions above are faster.

Additionally, there is no cell phone signal in most of Ashfield -----------------------------------------------------------------------
thanks
-Jamie Donalds
President
The MA Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation


      
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