[MassChestnutOrchards] Mass.Chapter of TACF Spring Board Meeting

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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
  
Innoculation Training class (Charlotte) 
 
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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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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