[MassChestnutOrchards] [MassChestnutNews] The Summer Board Meeting MA-TACF
Brian Clark
brianeclark at hughes.net
Sun Jul 26 09:36:16 EDT 2009
Fellow Chestnuteers,
for The Summer Board Meeting, the Clark's will be
providing a cook out style lunch - hamburgers,
veggie burgers, brats, salads, fruit crisp for
dessert, soda, ice tea, coffee. Let us know if any special requirements.
For those interested, we can take a quick tour of
the Hawley orchard (appr. 700 chestnuts, 18,000
apple trees, and an observation tower at 1840 ft.
elevation) before and/or after the meeting. About 3 miles away.
Brian and Susan
At 04:54 PM 7/14/2009, Jamie Donalds wrote:
>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>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 lunnch
>
>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!
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>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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Brian Clark
42B Clark Rd.
Ashfield, MA 01330
413-625-2791, cell 507-269-4249
brianeclark at hughes.net
www.applevalleyapples.com
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