[MassChestnutOrchards] Final Adjenda for TACF Summer Board Meeting

[JGar820922 at aol.com]

My mother is in an ICU with kidney failure. I can't travel that far from  
home this weekend. 
 
 
In a message dated 7/29/2009 5:23:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
n1djb at yahoo.com writes:

 
Hi All,
         Two things,
One, Brian is graceiously providing lunch (see below) so leave your  brown 
bags at home!
Two, let me know if you want to carpool or caravan with me from  Leominster 
Rt.2 rest area.
I have 2 spots in my car left
Who  is orginizing a caravan from the south? Let me know and  where you are 
meeting up.
 
Here is the update agenda.
-Jamie
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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  10:0AM-12:00PM  


AGENDA for 8/2/09  -  


10:00 –  12:00  ORCHARD/INOCULATION MEETING


Orchard Activities,   (Charlotte)                  
Inoculation done- spring  2009
Mother trees pollinated   

Polllination –  

Planting  vs. maintenance of existing orchards –  (Rufin)
"Elderhostel",Earthwatch doing future inoculations?  -(Charlotte, Lois)  



Orchard  reports when are they due? -  (Charlotte)  

Brian on Deer repellants? - Brian Clark 

Gloucester RI. Irrigation status - (Jamie,  Yvonne )  

Tour of  Hawley orchard – (Brian C.)  


12:00 – 1:00  LUNCH  - The Clark's will be generously providing a  cook out 
style lunch - hamburgers, veggie burgers, brats, salads, fruit  crisp for 
dessert, soda, ice tea, coffee.  Let them  know if you any special  
requirement

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


Welcome and introduction from Brian  Clark  - (Brian 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  –   

Executive committee  

Members  - money  limits – election – legal consul  

Tower Hill open house celebration  Sept.20th - (Rufin)  

Chapter weed wacker vote  (Jamie,  Charlotte)  

Travel reimbursement for   Chapter President – (Yvonne)  



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

”Trees  in the Urban Landscape” at Tower Hill –(Lois  M.)  


International Society of Arboriculture   meeting  (Rufin,Kathy)
results  






National Board Meeting update -  (Jamie)  

Board representation proposal – (Jamie,  Rufin)  
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. Update; 2 spots are left in my  car  

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






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