[MassChestnutOrchards] [MassChestnutNews] TACF-MA Spring Board Meeting Agenda

Tue Apr 20 17:55:53 EDT 2010

Jamie,
         Unfortunately I have a prior meeting for Saturday, and will not be there. This is also the closest meeting to New Salem ever.
Bruce

--- On Tue, 4/20/10, Jamie Donalds <n1djb at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Jamie Donalds <n1djb at yahoo.com>
Subject: [MassChestnutNews] TACF-MA Spring Board Meeting Agenda
To: "orchard mgrlist" <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>, "orchard news" <masschestnutnews at masschestnut.org>, "ellzabeth hammond" <danc305 at earthlink.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 4:50 PM

 Greetings Fellow Chestnuteers,   The Spring Board Meeting  of the Mass.Chapter of The American  Chestnut Foundation will be held 
Saturday,April  24th from 1 to 4 pm at 
 Dunn State Park 289 Pearl St. Gardner,MA  01440 Website : http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/dunn.htm

Mention that you are here for the Chestnut Foundation meeting and Parking will be free!
    Note: There will be a Growers Meeting  preceding the  Board Meeting 10:30AM-12:30PM. since this is
 spring, this is a good time to swap  materials between growers.   Bring a bag lunch    All are welcome!     Please email me with agenda items! at  N1DJB at yahoo.com   Map and direction below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

AGENDA for 4/24/10

10:30AM – 12:30PM  ORCHARD/INOCULATION MEETING - this  is a good time to swap  materials between growers - ask for what you want in advance on 
email.    Inoculation ,Pollination and Planting 2010 (Charlotte, Jamie,Yvonne)    Orphan Orchards-Orchard that don't have an active manager.  (Jamie)    

Rouging out of selected orchards and disposal of trees
                                                Chipping? Burning?    (Jamie, Rufin)

other Items??

12:30 – 1:00 LUNCH  -  Bring a bag lunch  
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm  SPRING TACF BOARD MEETING 
 Welcome and
 introduction to Dunn Pond   - (Jamie,Denis, Lois) 
Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie)   Treasurer’s Update - (Michael N.)   Board of Directors Issues -                Data Gathering and access - (Jamie ,Yvonne)

Secretary’ s Report (Kathy)
                       membership
                      new contacts
                       approval of minutes from Winter  meeting     Recap of National board Meeting- (Jamie)

B3F3 Planting at Old Sturbridge Village - (Lois,  Rufin)

Restoration Branch Event in Princeton May 1- (Jamie)   RI News: land  trusts and new orchards etc.   
                                           Planting at SKLT-(Yvonne)  
  Seed Orchard  Development
             Orchard layout and Design- how many lines will we use? (Jamie, Charlotte)
             Seed Orchard at Moore? Letter  (Lois and Dennis)
            Granville Seed orchard status (John Mei.)   Orchard Activities Summary, (Charlotte)
                   Inoculation Planning 2010 -Intern??
                  Mother  trees needed for 2010   Picking Summer Board Meeting  Date and Site ( volunteers??) (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   

Board Members-Please let me know if you can not  attend this meeting.   Chapter Members-Feel free to join us!

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 Map - http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Gardner&state=MA&address=289+Pearl+St&zipcode=01440-2419&country=US&latitude=42.580677&longitude=-71.971617&geocode=ADDRESS  
   Directions -  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  From the East/Northeast/Southeast Take I-495 to exit 29, Rt. 2 west.  Drive 23.5 miles on Rt. 2 west to exit 24, Rt.  140 north.  At the bottom of the exit ramp, merge onto Rt.  140 north.  Drive 2.7 miles on Rt. 140 north and take a  left on to Rt. 101 west, Pearl St.  Drive 1 mile on Rt. 101 west, Pearl St.  Park entrance is on left.  OR Take 1-90 west (MA PIKE) to exit 10,  I-290  north.  Drive 7.3 miles on I-290
 north to exit  19, I-190 north.  Drive 18.75 miles on I-190 north and  merge onto Rt. 2 west.  Drive 12 miles on Rt. 2 west to exit 24,  Rt. 140 north.  At the bottom of the exit ramp, merge  onto Rt. 140 north.  Drive 2.7 miles on Rt. 140 north and  take a left onto Rt. 101 west, Pearl St.  Drive 1 mile on Rt. 101 west, Pearl St.   Park entrance is on left.  From the West Take Rt. 2 east to exit 24, Rt. 140  north.   At the bottom of the exit ramp, take a  left on to Rt. 140 north.  Drive 2.8 miles on Rt. 140 north and  take a left on to Rt. 101 west, Pearl
 St.  Drive 1 mile on Rt. 101 west, Pearl St.   Park entrance is on left.  From Southwest/Northwest Take I-91 to Exit 27, Rt. 2 east.  Drive 29 miles on Rt. 2 east to exit 24,  Rt. 140 north.  At the bottom of the exit ramp take a  left on to Rt. 140 north.  Drive 2.8 miles on Rt. 140 north and  take a right on to Rt. 101 west, Pearl St.  Drive 1 mile on Rt. 101 west, Pearl St.   Park entrance is on left. 

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