[MassChestnutOrchards] TACF-MA Winter Board Meeting

[Jamie Donalds]

Greetings Fellow Chestnuteers,

The Winter Board Meeting 
of the Mass.Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be held 
Sunday,January 17th from Noon to 4 pm at (note the new start time!)
 National Grid Facility 939 Southbridge St., Worcester, MA 01610 
The site is just off exit 11 on I-290
 
Map - http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Worcester&state=MA&address=939+Southbridge+St&zipcode=01610-2227&country=US&latitude=42.2351&longitude=-71.81707&geocode=ADDRESS
(Go through the gate and park to the right, look for the signs to lobby where you will be “buzzed” into this secure facility. Conference room is on the second floor.)


All are welcome!
 
Note: There will be NO Growers Meeting  preceding the Board Meeting 10AM-12:30PM.
The meeting will start at Noon

 DRAFT AGENDA for 1/17/10 please email me with additional items! at N1DJB at yahoo.com

 
Noon - 4:00 pm  WINTER TACF BOARD MEETING 

 
Welcome and introduction   - (Jamie Guy)

Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie)

Treasurer’s Update - (Michael N.)
                         Bugget committee report (Michael N.,Jamie J Meik.)
Board of Directors Issues - 
                      Update our bylaws at the Secretary of State's office-How & Who- (Jamie,J. Mirick)
            
Secretary’ s Report (Kathy)
Membership
New Contacts
approval of minutes from fall,annual  meeting
Progress on wood plaques & letter for Jim Garland and Frank Howard
 
Inoculation report  - (Kendra, Charlotte,John E.)
                                 Orchard to inoculate  in 2010
                                  How do we best use Frank Howard's donation? 

New England Regional Science Coordinator report- (Kendra)
                      Regional meeting: March 20th, Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth, NH
                      Umass Seed orchard possibilities      
                      Geocaching

RI News: .   -(Yvonne)
                     ? 
Seed Orchard Development-
                    Report on Easement Agreements  with landowrners - (John Mirick)
                    Seed Orchard at Moore SP- MOU -Lois, Dennis, Jamie,J. Mirick
                    North Grafton Land -Peter and Shirley Williams (Kathy,Rufin)
                    Future actions with Trusties of Reservations- J.Meik

Support for Stockbridge Orchard - (Jamie ,Rufin)

Spring Orchard Activities, (Charlotte)
                   Nanking Lines – how many will we do?
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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!
 
thanks
-Jamie Donalds
President
The MA Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation 


      
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