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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will be out of state the weekend of Aug 1-2 and
so will not be able to make the Summer Board mtg on Aug 2nd.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Meiklejohn</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Yvonne_Federowicz@brown.edu
href="mailto:Yvonne_Federowicz@brown.edu">Yvonne Federowicz</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 14, 2009 5:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [MassChestnutOrchards] The
Summer Board Meeting MA-TACF</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR>------ Forwarded Message<BR><B>From: </B>Jamie
Donalds <<A
href="mailto:n1djb@yahoo.com">n1djb@yahoo.com</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Tue, 14
Jul 2009 13:54:35 -0700 (PDT)<BR><B>To: </B>orchard mgrlist <<A
href="mailto:masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org">masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org</A>>,
orchard news <<A
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</B>[MassChestnutNews] The Summer Board Meeting MA-TACF<BR><BR>Greetings
Fellow Chestnuteers,<BR> <BR>The Summer Board Meeting<BR>of the
Mass.Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be held
<BR>Sunday,August 2nd from 1pm to 4 pm at<BR> <B>Brian Clark's Farm -
Ashfield, MA<BR></B>Directions and carpooling information for those east of
I-190 is at the bottom of the page<BR> Mapquest - <FONT
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href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Ashfield+&state=MA&address=Clark+Rd">http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Ashfield+&state=MA&address=Clark+Rd</A><BR></U></FONT><<FONT
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href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Ashfield+&state=MA&address=Clark+Rd">http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Ashfield+&state=MA&address=Clark+Rd</A></U></FONT>>
<BR><BR>All are welcome!<BR> <BR>The Growers Meeting will precede the
Board Meeting 10;30AM-12:30PM.<BR><BR> PRELIMINARY AGENDA for 8/2/09
- <I>Please email me with additional topics!<BR></I><BR><B>10:00 – 12:30
ORCHARD/INOCULATION MEETING<BR></B> <BR><BR>Orchard Activities,
(Charlotte)
<BR> Inoculation
done- spring
2009<BR> Mother
trees pollinated <BR> "Elderhostel",Earthwatch doing future inocualtions
-(Charlotte,Lois)<BR> <BR> <BR>Orchard reports when are they due? -
(Charlotte)<BR>Brian on Deer repellants - Brian Clark <BR> <BR>Glocester
RI. Irrigation status - (Jamie, Yvonne )<BR>other
Items??<BR> <BR><B>12:30 – 1:00 LUNCH - Bring along a brown bag
lunch<BR></B><BR><B>1:00 pm - 4:00 pm SPRING TACF BOARD
MEETING<BR></B><BR>Welcome and introduction from Brian Clark - (Jim
C)<BR> <BR>Introduction of Guests and Members -
(Jamie)<BR> <BR>Treasurer’s Update - (Michael
N.)<BR> <BR>Secretary’
s Report (Kathy)
<BR> membership<BR> new
contacts<BR> approval
of minutes from Spring meeting <BR><BR> <BR>Board of Directors
Issues -
<BR> Tower
Hill celebration Sept.20th -
(Rufin)<BR> <BR> MA-TACF
Annual meeting Planning -
(Jamie)<BR> Where?
(RI, tower hill,
others)<BR> Speaker?
(Someone from Worcester, AL Beetle
problem)<BR> "Newcomer
session" before
meeting?<BR> <BR>New
England Regional Science Coordinator report-
(Kendra,Jamie)<BR> National
Grant
results<BR> other
issues?<BR> <BR> <BR>RI News: land trusts and new orchards etc.
-(Yvonne)<BR> MOU
with SKLT, Germplasm agreement complete/<BR> <BR>Seed Orchard
Development - (John
Meiklejohn)<BR> Easement
agreement for existing orchards - ( John Mei, John
Mirick)<BR> Seed
Orchard at Moore? Letter Response?
<BR> Trusties
of Reservations site , others?
<BR> RI
(Yvonne)<BR> <BR> <BR>Orchard
Activities Summary,
(Charlotte)<BR> Spring
Inoculation
<BR> Sterling
-
cancelled<BR> Others
- John
Emery<BR> Mother
trees pollinated for
2009<BR> <BR> <BR>International
Society of Arboriculture meeting
(Rufin)<BR> results<BR> <BR>Progress
on Email Updates (Kathy, Yvonne)<BR> <BR>Chapter weed wacker vote
(Jamie, Charlotte)<BR> <BR>National Board Meeting update -
(Jamie)<BR> <BR> Orchard Signage summary (John
Meikeljohn)<BR> <BR> <BR>Please email any other topics for
discussion or<BR>suggestions.<BR> <BR>*Note I still have the
projector and screen. If anyone<BR>needs it let me know and I will bring it to
the<BR>meeting<BR> <BR><BR>Board Members-Please let me know if you can
not attend this meeting.<BR> <BR>Chapter Members-Feel free to join
us!<BR>-------------------------------------------------------------- <BR>I
plan to be at the rest area on Rt. 2 west just before the I-190
exit at 8:30 AM.<BR> Who want ride out with me?<BR>I can take 4
besides myself.<BR> - Jamie<BR> <BR><BR><B>Directions to Brian
Clark's Farm:<BR></B>Proceed to Greenfield on Rt. 2 or I91 (Rt. 2 west merges
with I91 north of Greenfield)<BR>Take I91 exit 26 for Rt. 2 West (Mohawk
Trail)<BR>Go 10 miles to Rt. 112 South (right turn around a clover
leaf)<BR>Follow 112 south for 6 miles to Apple Valley Rd. (right turn about
1/4 mile after Ashfield town line)<BR>Follow hardtop road 1 mile to large
cinderblock and red steel apple storage building<BR>Right on to Clark Rd.
immediately after the storage (up a steep hill)<BR>half way up the hill, turn
right onto gravel driveway to white, newer looking house.<BR><BR><B>From South
or East or West via Mass Pike:<BR></B>go North on I91 to exit 19 (Northampton,
Rt 9 exit)<BR>go straight at end of ramp (across Rt. 9) onto Damon
Rd.<BR>Follow Damon Rd. (becomes Bridge Rd.) 3.3 miles (straight through
several lights/intersections)<BR>Right at T intersection with Rt. 9
(west)<BR>Follow Rt. 9 west for 10.3 miles<BR>Right onto 112 North (just past
Goshen center)<BR>Follow 112 North for 8 miles to Apple Valley Rd. <BR>Sharp
left (switch back) onto Apple Valley Rd. <BR>Follow hardtop road 1 mile to
large cinderblock and red steel apple storage building<BR>Right on to Clark
Rd. immediately after the storage (up a steep hill)<BR>half way up the hill,
turn right onto gravel driveway to white, newer looking house.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Additionally, there is no cell phone signal in most of Ashfield
-----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>thanks<BR>-Jamie
Donalds<BR>President<BR>The MA Chapter Of The American Chestnut
Foundation<BR><BR><BR>
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