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From: Kendra Gurney <kendra@acf.org><br>
To: Bill Adamsen <bill.adamsen@gmail.com>; dbbingham@sbcglobal.net; Garrett A. Smith <roarpine@sbcglobal.net>; Gayle Kida <gayle7258gk@gmail.com>; Jack Ostroff <ostroffjh@sbcglobal.net>; James Gage <jameswgage@sbcglobal.net>; Jane L. Harris <janelharris@sbcglobal.net>; Janet and John Baker <berryledges@optonline.net>; Jennifer Allcock <jallcock76@comcast.net>; John P. Anderson Jr. <johnanderson7440@sbcglobal.net>; Phil Arnold <arnold_philip_dr@sbcglobal.net>; Robert Gregg <drbob007@att.net>; Susan Kelsey <scottishthistle@juno.com>; Will Kies <wkies@stamfordmuseum.org>; William H. Moorhead III <whmoorhead@optonline.net>; Woods & Mary Lu Sinclair <wml61@comcast.net>; A.J. Dupere <AJ.Dupere@dred.state.nh.us>; Aubrey Choquette <choquette42@aol.com>; Curt Laffin <calaffin@comcast.net>; Ed Metcalfe <metcalfe@sover.net>; Jeff Robins <robinsj@harwood.org>; Jonathan Sargent <jonasargent@comcast.net>; Alan Markert <alan.markert@myfairpoint.net>; Bob Frank <marion40@roadrunner.com>; Eric Evans <belevans@roadrunner.com>; Glen Rea <glenrea42@msn.com>; gpwellesthurber@hotmail.com; Harold Mosher <hmosher@tidewater.net>; jlindsey@fairpoint.net; josephdconwill@yahoo.com; Leigh Henry <hhleigh24@roadrunner.com>; Marecic Chuck <cmarecic@hotmail.com>; Salmon-Hudson Salmon-Hudson <loghouse@fairpoint.net>; Willby Roger <RWiredraw@aol.com>; Richard Bailey <dweezle-ct@worldnet.att.net>; Simmons, Thomas <Thomas.Simmons@state.vt.us>; Don Richard <donrich@gsinet.net>; Ed Toth <petoth@juno.com>; Grace Knight <gsknight@tds.net>; James Powers <jamesp@gardeners.com>; Jeromy Gardner <jgardner@Bartlett.com>; 'Kendra Gurney' <kendra@acf.org>; Marshal Case <marshalc@acf.org>; Paul Schaberg <pschaberg@fs.fed.us>; Randy Knight <knightmd@tds.net>; Spencer Brookes <sbrookes@tds.net>; Todd Ross <alebrewernh@gmail.com>; Will Guinn <Will.Guinn@dred.state.nh.us>; Yurii Bihun <shelterwoodsystems@comcast.net>; masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org; Mike McGee <mcgee.michael@hotmail.com><br>
Cc: Bryan Burhans <bryan@acf.org><br>
Sent: Wed, Feb 17, 2010 11:18 am<br>
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Mark Your Calendar! New England Regional TACF Meeting - March 20<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal>I hope you can join us for a <B>New England Regional</B> <B>TACF </B>meeting on <B>Saturday, March 20<SUP>th</SUP></B>. I heard from many of you that you would welcome improved communication between your neighboring chapters and this meeting should be a great opportunity to share ideas and experiences. I’ve put together a draft agenda (below) based on input from some of you, but welcome any comments or requests for additional topics. </div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Please RSVP</B> to me (<A href="mailto:Kendra@acf.org">Kendra@acf.org</A>) if you plan to attend, as I will be putting some materials together for attendees to look over before the meeting. And please pass this invite along to others I may have missed. This meeting is open to all, however I don’t anticipate spending too much time on introductory material. It would be great to have a few board members and orchard managers from each chapter in attendance. I do hope the meeting will be a forum for sharing experience, which could be very useful to newcomers, and I encourage anyone interested to join us. I hope to see you there!</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>New England Regional Meeting</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal>Urban Forestry Center</div>
<div class=MsoNormal>45 Elwyn Road</div>
<div class=MsoNormal>Portsmouth, NH 03801</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Saturday, March 20, 2010</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><B>9:30 – 4:00</B></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Please bring a <B>bag lunch</B>. Snacks to share are always welcome!</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Draft</B> Agenda Topics:</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>New England Chestnut Grower’s Guide – Use existing resources to pull together a grower’s guide that covers the types of plantings and management applicable to the NE chapters (2 hours, maybe more)</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Restoration Branches – Bryan Burhans will be joining us to describe these in more detail and answer your questions (1 hour)</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Chapter Strategic Planning – strategies for guiding your local chapter (30-45 mins)</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Trees Database – update on the TACF on-line database project and some issues for the chapters to start thinking about (30-45 mins)</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Seed Orchards – a next step for breeding in New England (30-45 mins)</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>This is only a draft agenda. Please send me any additional items you’d like to discuss. This meeting is a chance to learn how others have approached many of the same issues facing your chapter so if you’d like to hear from the other chapters on a particular issue, this is your chance. I’ll do my best to incorporate any suggestions into a final agenda.</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Best –</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Kendra</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kendra Gurney<br>
The American Chestnut Foundation</SPAN><SUP><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">®</SPAN></SUP><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">New England Regional Science Coordinator<br>
USFS Northern Research Station<br>
705 Spear Street<br>
South Burlington, VT 05403<br>
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368</SPAN></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Cell: 802.999.8706<br>
<A href="mailto:Kendra@acf.org"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Kendra@acf.org</SPAN></A></SPAN> or <A><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">kgurney@uvm.edu</SPAN></A></div>
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