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CT-TACF Volunteer opportunity at Litchfield Hills Orchard
June 20, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This Thursday, June 20th we will be inoculating the Litchfield Hills orchard with two strains of the blight fungus to determine each tree’s tolerance to chestnut blight. We could use a few volunteers to help with the inoculation process. The work will involve bending and kneeling to access the trunks of the trees, making a small hole in the bark, applying the fungus culture media and covering the inoculation site. Heavy rain will postpone the event but showers or light rain will not. Bring work gloves and clothing suitable for gardening work. Gardening knee pads may be helpful as well. For questions or other information contact Jack Swatt at 203-592-4686.
DATE: Thursday, June 20th
TIME: 12:00 NOON
LOCATION: Litchfield Hills Audubon’s Wigwam Brook Sanctuary is located on the corner of Rt. 254 and Lipeika Rd. Parking is in the lot off Lipeika Rd.
DIRECTIONS:
From Route 8 Northbound, take Exit 38 and turn left onto Waterbury Rd. Continue straight onto S. Main St. Thomaston. Turn left onto Route 254 North in Thomaston, approx. 6.0 miles to Wigwam Brook Sanctuary.
Turn left onto Lipeika Rd. Park in the parking lot.
From Route 118, take Route 254 South approx. 1.0 mile to Wigwam Brook Sanctuary.
Turn right onto Lipeika Rd. Park in the parking lot.
