The Annual Meeting on March 14th features an excellent program with Prof. Fenny Dane as our keynote speaker, and excellent presentations by TACF Science Coordinators Sara Fitzsimmons and Kendra Gurney. If terrestrial ecology, species restoration, or simply the American chestnut interest you – please get this on your calendar and plan on joining us. We look forward to seeing you there.
As we enter 2009 and take stock of our status, I can report once again that we?re tracking closely the Chapter?s goals in our Strategic Plan. The CT program may lag a few years behind TACF Meadowview, and our nearby chapters in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts ? but that lag also presents opportunities in terms of experience gained, better technology, and the leveraging of new knowledge. A few years in a breeding program is almost insignificant, and we are racing to the finish line together with the promise of species restoration.
In Connecticut, our next big challenge will be in creating our seed orchard. Needed will be land, and money for fencing and other supplies. If this is an area you?d like to help, please contact me. As a volunteer run organization, your donation goes far. CT-TACF is a tax exempt, 501(c)(3) public charity under 509(a)1, with contributions fully deductible from federal taxes as applies under section 170.
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