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SUMMARY:VA - Inoculations at Banshee Reeks
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place Wednesday to Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm\n\nTesting our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark\, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. Our experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9 am to 3 pm. The work is low to the ground and requires you to follow a set protocol. Reasonable agility and attention to detail is all that is required. Training is relatively quick. You will learn to recognize naturally occurring blight and gain general knowledge of the selection and testing process.\n\nPrepare to get dirty and protect yourself from possible poison ivy. Long pants\, long sleeves\, gloves\, and a hat are recommended. Bring water and lunch.\n\nRSVP here : https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90482
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-inoculations-at-banshee-reeks/2025-06-11/
LOCATION:Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve\, 21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA\, 20175\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T150000
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CREATED:20250520T212144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T212649Z
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SUMMARY:VA - Inoculations at Banshee Reeks
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place Wednesday to Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm\n\nTesting our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark\, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. Our experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9 am to 3 pm. The work is low to the ground and requires you to follow a set protocol. Reasonable agility and attention to detail is all that is required. Training is relatively quick. You will learn to recognize naturally occurring blight and gain general knowledge of the selection and testing process.\n\nPrepare to get dirty and protect yourself from possible poison ivy. Long pants\, long sleeves\, gloves\, and a hat are recommended. Bring water and lunch.\n\nRSVP here : https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90482
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-inoculations-at-banshee-reeks/2025-06-12/
LOCATION:Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve\, 21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA\, 20175\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20250520T212144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T212649Z
UID:10002064-1749805200-1749826800@tacf.org
SUMMARY:VA - Inoculations at Banshee Reeks
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place Wednesday to Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm\n\nTesting our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark\, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. Our experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9 am to 3 pm. The work is low to the ground and requires you to follow a set protocol. Reasonable agility and attention to detail is all that is required. Training is relatively quick. You will learn to recognize naturally occurring blight and gain general knowledge of the selection and testing process.\n\nPrepare to get dirty and protect yourself from possible poison ivy. Long pants\, long sleeves\, gloves\, and a hat are recommended. Bring water and lunch.\n\nRSVP here : https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90482
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-inoculations-at-banshee-reeks/2025-06-13/
LOCATION:Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve\, 21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA\, 20175\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20250520T212144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T212649Z
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SUMMARY:VA - Inoculations at Banshee Reeks
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place Wednesday to Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm\n\nTesting our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark\, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. Our experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9 am to 3 pm. The work is low to the ground and requires you to follow a set protocol. Reasonable agility and attention to detail is all that is required. Training is relatively quick. You will learn to recognize naturally occurring blight and gain general knowledge of the selection and testing process.\n\nPrepare to get dirty and protect yourself from possible poison ivy. Long pants\, long sleeves\, gloves\, and a hat are recommended. Bring water and lunch.\n\nRSVP here : https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90482
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-inoculations-at-banshee-reeks/2025-06-14/
LOCATION:Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve\, 21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA\, 20175\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20250520T211558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T212419Z
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SUMMARY:VA - Inoculations at Blandy Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place on Monday and Tuesday from 9 am to 3 pm\nHere is a Google map link to the chestnut orchard location.\n\nTesting our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark\, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. Our experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9 am to 3 pm. The work is low to the ground and requires you to follow a set protocol. Reasonable agility and attention to detail is all that is required. Training is relatively quick. You will learn to recognize naturally occurring blight and gain general knowledge of the selection and testing process.\n\nPrepare to get dirty and protect yourself from possible poison ivy. Long pants\, long sleeves\, gloves\, and a hat are recommended. Bring water and lunch.\n\nRSVP here : https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90482
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-inoculation-at-blandy-arboretum/2025-06-09/
LOCATION:Blandy Experimental Farm and Arboretum\, 400 Blandy Farm Lane\, Boyce\, VA\, 22620\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20250520T211558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T212419Z
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SUMMARY:VA - Inoculations at Blandy Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place on Monday and Tuesday from 9 am to 3 pm\nHere is a Google map link to the chestnut orchard location.\n\nTesting our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark\, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. Our experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9 am to 3 pm. The work is low to the ground and requires you to follow a set protocol. Reasonable agility and attention to detail is all that is required. Training is relatively quick. You will learn to recognize naturally occurring blight and gain general knowledge of the selection and testing process.\n\nPrepare to get dirty and protect yourself from possible poison ivy. Long pants\, long sleeves\, gloves\, and a hat are recommended. Bring water and lunch.\n\nRSVP here : https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90482
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-inoculation-at-blandy-arboretum/2025-06-10/
LOCATION:Blandy Experimental Farm and Arboretum\, 400 Blandy Farm Lane\, Boyce\, VA\, 22620\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20250520T210305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T212539Z
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SUMMARY:VA - Inoculations at Sky Meadows State Park
DESCRIPTION:Event will take place Friday and Saturday from 9am-3pm.\nTesting our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark\, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. Our experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9am to 3 pm. The work is low to the ground and requires you to follow a set protocol. Reasonable agility and attention to detail are all that is required. Training is relatively quick. You will learn to recognize naturally occurring blight and gain general knowledge of the selection and testing process.\n\nPrepare to get dirty and protect yourself from possible poison ivy. Long pants\, long sleeves\, gloves\, and a hat are recommended. Bring water and lunch.\n\nRSVP here : https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90482
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-inoculations-at-sky-meadows-state-park/2025-06-06/
LOCATION:Sky Meadows State Park\, 11012 Edmonds Ln\, Markham\, VA\, 22643\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20250520T210305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T212539Z
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SUMMARY:VA - Inoculations at Sky Meadows State Park
DESCRIPTION:Event will take place Friday and Saturday from 9am-3pm.\nTesting our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark\, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. Our experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9am to 3 pm. The work is low to the ground and requires you to follow a set protocol. Reasonable agility and attention to detail are all that is required. Training is relatively quick. You will learn to recognize naturally occurring blight and gain general knowledge of the selection and testing process.\n\nPrepare to get dirty and protect yourself from possible poison ivy. Long pants\, long sleeves\, gloves\, and a hat are recommended. Bring water and lunch.\n\nRSVP here : https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90482
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-inoculations-at-sky-meadows-state-park/2025-06-07/
LOCATION:Sky Meadows State Park\, 11012 Edmonds Ln\, Markham\, VA\, 22643\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240603T184518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T184518Z
UID:10001982-1719133200-1719154800@tacf.org
SUMMARY:VA- Inoculations at Banshee Reeks\, day 2
DESCRIPTION:2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task – inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew\, or crews\, are required over three weekends\, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nContact Fred Hebard mbiew@comcast.net to participate. \nPlease join us for any inoculation events that you are available.\nJune 8-9 Blandy Experimental Farm\nChestnut Orchard\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 8 event\nSunday June 9 event\n\nJune 15-16   Sky Meadows State Park\nSky Meadows Visitor Parking\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 15 event\nSunday June 16 event\n\nJune 22-23  Banshee Reeks\nBanshee Reeks Nature Preserve Visitor Center\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 22 event\nSunday June 23 event\n\n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				June is a busy month for chestnut breeding. Tree inoculation will be done in the first half of June and pollination the second half. We use open pollinations to produce seed for our northern Virginia seed orchards\, and have mostly finished harvesting seed for them. Now the trees have grown up large enough\, it is time to test them for blight resistance. The first phase of selection entails inoculating them with the blight (giving them blight) and picking the winners. \nWhen seed orchard trees are about 2” in diameter and 10-15 feet tall they are ready to be inoculated. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. I am currently in the process of generating large numbers of culture plates for our activity. \nIn trees inoculated in 2022 and 2023 we have seen clear and statistically significant separation of family means\, which is an indication that we have variability in blight resistance between families. Variation is good; we can pick the winning families and discard the losers. If there were no variation\, we couldn’t select the best families. There also is variation between families that share the same grandparent but not the same parents. Again this is good because we can select the best. Finally\, we can select the best trees within families as trees vary within families. \nOur experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9am to 3 pm. In 2023 we inoculated 11 plots\, and 25 in 2023. For 2024\, we have nine plots at Blandy\, five at Banshee Reeks and four or more at Sky Meadows. With two crews\, I estimate it will take two days to inoculate Blandy\, and one each Banshee and Sky Meadows. We may inoculate a few more plots at Sky Meadows as they are coming along fast and we are in danger of getting swamped next year. \nSuccessive weekends worked well this spring for planting\, so I hope we can repeat this progress this June. The plan is to inoculate Saturday and Sunday over the weekends of June 8th — Blandy\, June 15th — Sky Meadows\, and June 22nd — Banshee Reeks. Please email back with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nI look forward to getting out in the orchards with you and we will send out a confirming memo in the week prior to each weekend. \nYours Truly\,\nFred \nFrederick V. Hebard\, PhD\nVice President\, Virginia Chapter\nThe American Chestnut Foundation\nmbiew@comcast.net\n276 356-8517
URL:https://tacf.org/event/inoculations-at-banshee-reeks-sun/
LOCATION:Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve\, 21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA\, 20175\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/inoculation-hole-in-tree.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240603T184323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T184323Z
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SUMMARY:VA- Inoculations at Banshee Reeks\, day 1
DESCRIPTION:2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task – inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew\, or crews\, are required over three weekends\, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nContact Fred Hebard mbiew@comcast.net to participate. \nPlease join us for any inoculation events that you are available.\nJune 8-9 Blandy Experimental Farm\nChestnut Orchard\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 8 event\nSunday June 9 event\n\nJune 15-16   Sky Meadows State Park\nSky Meadows Visitor Parking\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 15 event\nSunday June 16 event\n\nJune 22-23  Banshee Reeks\nBanshee Reeks Nature Preserve Visitor Center\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 22 event\nSunday June 23 event\n\n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				June is a busy month for chestnut breeding. Tree inoculation will be done in the first half of June and pollination the second half. We use open pollinations to produce seed for our northern Virginia seed orchards\, and have mostly finished harvesting seed for them. Now the trees have grown up large enough\, it is time to test them for blight resistance. The first phase of selection entails inoculating them with the blight (giving them blight) and picking the winners. \nWhen seed orchard trees are about 2” in diameter and 10-15 feet tall they are ready to be inoculated. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. I am currently in the process of generating large numbers of culture plates for our activity. \nIn trees inoculated in 2022 and 2023 we have seen clear and statistically significant separation of family means\, which is an indication that we have variability in blight resistance between families. Variation is good; we can pick the winning families and discard the losers. If there were no variation\, we couldn’t select the best families. There also is variation between families that share the same grandparent but not the same parents. Again this is good because we can select the best. Finally\, we can select the best trees within families as trees vary within families. \nOur experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9am to 3 pm. In 2023 we inoculated 11 plots\, and 25 in 2023. For 2024\, we have nine plots at Blandy\, five at Banshee Reeks and four or more at Sky Meadows. With two crews\, I estimate it will take two days to inoculate Blandy\, and one each Banshee and Sky Meadows. We may inoculate a few more plots at Sky Meadows as they are coming along fast and we are in danger of getting swamped next year. \nSuccessive weekends worked well this spring for planting\, so I hope we can repeat this progress this June. The plan is to inoculate Saturday and Sunday over the weekends of June 8th — Blandy\, June 15th — Sky Meadows\, and June 22nd — Banshee Reeks. Please email back with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nI look forward to getting out in the orchards with you and we will send out a confirming memo in the week prior to each weekend. \nYours Truly\,\nFred \nFrederick V. Hebard\, PhD\nVice President\, Virginia Chapter\nThe American Chestnut Foundation\nmbiew@comcast.net\n276 356-8517
URL:https://tacf.org/event/inoculations-at-banshee-reeks-sat/
LOCATION:Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve\, 21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA\, 20175\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/inoculation-hole-in-tree.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240616T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240616T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240603T181549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T184012Z
UID:10001979-1718528400-1718550000@tacf.org
SUMMARY:VA- Inoculations at Sky Meadows\, day 2
DESCRIPTION:2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task – inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew\, or crews\, are required over three weekends\, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nContact Fred Hebard mbiew@comcast.net to participate. \nPlease join us for any inoculation events that you are available.\nJune 8-9 Blandy Experimental Farm\nChestnut Orchard\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 8 event\nSunday June 9 event\n\nJune 15-16   Sky Meadows State Park\nSky Meadows Visitor Parking\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 15 event\nSunday June 16 event\n\nJune 22-23  Banshee Reeks\nBanshee Reeks Nature Preserve Visitor Center\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 22 event\nSunday June 23 event\n\n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				June is a busy month for chestnut breeding. Tree inoculation will be done in the first half of June and pollination the second half. We use open pollinations to produce seed for our northern Virginia seed orchards\, and have mostly finished harvesting seed for them. Now the trees have grown up large enough\, it is time to test them for blight resistance. The first phase of selection entails inoculating them with the blight (giving them blight) and picking the winners. \nWhen seed orchard trees are about 2” in diameter and 10-15 feet tall they are ready to be inoculated. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. I am currently in the process of generating large numbers of culture plates for our activity. \nIn trees inoculated in 2022 and 2023 we have seen clear and statistically significant separation of family means\, which is an indication that we have variability in blight resistance between families. Variation is good; we can pick the winning families and discard the losers. If there were no variation\, we couldn’t select the best families. There also is variation between families that share the same grandparent but not the same parents. Again this is good because we can select the best. Finally\, we can select the best trees within families as trees vary within families. \nOur experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9am to 3 pm. In 2023 we inoculated 11 plots\, and 25 in 2023. For 2024\, we have nine plots at Blandy\, five at Banshee Reeks and four or more at Sky Meadows. With two crews\, I estimate it will take two days to inoculate Blandy\, and one each Banshee and Sky Meadows. We may inoculate a few more plots at Sky Meadows as they are coming along fast and we are in danger of getting swamped next year. \nSuccessive weekends worked well this spring for planting\, so I hope we can repeat this progress this June. The plan is to inoculate Saturday and Sunday over the weekends of June 8th — Blandy\, June 15th — Sky Meadows\, and June 22nd — Banshee Reeks. Please email back with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nI look forward to getting out in the orchards with you and we will send out a confirming memo in the week prior to each weekend. \nYours Truly\,\nFred \nFrederick V. Hebard\, PhD\nVice President\, Virginia Chapter\nThe American Chestnut Foundation\nmbiew@comcast.net\n276 356-8517
URL:https://tacf.org/event/inoculations-at-sky-meadows-sun/
LOCATION:Sky Meadows State Park\, 11012 Edmonds Ln\, Markham\, VA\, 22643\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/inoculation-hole-in-tree.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240603T180619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T181953Z
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SUMMARY:VA- Inoculations at Sky Meadows\, day 1
DESCRIPTION:2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task – inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew\, or crews\, are required over three weekends\, working from 9 am to 3 pm. Please email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nContact Fred Hebard mbiew@comcast.net to participate. \nPlease join us for any inoculation events that you are available.\nJune 8-9 Blandy Experimental FarmChestnut Orchard\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 8 event\nSunday June 9 event\n\nJune 15-16   Sky Meadows State ParkSky Meadows Visitor Parking\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 15 event\nSunday June 16 event\n\nJune 22-23  Banshee ReeksBanshee Reeks Nature Preserve Visitor Center\, Google map \n\nSaturday June 22 event\nSunday June 23 event\n\n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				June is a busy month for chestnut breeding. Tree inoculation will be done in the first half of June and pollination the second half. We use open pollinations to produce seed for our northern Virginia seed orchards\, and have mostly finished harvesting seed for them. Now the trees have grown up large enough\, it is time to test them for blight resistance. The first phase of selection entails inoculating them with the blight (giving them blight) and picking the winners. \nWhen seed orchard trees are about 2” in diameter and 10-15 feet tall they are ready to be inoculated. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. I am currently in the process of generating large numbers of culture plates for our activity. \nIn trees inoculated in 2022 and 2023 we have seen clear and statistically significant separation of family means\, which is an indication that we have variability in blight resistance between families. Variation is good; we can pick the winning families and discard the losers. If there were no variation\, we couldn’t select the best families. There also is variation between families that share the same grandparent but not the same parents. Again this is good because we can select the best. Finally\, we can select the best trees within families as trees vary within families. \nOur experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9am to 3 pm. In 2023 we inoculated 11 plots\, and 25 in 2023. For 2024\, we have nine plots at Blandy\, five at Banshee Reeks and four or more at Sky Meadows. With two crews\, I estimate it will take two days to inoculate Blandy\, and one each Banshee and Sky Meadows. We may inoculate a few more plots at Sky Meadows as they are coming along fast and we are in danger of getting swamped next year. \nSuccessive weekends worked well this spring for planting\, so I hope we can repeat this progress this June. The plan is to inoculate Saturday and Sunday over the weekends of June 8th — Blandy\, June 15th — Sky Meadows\, and June 22nd — Banshee Reeks. Please email back with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nI look forward to getting out in the orchards with you and we will send out a confirming memo in the week prior to each weekend. \nYours Truly\,\nFred \nFrederick V. Hebard\, PhD\nVice President\, Virginia Chapter\nThe American Chestnut Foundation\nmbiew@comcast.net\n276 356-8517
URL:https://tacf.org/event/inoculations-at-sky-meadows-sat/
LOCATION:Sky Meadows State Park\, 11012 Edmonds Ln\, Markham\, VA\, 22643\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/inoculation-hole-in-tree.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240603T180334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T184750Z
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SUMMARY:VA- Inoculations at Blandy\, day 2
DESCRIPTION:2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task – inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew\, or crews\, are required over three weekends\, working from 9 am to 3 pm. \nPlease email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nContact Fred Hebard mbiew@comcast.net to participate. \nPlease join us for any inoculation events that you are available.\nJune 8-9 Blandy Experimental FarmChestnut Orchard Google map \n\nSaturday June 8 event\nSunday June 9 event\n\nJune 15-16   Sky Meadows State ParkSky Meadows Visitor Parking Google map \n\nSaturday June 15 event\nSunday June 16 event\n\nJune 22-23  Banshee ReeksBanshee Reeks Nature Preserve Visitor Center Google map \n\nSaturday June 22 event\nSunday June 23 event\n\n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				June is a busy month for chestnut breeding. Tree inoculation will be done in the first half of June and pollination the second half. We use open pollinations to produce seed for our northern Virginia seed orchards\, and have mostly finished harvesting seed for them. Now the trees have grown up large enough\, it is time to test them for blight resistance. The first phase of selection entails inoculating them with the blight (giving them blight) and picking the winners. \nWhen seed orchard trees are about 2” in diameter and 10-15 feet tall they are ready to be inoculated. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. I am currently in the process of generating large numbers of culture plates for our activity. \nIn trees inoculated in 2022 and 2023 we have seen clear and statistically significant separation of family means\, which is an indication that we have variability in blight resistance between families. Variation is good; we can pick the winning families and discard the losers. If there were no variation\, we couldn’t select the best families. There also is variation between families that share the same grandparent but not the same parents. Again this is good because we can select the best. Finally\, we can select the best trees within families as trees vary within families. \nOur experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9am to 3 pm. In 2023 we inoculated 11 plots\, and 25 in 2023. For 2024\, we have nine plots at Blandy\, five at Banshee Reeks and four or more at Sky Meadows. With two crews\, I estimate it will take two days to inoculate Blandy\, and one each Banshee and Sky Meadows. We may inoculate a few more plots at Sky Meadows as they are coming along fast and we are in danger of getting swamped next year. \nSuccessive weekends worked well this spring for planting\, so I hope we can repeat this progress this June. The plan is to inoculate Saturday and Sunday over the weekends of June 8th — Blandy\, June 15th — Sky Meadows\, and June 22nd — Banshee Reeks. Please email back with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nI look forward to getting out in the orchards with you and we will send out a confirming memo in the week prior to each weekend. \nYours Truly\,\nFred \nFrederick V. Hebard\, PhD\nVice President\, Virginia Chapter\nThe American Chestnut Foundation\nmbiew@comcast.net\n276 356-8517
URL:https://tacf.org/event/inoculations-at-blandy-sun/
LOCATION:Blandy Experimental Farm and Arboretum\, 400 Blandy Farm Lane\, Boyce\, VA\, 22620\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/inoculation-hole-in-tree.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240603T133454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T184937Z
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SUMMARY:VA- Chestnut Inoculations at Blandy\, Day 1
DESCRIPTION:2024 Virginia Chestnut Orchard Inoculation Program\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Volunteers are needed for a citizen scientist task – inoculating chestnut trees to test their resistance to blight. A three-person crew\, or crews\, are required over three weekends\, working from 9 am to 3 pm. \nPlease email with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nContact Fred Hebard mbiew@comcast.net to participate. \nPlease join us for any inoculation events that you are available.\nJune 8-9 Blandy Experimental FarmChestnut Orchard Google map \n\nSaturday June 8 event\nSunday June 9 event\n\nJune 15-16   Sky Meadows State ParkSky Meadows Visitor Parking Google map \n\nSaturday June 15 event\nSunday June 16 event\n\nJune 22-23  Banshee ReeksBanshee Reeks Nature Preserve Visitor Center Google map \n\nSaturday June 22 event\nSunday June 23 event\n\n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				June is a busy month for chestnut breeding. Tree inoculation will be done in the first half of June and pollination the second half. We use open pollinations to produce seed for our northern Virginia seed orchards\, and have mostly finished harvesting seed for them. Now the trees have grown up large enough\, it is time to test them for blight resistance. The first phase of selection entails inoculating them with the blight (giving them blight) and picking the winners. \nWhen seed orchard trees are about 2” in diameter and 10-15 feet tall they are ready to be inoculated. We do this by boring a hole in the bark\, removing a plug of bark and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium\, the chestnut blight fungus. The agar and mycelium are cut from a culture of the fungus in a Petri plate. I am currently in the process of generating large numbers of culture plates for our activity. \nIn trees inoculated in 2022 and 2023 we have seen clear and statistically significant separation of family means\, which is an indication that we have variability in blight resistance between families. Variation is good; we can pick the winning families and discard the losers. If there were no variation\, we couldn’t select the best families. There also is variation between families that share the same grandparent but not the same parents. Again this is good because we can select the best. Finally\, we can select the best trees within families as trees vary within families. \nOur experience has been that a crew of three people can inoculate two plots of 180 planted nuts per day\, from 9am to 3 pm. In 2023 we inoculated 11 plots\, and 25 in 2023. For 2024\, we have nine plots at Blandy\, five at Banshee Reeks and four or more at Sky Meadows. With two crews\, I estimate it will take two days to inoculate Blandy\, and one each Banshee and Sky Meadows. We may inoculate a few more plots at Sky Meadows as they are coming along fast and we are in danger of getting swamped next year. \nSuccessive weekends worked well this spring for planting\, so I hope we can repeat this progress this June. The plan is to inoculate Saturday and Sunday over the weekends of June 8th — Blandy\, June 15th — Sky Meadows\, and June 22nd — Banshee Reeks. Please email back with your date preference and indicate whether you can work multiple days. It would be preferable to work both days of a weekend so we have continuity. \nI look forward to getting out in the orchards with you and we will send out a confirming memo in the week prior to each weekend. \nYours Truly\,Fred \nFrederick V. Hebard\, PhDVice President\, Virginia ChapterThe American Chestnut Foundationmbiew@comcast.net276 356-8517
URL:https://tacf.org/event/inoculations-at-blandy-sat/
LOCATION:Blandy Experimental Farm and Arboretum\, 400 Blandy Farm Lane\, Boyce\, VA\, 22620\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/inoculation-hole-in-tree.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240305T194013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T125935Z
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SUMMARY:VA Special Guided Tour of Lesesne State Forest
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL GUIDED TOUR:Saturday\, March 30\, 9:30am to Noon\, Lesesne State ForestLesesne State ForestLatitude/Longitude: 37° 50′ 32.3″\, -78° 57′ 50.0″ \nLearn about the History of Chestnut BreedingJoin us for a walking tour of Lesesne State Forest\, where chestnut breeding has been going on since 1968. See large surviving American chestnuts that we grafted there in the 1980s\, 56-year hybrid chestnuts from Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station\, several generations of backcross chestnuts\, and controlled crosses of large surviving American chestnuts. You wil see varying degrees of blight resistance. This is one of the largest plantings of blight-resistant chestnuts. \nRSVP to vachestnut@gmail.com. Please indicate which events you wish to attend. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Be sure to check out all our events this March!\n\nSEED ORCHARD PLANTINGS \nSaturday\, March 9\, 8:30am to 3:00 pm Blandy Experimental Farm (event page)Chestnut Seed Orchard400 Blandy Farm Ln\, Boyce\, VA 22620Chestnut Seed Orchard \nSaturday\, March 16\, 8:30am to 3:00 pm\, Banshee Reeks (event page)21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA 20175Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve \nSaturday\, March 23\, 8:30am to 3:00 pm\, Sky Meadows State Park11012 Edmonds Ln\, Delaplane\, VA 20144Sky Meadows State Park \n\nRSVP to vachestnut@gmail.com Please indicate which events you wish to attend.
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-guided-tour-lesesne-state-forest/
LOCATION:Lesesne State Forest\, Lesesne State Forest Trailhead\, State Rt 680\, Roseland\, VA\, 22967\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/VA-Lesesne-state-forest-sign-900.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240305T192757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T194821Z
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SUMMARY:VA Seed Orchard Planting - Sky Meadows State Park
DESCRIPTION:Come help us sow chestnuts in one of our three seed orchards. These orchards are part of our plan to make many thousands of chestnuts available for future restoration plantings in the forests of Virginia. \nGet your hands a little dirty gently planting chestnuts in the ground and setting up small tubes to protect them from critters. See the amazing growth of chestnuts planted there over the last few years. Learn about chestnut restoration from your fellow volunteers. \nSaturday\, March 23\, 8:30am to 3:00 pm\, Sky Meadows State Park11012 Edmonds Ln\, Delaplane\, VA 20144Sky Meadows State Park \nRSVP to vachestnut@gmail.com. Please indicate which events you wish to attend. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Be sure to check out all our events this March!\n\nSEED ORCHARD PLANTINGS \nSaturday\, March 9\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Blandy Experimental Farm (event page)Chestnut Seed Orchard400 Blandy Farm Ln\, Boyce\, VA 22620Chestnut Seed Orchard \nSaturday\, March 16\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm\, Banshee Reeks (event page)21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA 20175Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve \nSaturday\, March 23\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm\, Sky Meadows State Park (event page)11012 Edmonds Ln\, Delaplane\, VA 20144Sky Meadows State Park \n\nSPECIAL GUIDED TOUR: (event page)Saturday\, March 30\, 9:30am to Noon\, Lesesne State ForestLesesne State ForestLatitude/Longitude: 37° 50′ 32.3″\, -78° 57′ 50.0″ \nLearn about the History of Chestnut BreedingJoin us for a walking tour of Lesesne State Forest\, where chestnut breeding has been going on since 1968. See large surviving American chestnuts that we grafted there in the 1980s\, 56-year hybrid chestnuts from Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station\, several generations of backcross chestnuts\, and controlled crosses of large surviving American chestnuts. You will see varying degrees of blight resistance. This is one of the largest plantings of blight-resistant chestnuts.  \n\nRSVP to vachestnut@gmail.com Please indicate which events you wish to attend.
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-seed-orchard-planting-sky-meadows-state-park/
LOCATION:Sky Meadows State Park\, 11012 Edmonds Ln\, Markham\, VA\, 22643\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/VA-Anna-planting-900.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240305T191253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T194843Z
UID:10001942-1710577800-1710601200@tacf.org
SUMMARY:VA Seed Orchard Planting - Banshee Reeks
DESCRIPTION:Come help us sow chestnuts in one of our three seed orchards. These orchards are part of our plan to make many thousands of chestnuts available for future restoration plantings in the forests of Virginia. \nGet your hands a little dirty gently planting chestnuts in the ground and setting up small tubes to protect them from critters. See the amazing growth of chestnuts planted there over the last few years. Learn about chestnut restoration from your fellow volunteers. \nSaturday\, March 16\, 8:30am to 3:00 pm\, Banshee Reeks21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA 20175Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve \nRSVP to vachestnut@gmail.com. Please indicate which events you wish to attend. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Be sure to check out all our events this March!\n\nSEED ORCHARD PLANTINGS \nSaturday\, March 9\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Blandy Experimental Farm (event page)Chestnut Seed Orchard400 Blandy Farm Ln\, Boyce\, VA 22620Chestnut Seed Orchard \nSaturday\, March 16\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm\, Banshee Reeks (event page)21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA 20175Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve \nSaturday\, March 23\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm\, Sky Meadows State Park (event page)11012 Edmonds Ln\, Delaplane\, VA 20144Sky Meadows State Park \n\nSPECIAL GUIDED TOUR: (event page)Saturday\, March 30\, 9:30am to Noon\, Lesesne State ForestLesesne State ForestLatitude/Longitude: 37° 50′ 32.3″\, -78° 57′ 50.0″ \nLearn about the History of Chestnut BreedingJoin us for a walking tour of Lesesne State Forest\, where chestnut breeding has been going on since 1968. See large surviving American chestnuts that we grafted there in the 1980s\, 56-year hybrid chestnuts from Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station\, several generations of backcross chestnuts\, and controlled crosses of large surviving American chestnuts. You will see varying degrees of blight resistance. This is one of the largest plantings of blight-resistant chestnuts.  \n\nRSVP to vachestnut@gmail.com Please indicate which events you wish to attend.
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-seed-orchard-planting-banshee-reeks/
LOCATION:Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve\, 21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA\, 20175\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/VA-Anna-planting-900.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T041305
CREATED:20240305T185933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T141610Z
UID:10001941-1710059400-1710082800@tacf.org
SUMMARY:VA Seed Orchard Planting - Blandy Experimental Farm
DESCRIPTION:Come help us sow chestnuts in one of our three seed orchards. These orchards are part of our plan to make many thousands of chestnuts available for future restoration plantings in the forests of Virginia. \nGet your hands a little dirty gently planting chestnuts in the ground and setting up small tubes to protect them from critters. See the amazing growth of chestnuts planted there over the last few years. Learn about chestnut restoration from your fellow volunteers. \nNOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO SUNDAY MARCH 10 DUE TO RAIN\nSunday\, March 10\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Blandy Experimental FarmChestnut Seed Orchard400 Blandy Farm Ln\, Boyce\, VA 22620Chestnut Seed Orchard \nRSVP to vachestnut@gmail.com. Please indicate which events you wish to attend. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Be sure to check out all our events this March!\n\nSEED ORCHARD PLANTINGS \nSaturday\, March 9\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Blandy Experimental Farm (event page)Chestnut Seed Orchard400 Blandy Farm Ln\, Boyce\, VA 22620Chestnut Seed Orchard \nSaturday\, March 16\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm\, Banshee Reeks (event page)21085 The Woods Rd\, Leesburg\, VA 20175Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve \nSaturday\, March 23\, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm\, Sky Meadows State Park (event page)11012 Edmonds Ln\, Delaplane\, VA 20144Sky Meadows State Park \n\nSPECIAL GUIDED TOUR: (event page)Saturday\, March 30\, 9:30am to Noon\, Lesesne State ForestLesesne State ForestLatitude/Longitude: 37° 50′ 32.3″\, -78° 57′ 50.0″ \nLearn about the History of Chestnut BreedingJoin us for a walking tour of Lesesne State Forest\, where chestnut breeding has been going on since 1968. See large surviving American chestnuts that we grafted there in the 1980s\, 56-year hybrid chestnuts from Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station\, several generations of backcross chestnuts\, and controlled crosses of large surviving American chestnuts. You will see varying degrees of blight resistance. This is one of the largest plantings of blight-resistant chestnuts.  \n\nRSVP to vachestnut@gmail.com Please indicate which events you wish to attend.
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-seed-orchard-planting-blandy-experimental-farm/
LOCATION:Blandy Experimental Farm and Arboretum\, 400 Blandy Farm Lane\, Boyce\, VA\, 22620\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/VA-Anna-planting-900.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Hebard":MAILTO:mbiew@comcast.net
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