We had a great day on July 20th at the New Kent Forestry Center! It was a gorgeous day and we stayed cool enough in the shade of the ops building. With 24 folks working, we were able to inoculate about 1400 chestnut seedlings in under 5 hours. That’s pretty impressive and it shows how much progress we can make when you are willing to volunteer to help out!
Volunteers inoculating chestnut seedlings at New Kent Forestry Center
Many hands make quick work!
Having a great team of volunteers made it a very successful day!
The volunteers stand behind their handiwork.
The best part is how much fun it was working with great folks. So with total sincerity, I thank you all. I feel really great about our day and I’m really excited for this research. Fingers crossed, we will learn important and exciting things about the ability of these chestnut trees to survive when replanted.
Another notice will be posted in a couple weeks as we start rating cankers. Any volunteers interested in helping with that will be welcome. Stay tuned.
Thanks again and I hope to see you all again soon.
Kindest regards,
Tom
Thomas McNeill Saielli
Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator
The American Chestnut Foundation
900 Natural Resources Dr
Charlottesville, VA 22903
