Ten volunteers recruited by the Southwest Virginia Branch helped plant 625 chestnut seeds as part of the Conservation Innovation Grant progeny test at the Red Onion Mine site near Pound, Virginia. The day started dry and cool but a cold front blew in during the afternoon, along with rain to change the site into a slippery hillside . However, the snow held off until our drive back into Abingdon. In addition to our volunteers, there were 10 others from the Virginia Department of Forestry and Alpha.
