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SUMMARY:VA - Children's Nature Festival
DESCRIPTION:Children are invited to participate in planting specially selected chestnut seeds with VA-TACF in the Claytor Nature Center chestnut orchard. Surrounding festival activities include live music\, nature art\, meeting native animals\, exploring a vernal pool and amphibians\, introduction to hiking\, and more… PLUS PIZZA and CAKE! \nMore Information
URL:https://tacf.org/event/va-childrens-nature-festival/
LOCATION:Claytor Nature Center\, 1844 Woods Road\, Bedford\, Virginia\, 24523\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
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SUMMARY:Claytor Nature Center "Coffee on the Porch" with VA-TACF
DESCRIPTION:Members of VA-TACF will be on site at the Claytor Nature Center Education Building (River View Deck) to answer questions about the mission and efforts of TACF as well as chestnut plantings at Claytor and elsewhere in VA. Open house style program (come and go as you please). Free coffee\, tea\, and breakfast items. No registration required.
URL:https://tacf.org/event/claytor-nature-center-coffee-on-the-porch-with-va-tacf/
LOCATION:Claytor Nature Center\, 1844 Woods Road\, Bedford\, Virginia\, 24523\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
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SUMMARY:VATACF Annual Membership Meeting\, Bedford\, VA
DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will conduct its annual membership meeting on Saturday\, November 16\, 2019\, at Claytor Nature Center in Bedford.  The meeting is open to the public and members are especially invited to attend. \nThe meeting begins at 1:00.  Our special guest is Dr. Jason Holliday\, Associate Professor\, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation\, Virginia Tech.  Dr. Holiday’s topic is Genomic Tools to Accelerate Chestnut Restoration.  Following his talk\, we will tour the chestnut Germplasm Conservation orchard maintained by Claytor Nature Center. \nThe technological changes in environmental sciences are coming so fast\, and are so dramatic\, that the breeding program of The American Chestnut Foundation can hardly keep up.  And yet\, keep up we must. \nIn addition to Dr. Holliday’s presentation\, chapter president John Scrivani will report on the status of the Virginia chestnut breeding program and related activities during the year. \nA germplasm conservation orchard is an orchard containing only wild-type American chestnuts.  While it is still possible to see wild American chestnut in our forests\, the numbers continue to decline\, so conserving the genetic material becomes increasingly important.  With proper care\, American chestnuts can live to sexual maturity and produce fertile nuts.  The Virginia chapter has four of these orchards now: this is your chance to see one of them. \nThe Virginia Chapter Board of Directors will be conducting its fall board of directors meeting at Claytor Nature Center before the public program.  This meeting is also open to all members. \nThe Claytor Nature Center is part of the University of Lynchburg.  It serves as an education and research center for environmental study and to preserve the land for future generations.  The 18th century farm and plantation house were given to the University by A. Boyd Claytor\, III;  an additional 21 acres were donated by alumnus Bob Kibler. \nThe GPS address of the Center is 1844 Woods Road\, Bedford\, VA 24523. \n 
URL:https://tacf.org/event/vatacf-annual-membership-meeting-bedford-va/
LOCATION:Claytor Nature Center\, 1844 Woods Road\, Bedford\, Virginia\, 24523\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
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ORGANIZER;CN="John Scrivani":MAILTO:vachestnut@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:VATACF Annual Membership Meeting\, Bedford\, VA
DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will conduct its annual membership meeting on Saturday\, November 16\, 2019\, at Claytor Nature Center in Bedford.  The meeting is open to the public and members are especially invited to attend. \nThe meeting begins at 1:00.  Our special guest is Dr. Jason Holliday\, Associate Professor\, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation\, Virginia Tech.  Dr. Holiday’s topic is Genomic Tools to Accelerate Chestnut Restoration.  Following his talk\, we will tour the chestnut Germplasm Conservation orchard maintained by Claytor Nature Center. \nThe technological changes in environmental sciences are coming so fast\, and are so dramatic\, that the breeding program of The American Chestnut Foundation can hardly keep up.  And yet\, keep up we must. \nIn addition to Dr. Holliday’s presentation\, chapter president John Scrivani will report on the status of the Virginia chestnut breeding program and related activities during the year. \nA germplasm conservation orchard is an orchard containing only wild-type American chestnuts.  While it is still possible to see wild American chestnut in our forests\, the numbers continue to decline\, so conserving the genetic material becomes increasingly important.  With proper care\, American chestnuts can live to sexual maturity and produce fertile nuts.  The Virginia chapter has four of these orchards now: this is your chance to see one of them. \nThe Virginia Chapter Board of Directors will be conducting its fall board of directors meeting at Claytor Nature Center before the public program.  This meeting is also open to all members. \nThe Claytor Nature Center is part of the University of Lynchburg.  It serves as an education and research center for environmental study and to preserve the land for future generations.  The 18th century farm and plantation house were given to the University by A. Boyd Claytor\, III;  an additional 21 acres were donated by alumnus Bob Kibler. \nThe GPS address of the Center is 1844 Woods Road\, Bedford\, VA 24523. \n 
URL:https://tacf.org/event/vatacf-annual-membership-meeting-bedford-va-2/
LOCATION:Claytor Nature Center\, 1844 Woods Road\, Bedford\, Virginia\, 24523\, United States
CATEGORIES:The American Chestnut Foundation,Virginia
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ORGANIZER;CN="John Scrivani":MAILTO:vachestnut@gmail.com
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