TACF CHAPTERS MEETINGBLACK MOUNTAIN, NC

MARCH 17, 2012

TACF CHAPTER UPDATES

OVERVIEW OF CHAPTER BREEDING PROGRAMS

BREEDING PROGRESS

Region Chapter Source of Resistance

Number of Lines

Date of Seed Orchard Planting Progeny Tests; location Progeny Test

EstablishmentNew England Maine Graves 20 2012 0

New England Maine Clapper 20 2012New England VT/NH Graves 15 2015 0; one planned for 2012 New England MA/RI Graves 20 2012

0

New England MA/RI Clapper 20 2013New England MA/RI Nanking 10 N/ANew England Connecticut Clapper 17 2014 0

North Central PA/NJ Clapper 20 2002

2; Waynesboro Watershed; Chestnut Ridge 2010; 2011North Central PA/NJ Graves 20 2011

North Central PA/NJ Other 42 N/ANorth Central New York Transgenics N/A N/A N/A North Central Indiana Clapper 20 2008 1; Hoosier National Forest 2011North Central Ohio Nanking 4 N/A 0

Mid Atlantic Virginia Graves 22 2015 1: Big Island, VA 2011Mid Atlantic Virginia Nanking 8 N/AMid Atlantic Maryland Musick 11 2014 0

Mid Atlantic Maryland Clapper 31 2014Mid Atlantic West Virginia N/A N/A N/A 1; Mead WestVaco, Rupert, WV 2011

South Alabama Clapper 14 2014 0 South Georgia Graves 11 2014 0 South Kentucky Graves 14 2014 0 South Carolinas Clapper 20 2012 1; Asheville, NC

2010South Carolinas Graves 6 2017South Tennessee Clapper 18 2013 0

TACF TACF --- --- --- 3 (more?); Cherokee NF (NC); Daniel Boone NF (KY); Jefferson NF (VA)

2008/ 2009 / 2010

YOU ALL WORK HARD, LET’S TOOT SOME HORNS!

CHAPTER SUCCESSES

New England

ME - Completed selection and roguing of 10 lines of BC3 trees

VT/NH - Participated in 10 different outreach events – shows/festivals/demos/presentations

MA/RI - Identified and began to prepare 2 seed orchard sites

CT - Held a very successful Annual Meeting at Yale University and has pursued GIS research with Uconn

ME and MA/RI also held their first big Restoration Branch events

North Central

IN – Planted progeny test on Hoosier NF. Started grafted American orchard

NY – Planted 4 locations with transgenic material as part of regulation and regional trials.

OH – Continued planting on strip mines and established demo and breeding orchards. Using Learning boxes at talks and outreach events.

PA/NJ – Restoration branch at Raystown Lake. Grant to put together 10 Learning Boxes.

Mid-Atlantic

MD – TACF’s adoption of the American chestnut learning box as a product of TACF for sale, Establishing a partnership with GenOn, Inc.

VA – Hosted ‘A Sylvan Affair Chestnut Gala’ in spring of 2011.

WV – Establishment of first public progeny test planting involving local volunteers

Southern Appalachians

AL – Strengthened partnerships with current orgs and gained new ones with demo and ceremonial plantings. Working toward a MS Chapter

GA – Restoration Branch events and new demo orchards with new partners

CC – Restoration Branch event at Cataloochie Ranch

TN – Completing first B3F2 linesKY – ARRI plantings, SAF

meeting on chestnut and a $10K grant from the USFS!

IT’S NOT EASY, SAVING TREES…

CHAPTER CHALLENGES

“Not enough active participants to handle the increasing workload.”

This is a VERY common issue among our chapters!

We Need More Help!

“Current Leadership has been in place for over five years and has not been able to

cultivate replacements.”How have others approached succession of

leadership and continuity?

Leadership

…or lack thereof!!!Many of our chapters have struggled to

maintain current and organized records of all the breeding work they do.

Data Standardization

We hope the

new TreesDB

will help!

We had a few additional challenges to deal with during the 2011 field season: Ambrosia Beetle Wet year in 2011= Pythium!

Breeding Challenges