TACF CHAPTERS MEETING BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC MARCH 17, 2012 TACF C HAPTER U PDATES

O VERVIEW OF C HAPTER B REEDING P ROGRAMS B REEDING P ROGRESS

RegionChapter Source of Resistance Number of Lines Date of Seed Orchard Planting Progeny Tests; location Progeny Test Establishment New England Maine Graves New England Maine Clapper New EnglandVT/NHGraves ; one planned for 2012 New England MA/RI Graves New England MA/RI Clapper New England MA/RI Nanking10N/A New EnglandConnecticutClapper North Central PA/NJ Clapper ; Waynesboro Watershed; Chestnut Ridge 2010; 2011 North Central PA/NJ Graves North Central PA/NJ Other42N/A North CentralNew YorkTransgenicsN/A North CentralIndianaClapper ; Hoosier National Forest2011 North CentralOhioNanking4N/A0 Mid Atlantic Virginia Graves : Big Island, VA2011 Mid Atlantic Virginia Nanking8N/A Mid Atlantic Maryland Musick Mid Atlantic Maryland Clapper Mid AtlanticWest VirginiaN/A 1; Mead WestVaco, Rupert, WV2011 SouthAlabamaClapper SouthGeorgiaGraves SouthKentuckyGraves South Carolinas Clapper ; Asheville, NC 2010 South Carolinas Graves62017 South Tennessee Clapper TACF (more?); Cherokee NF (NC); Daniel Boone NF (KY); Jefferson NF (VA) 2008/ 2009 / 2010

Y OU A LL W ORK H ARD, L ET S T OOT S OME H ORNS ! C HAPTER S UCCESSES

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 – TACFs 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 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 lines KY – ARRI plantings, SAF meeting on chestnut and a $10K grant from the USFS!

I T S NOT EASY, S AVING T REES … C HAPTER C HALLENGES

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