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2003
Annual Meeting of the New York State Chapter of the American Chestnut
Foundation Bonnie
Castle Inn, Alexandria Bay, New York R.
Zander Missouri
Botanical Garden Res
Botanica February
7, 2003 |
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2003 Annual Meeting of the New
York State Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation Bonnie Castle Inn, Alexandria
Bay The New York Chapter of the American Chestnut Society is
devoted to reintroducing the American Chestnut into our forests. This tree
was largely killed off by a blight in the 1930's, but breeding experiments
and genetic modifications may well be able to produce a tree identical with
this tall timber tree with sweet nuts. Anyone interested in trees, forests,
nature and the environment can join this effort, which involved everyone in
the process of growing young trees for this grand project. If you are interested
in joining, contact Mr. Herbert Darling, Herbert F. Darling, President,
Darling Construction Engineering, 131 California Dr., Williamsville, NY
14221, 716-632-1125, or Mr. Stanley Wursig, 3747 River Rd., Youngstown, NY
14174, 716-745-7772. This
is a photo gallery of some of the interesting people and events of the 2003 annual
meeting of TACFNY at Alexandria Bay in northern New York State.
Bonnie
Castle Resort seen from the St. Lawrence River
At the
talks. There are always interesting slide shows and demonstrations at the
Chestnut meetings.
Chapter
President Herb Darling and Roy Hopke make announcements.
Dr.
Charles Maynard gives the annual review of his laboratory's research on the
genetics of the virulent fungus that infects the American Chestnut.
Dr.
Thomas Horton gives a talk on symbiotic fungi that trees actually need to
survive and compete in the wild.
Everybody
enjoys a good slide show in good company.
Some
of those attending R. Zander's annual Chestnut Identification demonstration.
The
St. Lawrence River is wide at the Bonnie Castle Inn area.
The
harbors near the resort are picturesque.
The
highlight of the program was a tour of the river and Boldt Castle via the
Resort's own tour boat, the paddle-wheeler Bonnie Belle.
We had
a good riverboat captain to guide us past the shoals and rocky headlands.
The
shoreline of the St. Lawrence was crowded with fancy houses.
Even
the islands were chock full of mansions and summer retreats.
The
famous Boldt Castle was our one stop on the river trip.
It
sure was impressive. This fanciest of river mansions is open to the public during the summer
months.
The
towers were mediaeval in appearance.
An
outbuilding at water's edge looks like it belongs in England.
At the
end of any Chestnut meeting one is sure to find a groaning table of good
food. For more information, attend the
next meeting. Contact Stan or Herb for more information. See addresses and
phone numbers above. |
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