2023 Spring Growers Meeting
Barron Innovation Hub
123 South Burrowes Street
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM – Coffee Social
9:30 AM to 9:35 AM — Welcome and Intro: Rick Hartlieb
9:35 AM to 9:50 AM — Sara Fitzsimmons | CCO for TACF
What should you plant? Chinese, American, hybrid (V)
9:50 AM 10:50 AM — Rick Hartlieb | Assistant District Forester | PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) | Owner of Castanea FarmsPresident PA/NJ Chapter of TACF (V)
“The Good, Bad, and Ugly” of planting chestnut trees (V)
10:50 AM to 11:00 AM – Morning Break
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Jennifer A. Santoro | Visiting Assistant Instructor | Department of Geography and the Environment | Villanova University
GIS/spatial modeling for chestnut habitat (Site Selection) (V)
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM — Nut distribution and Lunch Break
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM — Sara Fitzsimmons | Cheif Conservation Officer |The American Chestnut Foundation
Controlled Pollination, Harvest, and Storage (V)
Forest Resources Lab
Corner of Hastings and University, University Park
Greenhouse and Orchard Tour
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM Greenhouse Tour — (Maps will be distributed and we will coordinate carpooling for those who are interested)
Orchard
Fox Hollow Road to Big Hollow Road
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Optional tour of the orchard – Arboretum at Penn State
(V) Only these sessions are available for virtual attendance