Presentations January 17 Richmond

Hebard presentsFred Hebard, Staff Pathologist for The American Chestnut Foundation, provides an update on the status of the backcross breeding program Jan 17 in Richmond. Links to presentations are below.

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January 17, 2009, Presentations at
University of Richmond Jepson Alumni Center
Richmond, Virginia 23229

Keynote Speaker: Dr. William Luppold, USDA Forest Service Scientist
 “The Changing Markets for Appalachian Hardwoods”

Robert Strasser, Chestnut Restoration Biologist, VA and MD Chapters
“The Natural and Economic History of the American Chestnut”

Dr. Fred Hebard, Staff Pathologist, The American Chestnut Foundation
“The Status of the Backcross Breeding Program”

Kathy Marmet, Virginia Chapter Vice-President for Education and Development Cabinet Education Committee Chair, The American Chestnut Foundation
 “American Chestnut Restoration Education:  Progress and Prospects for 2009” 

Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation
PO Box 158
Marshall, VA 20116

 

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