MDTACF Spring Meeting
Friday, May 9, 2008
1 pm to 3 pm
Hood College Marx Center
Frederick, Maryland

Presenters: 

Dr. J. Hill Craddock
Chestnut Breeding in the Southeastern United States

Dr. Craddock planted his first chestnut tree at age 12.  He is a delightful person and a dynamic speaker, with a wealth of experience in various aspects of American chestnut restoration science.  He is the Robert M. Davenport Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. 

Sara Fitzsimmons
TACF Northern Appalachian Regional Science Coordinator
Restoration Efforts in the Mid-Atlantic Region

 A brief business meeting and light refreshments will follow the presentations.

More about Dr. J. Hill Craddock:
http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Hill-Craddock/bio.html

Chattanooga Chestnut Tree Project:
http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Hill-Craddock/index.html

Directions to Hood College in Frederick, MD:
http://www.hood.edu/welcome/visit.cfm?pid=visit_directionsMap.html

Directions To Marx Center:
From US highway 15 in Frederick, exit onto Rosemont Avenue going east (left turn if coming from south). In about four blocks, you will see Hood College on your left. Turn left into campus on Martha Church Drive, the first possible left after the street angles slightly to the left at the main campus entrance. At the first stop sign, keep to the right of Brodbeck Hall. At the second stop sign, you will face a parking lot. Directly ahead of you to the north as you enter the lot is Coffman Chapel. The Marx Center is just north of the Chapel. You can park in this parking lot or find your way through the lot keeping to the right to a smaller parking lot immediately to the north of the Marx Center.