Training I ~ Wednesday, April 24, 2013: 6:30pm - 8:30pm ~~~~ Planting event ~ Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, 2013 ~~~~ Training II ~ Saturday, November 2, 2013

This training is the first of three events focusing on American chestnut restoration.

DATE: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Training I ~ Planting and management of American chestnut

Site selection and planting guidelines for successfully growing American chestnuts.
History of and techniques for mineland restoration
WHERE: Moshannon State Forest Annex Building
Penfield, PA

DATE: Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, 2013
Planting event ~

Outdoors: Join us for a planting at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's (WPC) Bennett Branch and apply lessons learned in the initial training.
WHERE: Bennett Branch property
Force, PA

DATE: Saturday, November 2, 2013
Training II ~ Monitoring techniques for restoration
Outdoors: Site selection, forest mensuration and monitoring of forest plantings
WHERE: St. Joseph Church
17735 Bennett Valley Hwy
Force, PA 15841