Photos of the 2004 Annual Meeting of TN-TACF at Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin Tennessee on Feb. 21- 22, 2004
(photos by Joe Schibig unless otherwise indicated)

Mack Pritchard (left), long time state conservationist, and Hal Ramer (right), long time former president of VSCC, pose in front of a TACF display

Michael Doochin (left), TN-TACF president, Lynn Garrison (center), KY-TACF vice president, and Sam McInturff (right) chat during the social hour.

Jack Torkelson, Joe Schibig, Hill Craddock, and Mark Vance engaged in some informal planning. (photo by Paul Sisco)

From left to right, Stephen Alexander, Michael Hill, and Mark alexander all gave Power Point presentations at the Feb. 21 meeting. (photo by Paul Sisco)

Paul Sisco, TACF Science Coordinator for the Southeastern Region, gives a presentation  in the Rochelle Center of the VSCC library

Michael Doochin presides over the business meeting. (photo from Paul Sisco)

Ed Greenwell (left), Tennessee Director of the American Chestnut Cooperator's Foundation, shows Lisa Worthen the nut-grafting technique while others observe.

Ed Greenwell shows Seth Weaver how to make a nut-graft.

The two photos of Seth Weaver with  a nut graft were submitted by Greg Weaver.

Hill Craddock, UTC biology professor with stocking cap,  demonstrates different grafting techniques; Jack Torkelson (left) and Clint Neel (right) practice whip grafting.  Right photo from Paul Sisco shows American chestnut seedlings that were used for rootstocks.

Joe Schibig (just to the right of the tree) takes a group to the largest American chestnut known in Sumner Co., Tennessee; David Bowden, the property owner, is sitting in the foreground. (photo from Paul Sisco)

David Bowden shows the group his saw mill and bell tower which he built with his own hands.

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