The American Chestnut Foundation will hold a Drones and American Chestnut Restoration live Chestnut Chat on Friday, June 26th at 11:30 am EDT.
Drones, once most commonly used by hobbyists to capture aerial photography, have become much more than a leisure activity.
Today they are used for everything from monitoring and surveillance to pollinating orchards. Alex Young, regional research manager for Dropcopter, a company that uses drones to pollinate crops, combating the effects of pollinator decline, will share his experience working with a variety of fruit trees and talk about plans this summer to pollinate chestnut.
PA-NJ Chapter member Clark Beebe will also discuss his experience using a drone to locate chestnuts in Northcentral PA, and Brian Clark of the MA-RI Chapter will discuss his attempt to pollinate chestnuts with a drone in Western MA.
Check out this drone video of an American chestnut orchard grown and maintained by the MD-TACF Chapter.
If you’re interested in learning more about this fascinating technology and how it can be utilized to benefit American chestnut restoration, be sure to participate in this exciting and educational session!
Participants can join one of two ways:
- Computer (via Zoom Webinar): The meeting will open 15 minutes prior to start time to allow an audio and video test. You will be prompted to enter an email address once you click here. (Entering an email is a formality of Zoom Webinar and will not be used for solicitation. If you do not want to provide your email, you can choose to use a fake address.)
- Phone: +1-646-876-9923. When prompted, enter this webinar ID#: 972-0359-0755. International numbers available by clicking here.