The Feb. 1 meeting of the East Central Ohio Forestry Association (ECOFA) will feature Dr. Greg Miller of The American Chestnut Foundation. He will discuss the latest developments in restoring blight-resistant American chestnuts to private forests. The chestnut tree was a dominant species of the eastern U.S., providing valuable timber and nuts, until it was nearly wiped out by a non-native blight in the 1900s. In the last decade significant strides have been made toward its restoration.

The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

ECOFA is an organization of persons interested in improving their woodlands and in forestry-related topics. The public is cordially invited to attend the free meetings, which are held the first Wednesday of every month at McDonald-Marlite Conference Center, 143 McDonald Drive NW in New Philadelphia.