2018 Inland Empire Reforestation Council Meeting
Location: Coeur d’Alene Resort in Coeur d’Alene, ID
0800 Welcome and Introduction – Jeff deGraan, 2018 IERC Chair and WA Dept of Natural Resources
0810 Reforestation for the Future: Future Concerns, Shaping your Reforestation Plans and the Seedlot Selection Tool – Brad St. Clair, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station
0910 Planning Effective Herbicide Projects – Dan Miller, Precision Forestry LLC
1005 Break
1035 Forest Restoration: An Ecophysiological, or Seedling’s Perspective – Steve Grossnickle, NurseryToForest Solutions
1135 Seedling Handling for Successful Reforestation – Aram Eramian, USFS Coeur d’Alene Nursery
1210 Lunch and IERC Committee meeting
1315 Cleantraxx and Esplanade: Two New Herbicides for Forestry Site Prep and Release – Harry Quicke, Bayer Vegetation Management
1405 Nursery Crop Visits: What to Look for and the Questions to Ask Your Grower – Abbie Acuff, PotlatchDeltic
1505 Break
1535 Impacts of Dwarf Mistletoe in Leave Trees on Understory Regeneration – Brennan Ferguson, USFS Wenatchee Service Center
1625 Nursery Production Timelines: Tips for Successful Grower and Buyer Partnerships – Don Regan, University of Idaho Pitkin Forestry Nursery
1700 Meeting Adjourn and Social
Conference Photos
50 Years of Tree Improvement
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Coeur d’Alene Resort
Invited speakers will highlight the history and future of tree improvement activities in the region. The meeting agenda and registration information can be found at: http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/ietic/2meetings.htm.
The IETIC Steering Committee will meet on 3/8/18. You can register for both IETIC meetings at the link above.