2024 Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative (IETIC) Annual Meeting

Agenda

7:00     Registration
8:00     Welcome
8:05     The Story of Select Seed: 25 years of Collaboration, Propagation and Pollination – Brian T. Barber
9:05    Climate Adaptation in Western Larch: Informing Assisted Migration and Breeding for Future Climates – Beth Roskilly
10:05     Break
10:35     Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: Diverse Approaches to Ensure Goods from the Woods – Justin Crotteau
11:35     Western Larch Species Group Report – Kelsie Grover
11:45     Western White Pine Species Group Report – Don Patterson
12:00     Lunch
1:00    Enhancing Seedling Outplanting Performance with Nursery Cultural Practices – Jeremy Pinto
2:00     Projected Impacts of a Warming Climate on Inland Conifers – Don Patterson
3:00     Break
3:20    Seed Orchards as Laboratories for Understanding Variability in Tree Physiological Function – Henry Adams
4:05     Seed Supply Working Group Reports – Marc L. Rust
4.45     Wrap-up & Adjourn

Speakers

Brian Barber, CEO, Select Seed Co. Ltd.
The Story of Select Seed: 25 years of Collaboration, Propagation and Pollination

Beth Roskilly, Research Geneticist, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Climate Adaptation in Western Larch: Informing Assisted Migration and Breeding for Future Climates

Justin Crotteau, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: Diverse Approaches to Ensure Goods from the Woods

Jeremy Pinto, Research Plant Physiologist, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
Enhancing Seedling Outplanting Performance with Nursery Cultural Practices

Don Patterson, Inventory/GIS Manager, Stimson Lumber Company
Projected Impacts of a Warming Climate on Inland Conifers

Henry Adams, Associate Professor, Washington State University School of the Environment
Seed Orchards as Laboratories for Understanding Variability in Tree Physiological Function