The 45th Inland Empire Reforestation Council (IERC) Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 3 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.
Hosted yearly on the banks of the Coeur d’Alene Lake, the IERC Annual Meeting brings together the reforestation community across the Inland Northwest – from eastern Washington to western Montana. The one-day program involves technical presentations, vendor updates, exhibitors, and a networking social. This year’s theme is “Reforesting Tough Sites”. Topics include:
Credits:
This conference is expected to offer ISDA, WSDA, and MDA pesticide recertification credits, as well as SAF CFE hours.
Registration now open!
This meeting is in person only.
Pricing:
115 S. 2nd Street
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814
A block of rooms is being held at the Resort for Monday, March 2 through Thursday March 5. Rooms are $142 and $150 per night plus tax & fees.
To book using the room block, call the resort at 888-965-6542 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm PST) and let them know your dates along with the code and group name – “Inland Empire Reforestation Council”. Or, use the following link to book online: Inland Empire Reforestation Council IERC
The discounted room block has expired, but rooms are still available!
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Parking:
Overnight Self-Parking is discounted at $15 per vehicle, per night.
Day Parking is $8 per vehicle.
The height of the garage is 6’9″.
7:00am Registration opens & coffee available
8:00am Introduction and Welcome — Tim Spoelma, IERC Chair, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
8:15am Planning for Reforestation Post Fire: Quantifying Current and Projected Reforestation Needs in the Pacific Northwest — Brian Morris, Vice President, Resilient Reforestation, American Forests
9:00am Failure is Not an Option: Overcoming Reforestation Challenges on Warm/Dry Sites in Western Montana — Tim Spoelma, Silviculturist/Forest Ecologist, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
9:35am Sponsor Spotlight: Rooted Forestry, Michael Taylor
9:45am Sponsor Spotlight: Trico Pro, Mark Boardman
9:55am Break
10:25am Conifer Establishment and Growth on Harsh Sites with Herbicides — Ed Fredrickson, Thunder Road Resources
11:05am Weed Management on Tough Sites — Tanner Smith, Vegetation Management Specialist, Corteva Agriscience
11:45am Sponsor Spotlight: Corteva Agriscience Forestry Update, Tanner Smith
12:00pm Lunch – Sponsored by Envu
1:00pm Rapid Reforestation After Fire — Jon Hardy, Northeast Region Management Forester, Washington Department of Natural Resources
1:30pm Modeling Seedling Mortality Using Competing Vegetation Abundance and Applied Ecophysiology — Carlos Gonzalez-Benecke, Associate Professor Forest Regeneration, OSU, and Director, Vegetation Management Research Cooperative
2:00pm Between Borders and Break Rooms —Juan Garcia, Human Resource Manager, Alpha Services
2:30pm Sponsor Spotlight: JRP Solutions Ltd., Doug Folkins
2:50pm Break
3:05pm Climate Based Seed Transfer for Inland Conifers — Marc L. Rust, Director, Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative
3:45pm Sponsor Spotlight: Helena-Agri Enterprises Forestry Update, Charlie Hanna
4:05pm Closing Remarks and Adjourn
4:15pm Conference Social – Sponsored by Helena-Agri and Trico Pro