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.
We have reached capacity and registration has closed for this event.
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 of 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, and Cole Shirley, 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 reception – Sponsored by Helena Agri-Enterprises and Trico Pro
Coinciding event: Women in Forest Management Happy Hour & Dinner
6pm at Honey Eatery. Read the flyer here. RSVP by 2/27.