The 44th Inland Empire Reforestation Council (IERC) Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 4 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. The theme for the 2025 meeting is “Adding Value to Reforestation Efforts.”

This conference qualifies for 6 SAF CFE Cat 1 credits, and 3 Idaho & 16 Montana pesticide recertification credits. Washington pesticide recertification credits are expected for this event. Stay tuned for more details.

To learn more and register, visit https://www.westernforestry.org/events/2025-ierc/.

Agenda

7am – Check-in & coffee social

8am – Introduction and Welcome Bryan Keough, IERC Chair, Stimson Lumber Company

8:15 – Mastication for Site Preparation Rob Keefe, University of Idaho

9:00 – UAV Use for Stocking Surveys and Broadcast Herbicide Application Jake Ferrigan, Aerotract

9:45 – Seedy Business Don Piggott, Yellow Point Propagation

10:30 – Break

11:00 – Ellepots for Seedling Propagation Maxwell Wightman, WA DNR

11:45 – Vendor Update

12:05 – Lunch

1:05 – Planting Western Redcedar Florian Deisenhofer, WA DNR

1:35 – Pests In Our Plantations Isabella Valdez, Idaho Department of Lands

2:25 – Vendor Update

2:45 – Break

3:00 – Noxious Weeds, Release, and Stocktypes Across Productivity Gradients David Akowuah, University of Idaho

3:50 – Vendor Update

4pm – Adjourn

4:30 – Social