2025 Inland Empire Reforestation Council (IERC) Meeting

About This Event

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“.

 

Credits

This conference qualifies for:

  • 6 SAF CFE Cat 1 credits
  • Idaho pesticide recertification credits: 3
  • Washington pesticide recertification credits: Standard – 3, Weed – 1
  • Montana pesticide recertification credits: Dealer – 3, Aerial – 1, Forest Pest Control – 3, Right of Way Pest Control – 2, Demonstration & Research Pest Control – 3, Special Utility – 2, Regulatory Weed – 2

Registration

Registration is now open for the 2025 IERC meeting.

Pricing:

  • In-person registration: $195
  • Exhibitor (includes in-person registration): $425 (limit of 5 exhibitors)

Venue & Lodging

Coeur d’Alene Resort

Parking:

Complimentary parking is available both for the hotel guests as well as those only attending the conference and not staying overnight.

For trucks too large to fit in the parking garage, they will need to go to the valet, which will have a place for oversized vehicles.

Event Agenda

Tuesday, March 4th

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

4:00 – Wrap-up & Adjourn

4:30 – Social