Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative 51st Annual Meeting
This year’s theme is “Planting the Future”. The annual meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Conference Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
IETIC 2025 Annual Meeting Announcement
The IETIC Steering Committee will meet March 6, 2025 and the Inland Empire Reforestation Council will meet March 4, 2025.
The registration fee for IETIC is $135 per person if paid by February 21st, and $165 starting February 22nd. Fee includes breaks, lunch, and meeting supplies.
The registration fee for the IETIC Steering Committee Meeting is March 6th is $75.
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.
7:00 Registration
8:00 Welcome
8:05 Nothing New Under the Sun: Challenges, Solutions, and Lessons Learned in Southern Pine Improvement – Andrew Sims
9:05 Twenty-five Years of Forest Genetics in the Pacific Northwest: Progress and Remaining Priorities – Glenn Howe
10:05 Break
10:35 Genetic Resistance to Pathogens in Forest Trees – What is Success? – Richard Sniezko
11:35 Western White Pine Species Group Report – Don Patterson
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Pests and Integrated Management of Insects in PNW Seed Orchards – Steve Cook
2:00 Physiological and Morphological Responses of Douglas-fir Seedling to Drought Preconditioning and its Effect on Cold Hardiness – Arthur Hsu
2:40 Break
3:00 From Peaks to Performance: Exploring Drought Resilience in Douglas-fir Seedlings across Seed Sources – Vovener Edmond
3:40 Seed Supply Working Group Reports – Marc L. Rust
4.30 Wrap-up & Adjourn