12/18/2026 - Current Topics In Forest Health: Coeur d'Alene, ID

Current Topics in Forest Health
December 18, 2026 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
North Idaho College, Meyer Health & Science Building, Room 106
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

ISDA Pesticide Credits: 5 
SAF Credits: TBD
Idaho Pro-Logger Credits: TBD

Animals, plants, insects, and diseases can sometimes impede reforestation, wildlife habitat, or other forest stewardship goals. Current Topics in Forest Health is an annual program that updates forest owners, operators, and natural resource professionals on methods to improve forest health.

Program Agenda - 2026

8:30 am Check In
9:00 am Abiotic factors and their influence on hosts and pathogens
10:00 am Chemical Site Preparation for Reforestation from a Private Industrial Perspective
10:45 am Western Hemlock Looper Strikes Again
11:45 am Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm Using Weed Dispersal Strategies to Select Herbicide Application Technology
2:00 pm Update on Cydia laricana in young western larch
3:00 pm Mapping forest health with remote sensing: Examples from the coniferous forests of western North America
3:45 pm Parasitic Plants in Forest Ecosystems—Cultural Control and Management Options
4:30 pm Close

Current Topics in Forest Health will be held on Friday, December 18, 2026 in Coeur d’Alene at North Idaho College in Room 106 of the Meyer Health and Science Building (for a map go to www.nic.edu/campus-map/). A $26 registration fee covers handouts and refreshments.

The program can accommodate up to 95 people, so please register as soon as possible, to assure your place and help us plan. For registration questions, contact the University of Idaho Extension office in Kootenai County (208) 292-2525. For program questions, contact Sara Ashiglar at the 208-292-1291.

The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity employer & educational organization. We offer programs to persons regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Center for Disability Access and Resources 875 Perimeter Drive Moscow, ID 83844-4257 cdar@uidaho.edu Phone 208-885-6307, Fax 208-885-9404