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Intertribal Nursery Council

2025 Intertribal Nursery Council Webinar Series: Back to Basics

Overview

This webinar series aims to cover basic training information to help nursery personnel improve seedling quality for reforestation, restoration, and other types of land management projects. Whether you’ve been in the industry for a few decades or just a few weeks, reviewing the basics helps lay the foundational groundwork for producing healthy nursery stock destined for the field.

Details

Please join us for three episodes that will cover basic topics involved in the production of tree and native plant seedlings. The events will be weekly on three separate dates with each session an hour long. Each session will consist of an introduction, technical content, and time for questions.

  • 24 July 2025, 2:00 PM ET. Pest management in nurseries. Presenter: Paul Rhoades, National Nursery Pest Specialist, USDA FS, Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources Team (RNGR).
  • 31 July 2025, 2:00 PM ET. The importance of water quality for nurseries. Presenter: Jeremiah Pinto, Tribal Nursery Specialist, USDA Forest Service, RNGR Team
  • 7 August 2025, 2:00 PM ET. Growing media 101. Presenter: Emily Rhoades, Southern Nursery Specialist, USDA Forest Service, RNGR Team.

 

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