Western redcedar nursery

Producing Healthy Plants

Webinar Series – October, 2026

Producing Healthy Plants – Webinar Series October 2026

Webinar Schedule

All webinars will occur at 9am Pacific Time on Zoom

  • October 7th – Overview and prevention of common pest and disease issues
    • Paul Rhoades, Nursery Pest Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources
  • October 14th – Nursery design to prevent pest and disease problems
    • Marianne Elliott, Plant Pathologist, Washington State University, Puyallup Research and Extension Center
    • Joseph Hulbert, Research Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Puyallup Research and Extension Center
  • October 21st — Best management practices for controlling water borne diseases in small scale operations
    • Brenda Clifton, Senior Restoration Botanist, Skagit River System Cooperative
    • Alicia Jacquemin, Restoration Plant Specialist, Skagit River System Cooperative
  • October 28th – Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management in Webster Forest Nursery
    • Jacob Witcraft, Greenhouse Manager, Department of Natural Resources

Webinars will be recorded and available at this webpage afterward.

Please contact Joey Hulbert (hulbe@wsu.edu) with any questions or feedback.

Webinar series co-produced by the Intertribal Nursery Council, the USDA Forest Service Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources program, and Washington State University.

The series is designed to showcase small- and large-scale plant production operations and highlight best management practices for pest and disease options with integrated pest management. Discussions will include chemical and non-chemical prevention and control options.

Redcedar growing in pots

WSDA Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits

WSDA has approved the webinars in October as courses for Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits.

  • 1 WSDA credit will be provided to applicators who register, attend and complete the surveys in each October webinar (4 total credits).
  • Applicators will need to provide their name and applicator license number in a survey during the webinar.
Producing Healthy Plants Webinar Series Flyer

Presentations

Overview and Prevention of Common Pest and Disease Issues

Paul Rhoades, USDA Forest Service RNGR

Recorded on October 07 2026

Nursery Design to Prevent Pest and Disease Problems

Marianne Elliott & Joey Hulbert, Washington State University

Recorded on October 14 2026