Cooperative Agreement L23AC00116

Award Date 4/19/23
Completion Date 4/18/28
Dollars Obligated $169K
Federal Grant Program
15.233
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Montana, USA
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THE INLAND EMPIRE TREE IMPROVEMENT COOPERATIVE (IETIC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1967 TO APPLY CLASSICAL TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF IMPORTANT NATIVE TREE SPECIES FOR REFORESTATION AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF IETIC SINCE ITS INCEPTION.THE IETIC OPERATING AREA INCLUDES THE PRODUCTIVE FOREST REGIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON, NORTHERN IDAHO, AND WESTERN MONTANA. IN THIS AREA, BLM MANAGES APPROXIMATELY 106,000 ACRES OF FOREST LAND. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BLM MISSION, THESE LANDS ARE MANAGED TO SUSTAIN HEALTH, DIVERSITY, AND PRODUCTIVITY FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.THE MISSION OF IETIC IS TO: TO IDENTIFY IMPROVED SEED AND TREES FOR REFORESTATION AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE METHODS FOR PRODUCING GENETICALLY IMPROVED FOREST TREES, SEED AND OTHER PLANT MATERIALS. TO CONSERVE, IMPROVE, AND UTILIZE THE FOREST TREE GENETIC RESOURCE OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

Posted 4/19/23, 12:00 AM