The inaugural Western Cone & Seed Summit is a 2.5 day event occurring May 6-8, 2026 in Bend, Oregon at Worthy Brewing on Bellevue Drive. Practitioners spanning academia, private industry, tribal nations, non-profits, and public agencies are encouraged to attend and contribute their knowledge to this event. Please join us in addressing the complex sourcing and supply chain of native tree seed, primarily conifers, for reforestation in Western North America.

The Western Cone & Seed Summit (WCSS) centers actionable solutions while being amenable to future integration of other seed procurement in parallel to the ultimate goal of scaling tree seed supply. For many of us involved in tree seed procurement, we are well aware of the problems and barriers to scale. WCSS will be focused on building coalitions, sharing active solutions, and connecting marketplaces for sustained cashflow that can weather the variability of seed production years across geographies. This event will also define the true cost of seed- highlighting many of the unrealized investments required to have a sustainable and resilient supply chain. This includes how the supply chain can be funded through diversification in the seed marketplace, and relinquish its dependence on ephemeral funding cycles.