Tree breeding in western white pine at the Dorena Seed Orchard in the 1960s. A recently pollinated WWP cone "flower" can be seen in this minibag. Color-coded ribbon identifies the cross. Dorena Genetic Resouce Center. Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Photo courtesy of: Jerry Barnes
Date: c.1966
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: Gerald Barnes collection; courtesy Richard Sniezko, Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Dorena Genetic Resource Center (DGRC) is the USDA Forest Service's regional service center for genetics in the Pacific Northwest Region. Dorena houses disease resistance breeding programs for five-needled pines and Port-Orford-cedar, a native plant development program, and the National Tree Climbing Program.
To learn more about the early history of the DGRC, see:
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme... For additional photos of the DGRC program, see:
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme... Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection:
www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
