Northwest Horticultural Council

Description of Council

The Northwest Horticultural Council (NHC) was incorporated in 1947 with the broad purpose of coordinating the activities of its members and to assist in handling problems common to the Pacific Northwest tree fruit industry. This work focuses on issues affecting growers, packers, and shippers of apples, pears, and sweet cherries in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

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COUNCIL OFFICERS 2026-2027 Jim Hazen, Chair Bryon McDougall, Vice Chair Sean Gilbert, Treasurer & Secretary Mark Powers, President

PAST CHAIRS W. M. Kohagen 1947-1949 Bob Wines 1986-1988 Lehm Brown 1949-1950 Bruce Howe 1988-1990 Frank Freshwater 1950-1951 Dick Clements 1990-1992 James E. Klahre 1951-1953 Jim Wade 1992-1994 Desmond Shearer 1953-1954 Tom Spatz 1994-1996 R. A. Reter 1954-1956 Lowell Lancaster 1996-1998 J. A. Smith 1956-1958 Mike Hambelton 1998-2000 Sid Reese 1958-1959 Fred Duckwall 2000-2002 Richard F. Duckwall 1959-1961 Mike Wade 2002-2004 Len Wooton 1961-1964 Ed Kershaw 2004-2006 Harold Holmes 1964-1965 Bob Price 2006-2008 Frank Coleman 1965-1967 Dar Symms 2008-2010 G. C. Crossland 1967-1970 Mark Zirkle 2010-2012 Harold E. Copple 1970-1972 David Smeltzer 2012-2014 Vernon A. Turpin 1972-1974 Richard Thomason 2014-2017 Lorne Johnston 1974-1976 George Allan 2017-2018 M. H. (Bud) Corbin 1976-1978 Dan Crouse 2018-2020 Richard F. Duckwall 1978-1980 Bryon McDougall 2020-2022 Gerald M. Smeltzer 1980-1982 Miles Kohl 2022-2024 Herbert L. Frank 1982-1984 Sean Gilbert 2024-2026 Dan Hull 1984-1986

PAST PRESIDENTS Ernest Falk 1947-1980 Christian Schlect 1980-2017