Whitebark Pine Ecosystem News Today

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Once common in the West, whitebark pine is being wiped out by a deadly fungus, ravaging beetles, and climate change. Scientists hope advances in gene sequencing and a recent federal listing as threatened will speed the hunt for trees that can be replanted and seed the f...

Vegetation ecologists monitoring the latest mountain pine beetle epidemic fear for the survival of the Teton Range’s remaining ancient whitebark pine stands.

Vegetation ecologists monitoring the latest mountain pine beetle epidemic fear for the survival of the Teton Range’s remaining ancient whitebark pine stands.

Vegetation ecologists monitoring the latest mountain pine beetle epidemic fear for the survival of the Teton Range’s remaining ancient whitebark pine stands.

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem land managers brace for the second climate-driven epidemic this century and fear for the survival of the remaining old-growth conifers.

The worsening spread of a fungus known as Blister Rust has driven dramatic whitebark die-off in critical ecosystems around the West, including Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.

The worsening spread of a fungus known as Blister Rust has driven dramatic whitebark die-off in critical ecosystems around the West, including Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.

The canopy plays an important role in water management by tempering snowmelt to provide steady spring runoff. While its seeds are a “near perfect food” for Grizzlies and other mammals.

A Keystone species is being decimated by the spread of a deadly fungus. Conservationists are teaming up to help restore Whitebark Pine.