The Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation of Canada provides many resources to support our mission. Here are a set of potential resources to aid in the education, management, and research of whitebark pine ecosystems.

Quick Links

• News
• Nutcracker Notes
• Ski Area Certification
• Maps
• Education

Best Management Practices

• Download Grazing BMP (PDF)
• View Whitebark Pine BMP (PDF)
• View Limber Pine and Whitebark Pine in Alberta BMP (PDF)
• View Guidelines and Best Practices for Managing Fire in Whitebark Pine Stands (PDF)
• Guidelines for Harvest Practitioners (PDF)
• Current and recommended management practices for restoration of whitebark pine (Tomback et al., 2022)

Fact Sheets

• 1. Regulatory Requirements
  2. What to do with Infected Trees
  3. Plus Trees
  4. Seed Collection
  5. Growing Seedlings
  6. Planting Seedlings
• Rangewide Restoration Strategy – US Forest Service
• Promoting Whitebark Pine Recovery in British Colombia
• Conservation and Management of Whitebark Pine – Western United States
• Methods for Surveying and Monitoring Whitebark Pine for Blister Rust – WPEF-US
• Whitebark Monitoring Protocol – June 2011 – Greater Yellowstone

Outreach

• Proceedings from the 2019 IUFRO Joint Conference – Genetics of 5-Needle Pines & Rusts of Forest Trees
• Introduction: Whitebark Pine Presentation (PPT) -WPEF-US
• TED-ED Video: Symbiosis: A surprising tale of species cooperation