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
• References
• Maps
• Education
• Student Research Grant

Best Management Practices

View Whitebark Pine BMP (PDF)

Download Grazing BMP (PDF)

• Grazing BMP
• Best Management Practices 2021
• Endangered Pine Mitigation
• Fact Sheets
  1. Regulatory Requirements
  2. What to do with Infected Trees
  3. Plus Trees
  4. Seed Collection
  5. Planning to Grow & Plant
  6. Planting
• Rangewide Restoration Strategy
• Promoting Whitebark Pine Recovery in British Colombia
• BLM Whitebark Pine Restoration Strategy
• Methods for Surveying and Monitoring Whitebark Pine for Blister Rust
• GYE_Whitebark_Monitoring_Protocol_June_2011_Version1_1

Best Management Practices

• Grazing BMP
• Alberta BMP’s
• Endangered Pine Mitigation
• Fact Sheets
  1. Regulatory Requirements
  2. What to do with Infected Trees
  3. Plus Trees
  4. Seed Collection
  5. Planning to Grow & Plant
  6. Planting
• Rangewide Restoration Strategy
• Promoting Whitebark Pine Recovery in British Colombia
• BLM Whitebark Pine Restoration Strategy
• Methods for Surveying and Monitoring Whitebark Pine for Blister Rust
• GYE_Whitebark_Monitoring_Protocol_June_2011_Version1_1

Outreach

• 2023 Guidance from the Assistant Deputy Minister on retaining whitebark pine
• Proceedings from the 2019 IUFRO Joint Conference – Genetics of 5-Needle Pines & Rusts of Forest Trees
• Introduction: Whitebark Pine Presentation (PPT)
• TED-ED Video: Symbiosis: A surprising tale of species cooperation
• Management Aids: Signs to put on five-needle pines to prevent cutting
  • “Needles of 5 – Keep It Alive” for Whitebark Pine
  • “Needles of 5 – Keep It Alive” for Limber Pine

Society Information

• 2021 AGM Minutes
• 2020 AGM Minutes