Whitebark pine is a threatened tree species that provides ecological and cultural value across its range in the U.S. West and Canada. Scientists have sequenced its genome, presenting new opportunities ...

The researchers demonstrated that NIR spectroscopy, when paired with advanced chemometric modeling, can classify resistant and susceptible trees with up to 69% accuracy—even before symptoms appear. In ...

Someone plants a whitebark pine seedling in Glacier National Park. (photo provided) A historic photo of a whitebark pine in Glacier National Park. (photo provided) Glacier National Park officials ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. High in the Gallatin Range south of Bozeman, a young whitebark pine tree, just over 3 feet tall, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is trunk section of a diseased ...

Researchers have sequenced the whitebark pine genome, presenting new opportunities to help the threatened, high-altitude tree endure environmental challenges. “Sequencing the whitebark pine reference ...

One tree in Central Oregon has helped protect iconic whitebark pine trees across the West. Scientists have sequenced the tree’s genome, a genetic map, that scientists help plant more resilient trees ...