Whitebark pine seed orchard holds species' future
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE - GALLATIN GATEWAY – High on a ridge above the Gallatin Valley, you can't see the forest but now you can see the trees. Hopefully, the forest will follow in another half century.
On Thursday, two forestry technicians inched their way through a clearing, depositing tiny whitebark pine seedlings in the pre-dug holes that formed a grid across the slope.
Whitebark pines seedlings are not only more sensitive – they're a lot more valuable.
