Save Whitebark Pine
Cartography · Magazine · Storytelling
Whitebark pine is an iconic, high-elevation keystone tree species declining at alarming rates. These show-stopping, eye candy maps are designed to give this gorgeous conifer the platform it deserves. The sequence works step-by-step to convey the massive range of this keystone tree. Its iconic beauty and importance to protecting critical water sources. Its massive decline due to white pine blister rust, the mountain pine beetle, and a warming climate. Its importance as a high-calorie food source for the grizzly bear. And the whimsical story of the Clark’s Nutcracker—our avian partner in restoration and a charismatic bird that is the key to dispersing disease- and drought-resistant seeds hundreds of miles from core areas that are managed by foresters.
