High in the Tetons, whitebark pine devotees go to great lengths to protect the few remaining mature, seed-producing trees from a pine beetle epidemic. Nancy Bockino, who heads Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative’s whitebark pine conservation program, swings a hatchet toward the bark of a beetle-infested brood tree. A trial project she’s spearheading seeks…
Beetle Butchery (with benefits)
Nancy Bockino tours through the “Heart of Winter” grove of whitebark pines in the Teton Range, a federally protected tree stand that’s being hammered by mountain pine beetles. Photo: Mike Koshmrl/WyoFile
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