Research on the restoration and management of the high five pines is growing more important every year as studies and monitoring reveal challenges to the survival of these species. The H5II conference program will feature keynote and plenary presentations from experts in the field, providing important background information and state of knowledge explorations of topics directly related to conservation planning and management actions.
David B. Neale, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Science, University of California, Davis Title: The Whitebark Pine Genome Project
Barbara J. Bentz, Ph.D., Research Entomologist with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Title: Defense characteristics among high elevation Pinus and vulnerability to native bark beetles
Melissa B. Jenkins, Silviculturist with the USDA Forest Service, Retired Title: A restoration strategy for whitebark pine in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem
Charlie Cartwright, British Columbia Ministry of Forests Lands, Natural Resources Operations and Rural Development Title: Early results from whitebark pine genecology trials in British Columbia
Richard Sniezko, Ph.D., Center Geneticist with the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region’s Dorena Genetic Resource Center Tentative Title: Blister rust resistance and the potential use of biotechnology among the High Five Pines
Andrew Hansen, Ph.D., Professor in the Ecology Department and Director of the Landscape Biodiversity Lab at Montana State University Title: “Potential changes in climate suitable habitat of Whitebark pine in Greater Yellowstone under climate scenarios”
Robert E. Keane, Ph.D., Emeritus Research Ecologist with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory Title: Effective practices for managing high elevation five needle pines in western North America
Anna W. Schoettle, Ph.D., Research Plant Ecophysiologist with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Title: Taking the Long View: Ecology, Condition, and Outlook for the High-elevation Five-needle Pines.
Diana F. Tomback, Ph.D., Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Colorado Denver Title: The National Whitebark Pine Restoration Plan: restoration model for the High Five pines.
Photos this page: whitebark pine trees, photo by Iain Robert Reid (featured image) . All presenter photos were submitted by the presenters.