A Pine in Decline: A Survival Story in the Mountains

Jun 8, 2022  

(GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Event URL:  https://www.exploringbytheseat.com/peak/
Cost:  Free
Hosted by: Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Join us for exciting virtual education programs, live from Jasper, Waterton Lakes, Banff, Kootenay, Glacier and Yoho national parks. Each program shares a unique story and will give you a look behind the scenes at these amazing places with Parks Canada experts. These fun and interactive presentations explore a variety of topics including wildlife conservation, archaeological history, protecting at-risk species and more! The Peak series: www.exploringbytheseat.com/peak/ 

In this webinar: Time to be Determined! Just like Dr. Seuss’ Truffula trees, whitebark pine are what everyone needs. These sturdy trees thrive in places where few other trees can. They stabilize slopes to help other plants grow, slow spring snowmelt to prevent flooding, and provide important food to animals. Like Truffula trees, they are also under attack, not by people but by an introduced fungus called blister rust. Add to this natural predators and habitat changes and whitebark pine now need everyone’s help.  Take a virtual walk in the forest with Parks Canada and learn why these trees are so important, what people are doing to help, and how wildfire can help them too!

A Pine in Decline: A Survival Story in the Mountains
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