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Pine beetles are hammering the Tetons’ whitebark pines, again

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem land managers brace for the second climate-driven epidemic this century and fear for the survival of the remaining old-growth conifers. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile YELLOWSTONE — Vegetation ecologists monitoring the latest mountain pine beetle epidemic fear for the survival of the Teton Range’s remaining ancient whitebark pine stands.  A keystone species that gained Endangered […]