This Year's Conference- Details – Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation

2025 Whitebark Pine Science and Management Conference & Training

October 7th-9th, 2025 in Bozeman, Montana

Whitebark Conference 2025 Bozeman Flyer

Regular registration is $150 & student/living lightly registration is $75 for this 3-day event. Virtual registration ($75/$25) is available for the Wednesday presentations.

Please plan to join us in Bozeman, Montana from October 7th-9th for three days filled with learning and enjoying high-elevation forest ecosystems.

Program Schedule

Tuesday, October 7th, 2025

10 am to 5:30 pm Field Trip *The field trip location has changed due to the government shutdown. Please see your registration email for details.

Advance registration is required. Space is limited and registration will close when we meet the capacity limit.

10:00 am Meet in Bozeman (location will be sent to registrants)

10:30 am Leave Bozeman to travel to Little Bear Seed Orchard

5:30 pm Return to Bozeman rendezvous location

*Please Bring a Sack Lunch- available at registration (ordering deadline Sept. 20)

7 pm to 9 pm Whitebark Pine Community Event

Title: Ascending Together: Public Action for High-Elevation Forests

Time: 7-9pm

Location: Inspiration Hall, Norm Asbjornson Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Refreshments: Light snacks & cash bar (non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages)

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

Inspiration Hall

Norm Asbjornson Hall, Montana State University Campus, Bozeman, Montana

Wednesday Detailed Presentation Schedule

Time	Title	Presenter
7:30-8:00	Late Registration
8:00	Conference welcome	Julee Shamhart
8:05	Keynote/Plenary (45 min)	Anna Schoettle
8:50-10:10	Early morning session
8:50	Creating whitebark pine distribution maps using Sentinel 2 model (Summary- no title listed)	Dustin Corbridge
9:05	Past, present, and future of whitebark pine in the northern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Long-term and landscape-level trends	Rachael Dines
9:20	Identifying optimal planting microsites for whitebark pine using a high-resolution water balance model	Stephen Huysman
9:35	Mapping wildfire refugia for whitebark pine out-planting	David Thoma
9:50	Branching Out: The Five-Needle Pine Citizen Science Pilot Project in the North Cascades	Aaron Wells
10:05	Questions
10:10-10:20	Break
10:20-12:00	Late morning session
10:20	Investigating the recently discovered occurrence of Jeffrey pine at extremely high elevations in the Sierra Nevada	Hugh Safford
10:35	Responding to ecological transformation: A comparative study of whitebark pine in North America and snow gums in the Australian Alps	Ruby Olsson
10:50	Clark’s Nutcracker spatial movements in Yellowstone National Park: Maintaining an iconic mutualism	Karina Li
11:05	White Pine Top Ten List: Side Projects and Interesting Observations in Whitebark Pine and Limber Pine	John King
11:20	Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) outbreak triggers growth release in whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis)	Sharon M. Hood
11:35	Comparing the physiology of two high-elevation five-needle pines: Pinus albicaulis and P. flexilis	Lou F. Duloisy
11:50	Stress-tolerant five-needle white pines at treeline: Different ecological functions shape potential treeline responses to climate change	Diana F. Tomback
12:05	Questions
12:10-1:30	Lunch, Plant Growth Center tour
1:30-3:00	Early afternoon session
1:30	Whitebark Pine Seed Transfer Outcomes from Multi-Environment Genecology Field Trials in British Columbia	Charlie Cartwright
1:45	Direct Seeding of White Pine Blister Rust Resistant Whitebark Pine Seeds in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem	Danielle Yashinovitz
2:00	Assessing Status of Limber Pine Along the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana	Amy Gannon
2:15	Comparison of limber pine seed source performance - early results from field common gardens	Kelly L. Kerr
2:30	Burn baby burn: Regeneration response to fire by whitebark pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem	Lydia M. Druin
2:45	Questions
2:50-3:00	Break
3:00-4:50	Late afternoon session
3:00	USFS R4 WBP Conservation Strategy	Tova Spector
3:15	Managing Whitebark Pine on Private Land	Jeff Cadry
3:30	Whitebark Pine Conservation and Restoration in Grand Teton National Park: Progress, Partnerships, and Next Steps	Laura Jones
3:45	Whitebark pine monitoring and restoration in Yellowstone National Park	Hillary Robison
4:00	Planting Tomorrow's Future from Today's Ancestors	ShiNaasha Pete
4:15	Utilizing Rapid Assessments to identify target areas for restoration activities in Yellowstone National Park	Thad Swart
4:30	Stay Limber: A Backpacking Video Journey to Oregon's Oldest Trees	Katie Nicolato
4:45	Questions
4:50	Closing Remarks
5-7pm	Poster session, social, silent auction

Wednesday Evening Conference Social

5 to 7pm Poster session, social, silent auction

Includes heavy appetizers and cash bar

Thursday, October 9th, 2025

Room 233/235

Strand Union Building, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

Roundtable Discussions

We are currently reviewing roundtable topics submitted by registrants. If you would like to submit a topic for discussion, register now. We will update these topic soon!

Opportunity to Support Student Grant Program

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The funds raised though this fundraiser go directly to our student grant program, which contributes to fantastic student research. To learn more about this fund, read about our Student Grant Program .

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