Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation (WPEF)

We are a science-based non-profit dedicated to counteracting the decline of whitebark pine and enhancing knowledge about the value of its ecosystems.

Contact

406-925-9545
[email protected]

Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation
PO Box 17943
Missoula, Montana 59808

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Recent Graduate Spotlight: Stephen Huysman

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to highlight a recent master’s graduate from...

December 12, 2025
2025 WPEF Member’s Meeting

November 17, 2025, 7 p.m. mountain time Please join us for our 2025 Virtual Member's Meeting. The...

November 17, 2025
High-Elevation, Five-Needle White Pines: Science and Management Webinar Series

The "High-Elevation, Five-Needle White Pines: Science and Management Webinar Series" occurs the third Tuesday of each...

October 9, 2025
Ascending Together: Public Action for High-Elevation Forests

Title: Ascending Together: Public Action for High-Elevation Forests Date: Tuesday October 7th, 2025 Time: 7-9pm, doors open at...

September 25, 2025
Visit Bozeman for the 2025 Conference

Join us in Bozeman, Montana for this year's Whitebark Pine Science and Management Conference and Training...

September 15, 2025
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Jessica Harris

As the academic wraps up, we’d like to highlight a recent master’s graduate from Montana State...

July 22, 2025
WPEF volunteers sow over 20,000 whitebark seeds at Coeur d’Alene nursery

What makes whitebark pine seeds so valuable to grizzly bears, Clark’s nutcracker, and other species –...

April 24, 2025
Final Round of Nutcracker Transmitters Deployed by Tomback Lab

This past March, University of Colorado Denver faculty, Dr. Diana Tomback, and master’s student, Karina Li,...

April 24, 2025
2025 Student Research Grants

The Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation is accepting proposals for two whitebark pine student research grants....

December 16, 2024
2024 Conference Donors

We sincerely appreciate all the donations made to this year's silent auction (auction items or monetary)....

October 7, 2024
2025-26 Webinar Series

High-Elevation Five-Needle White Pines: 2025-2026 Science and Management Webinar Series The “High-Elevation, Five-Needle White Pines: Science and...

October 2, 2024
Whitebark Management Workshops

New Workshops at this year’s Whitebark Pine Science and Management Conference in Baker City, Oregon, October...

September 27, 2024