Ep. 377 - The Whitebark Pine's Complicated Future

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In Defense of Plants

Plants, Nature, Natural Sciences, Science, Ecology, Botany

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🗓️ 10 July 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a cornerstone of the ecology of western North America. Whether its their direct interactions with animals like the Clark's nutcracker or their indirect influences on snowpack and hydrology, the loss of these trees would be devastating. Sadly, the whitebark pine is facing many threats. Joining us to talk about these threats and what is being done to curb some of them is Glacier National Park Naturalist Andrew Smith. Andrew is also the co-host of the wonderful podcast Headwaters which has an entire season devoted to this wonderful tree. Join us as we explore the wonders of the whitebark pine. This episode was produced in part by Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of
0:04.3	IndefensivePlants.com.
0:05.7	What's up?
0:06.7	This is your host, Matt.
0:07.7	Welcome to the show.
0:08.7	How is everyone doing this week?
0:10.5	Today, we are talking about one of the coolest pine trees in North America, the White
0:14.7	Park Pine, Pineus, Alba Collis.
0:17.4	This amazing pine is a cornerstone of the ecology of Western North America, especially at the
0:22.8	high elevation areas in which it grows.
0:24.6	But as you're going to hear, it affects everything down the mountain, including access
0:29.4	to clean, clear, necessary water.
0:33.0	Joining us to talk about this is Glacier National Park, naturalist Andrew Smith.
0:37.5	And he is a champion of the tree, but a champion of all things ecology in Glacier National
0:42.5	Park.
0:43.5	He is a wealth of knowledge.
0:44.9	And together with his colleagues, they have put together an amazing podcast called Headwaters
0:49.3	that you must all go check out in which they cover White Park Pine in a much more thorough
0:53.9	amount than we do on this episode.
0:55.9	But this is a great introduction to the species to wet your palate and get you interested
1:00.0	in not only why the species is important, what's threatening it, but also what is being
1:04.2	done to ensure it is going to remain on the landscape for generations to come.
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