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Former Flathead National Forest silviculturist Melissa Jenkins demonstrates the proper way to plant a whitebark pine seedling to ensure its best chance of survival at Whitefish Mountain Resort. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Threatened whitebark pines planted on Big Mountain
July 20, 2021 midnight

Threatened whitebark pines planted on Big Mountain

Tiny whitebark pine trees just a few inches tall peaked out from behind old stumps and logs along a mountainside just outside of Whitefish Mountain Resort's boundary near the Hellroaring Basin.