BILLINGS – Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food source for some grizzly bears have been killed by disease, climate change, wildfires and voracious beetles, government officials said as they planned to announce federal protections Wednesday. […] - READ MORE

By Flathead Beacon

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:42:07 GMT