Topic: Forestry Sector: Whitebark pine forests, a culturally important species for CSKT, have been affected both directly and indirectly by climate change. (View All Topics in the Plan)

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Post-fire restoration was completed in June of 2019. CSKT forestry teamed up with the Flathead National Forest and planted 1,920...

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Enhance [whitebark pine] WBP habitat by using a combination of a fire-management response strategy: fire use for resource benefit, timber...

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Maps of current Whitebark pine [WBP] populations on the Flathead Indian Reservation are being generated and a restoration strategy is...

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Over the course of the past five years, the CSKT Forestry Sector has worked in partnership with The Wilderness Society...

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Dreaming Tree funds have supported CSKT multi-year efforts to involve youth in whitebark pine restoration. In 2018, students were able...

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

CSKT has certified climbers to climb and cage the cones. Whitebark pine is a very sensitive population, where the cone...

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