Experts gather Friday at the U.S. Forest Service nursery in Coeur d’Alene, which has been working on a rust-resistant strain of whitebark pine. The high-elevation tree is critical to alpine ecosystems, providing food for grizzly bears and other animals. Becky Kramer's SR story here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

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