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Genetic conservation is important for Alberta trees that have very precise environmental needs, limited ranges, or sudden ecological threats, such as the southern Alberta cottonwood.
Credit: Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
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Genetic conservation is important for Alberta trees that have very precise environmental needs, limited ranges, or sudden ecological threats, such as the southern Alberta cottonwood.
Credit: Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
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Conservation of the native gene pool is essential to ensure that future tree generations can adapt and thrive in the face of environmental changes and threats.
Credit: Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
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Endangered whitebark pine with caged cones and neighbouring alpine larch and subalpine fir on Table Mountain. The cages allow seeds to be conserved and planted, rather than being taken by the Clark’s Nutcracker.
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Conservation specialists place cages on the cones of endangered whitebark pine. The cages allow seeds to be conserved and planted, rather than being taken by the Clark’s Nutcracker. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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Endangered whitebark pine with cones and associated alpine larch at Table Mountain. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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Endangered whitebark pine on DeVeber Mountain. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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Thicket of endangered whitebark pine on DeVeber Mountain. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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This endangered selected whitebark pine on DeVeber Mountain has been selected as a parent tree to provide seed for future generations. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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Evidence of white pine blister rust disease on endangered whitebark pine, Table Mountain. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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Endangered krummholz (twisted) whitebark pine and subalpine fir on DeVeber Mountain. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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Endangered krummholz (twisted) whitebark pine and subalpine fir on DeVeber Mountain. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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This endangered whitebark pine on Table Mountain has been selected as a parent tree, with cages to protect the cones and seed from birds. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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Endangered whitebark pine with cones on DeVeber Mountain. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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Endangered whitebark pine with cones on Table Mountain. The Endangered listing is under Alberta’s Wildlife Act.
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