In the past few weeks, Grade 6 and 7 students from Arrow Heights and Columbia Park elementary schools contributed to whitebark pine restoration efforts in Mount Revelstoke National Park by planting seedlings. Whitebark pine trees play a significant role in the sub-alpine environment where they are found. Unfortunately, an introduced fungus, called white pine blister rust, is causing declines across the species’ range and whitebark pine are now considered endangered. The students first learned about whitebark pine and Parks Canada’s restoration program with a visit to the park in February 2016. They followed up this fall with hands-on conservation work. Photo curtsy of Parks Canada
