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title: Under a whitebark pine in Jackson Wyoming
date: 2012-05-06T13:51:21Z
modified: 2012-05-06T13:51:21Z
permalink: "https://350.org/under-whitebark-pine-jackson-wyoming/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: "Millions of acres of these majestic trees have been devastated by the pine bark beetle, no longer held in check by cold winters. It's a tragedy not just for people, but also the bears and birds that depend on its nuts for food"
wpid: 29426
author: Bill McKibben
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Millions of acres of these majestic trees have been devastated by the pine bark beetle, no longer held in check by cold winters. It’s a tragedy not just for people, but also the bears and birds that depend on its nuts for food

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