Diana Tomback is interviewed in this current article in the HighCountry News; “We’re relying on the bird,” said Diana Tomback, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver who studies whitebark pine. “It will take multiple human lifetimes for whitebark pines’ range to be re-established, and Clark’s nutcrackers’ seed dispersal will be the key to this.” 

The article highlights the tree’s fierce struggle for existence and the people who are coming alongside to help. You can read the full article here.