We also send a huge thanks to Brian Weihausen for preparing maps and GIS modeling and to Mike DeArmond for his inspiring vision of healthy whitebark pine forests. A heartfelt thanks goes to National Operations Center employees Nancy Esworthy (editor) and Ethel Coontz (visual information specialist) for their excellent suggestions, which greatly improved this publication. We are especially grateful to Kathy Radigan, senior forester in BLM's Division of Forest, Rangeland, Riparian, and Plant

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... rvation, Washington Office, who retired in January 2016 after 30 years of federal service. Not only did Kathy's support and passion for our public lands lead the national BLM forestry program forward, but her vision and guidance inspired and made possible the creation of this document as a valuable resource for conserving and managing whitebark pine ecosystems.