Conifer Content / Conifer Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Scientists Sequence Genome for Threatened Whitebark Pine /climate/news/scientists-sequence-genome-threatened-whitebark-pine ºÙºÙÊÓƵ scientists and partners sequenced the whitebark pine genome, presenting opportunities to help the threatened, high-altitude tree. December 13, 2023 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/scientists-sequence-genome-threatened-whitebark-pine High-Severity Wildfires Complicate Natural Regeneration for California Conifers /news/high-severity-wildfires-complicate-natural-regeneration-california-conifers <p>A study spanning 10 national forests and 14 burned areas in California found that conifer seedlings were found in less than 60 percent of the study areas five to seven years after fire. Of the nearly 1,500 plots surveyed, nearly half showed no natural conifer regeneration at all.&nbsp;The study,&nbsp;co-led by ºÙºÙÊÓƵ and the USDA Forest Service,&nbsp;presents a tool to help foresters prioritize which lands to replant immediately after a fire, and which lands they can expect to regrow naturally.</p> December 21, 2016 - 3:31pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/high-severity-wildfires-complicate-natural-regeneration-california-conifers