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The Whitebark Pine Friendly Ski Area certification program, M. Giesey

Speaker: Mike Giesey, Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation Board Member & Ski Area Partnership Committee Chair Title: The Whitebark Pine Friendly Ski Area certification program Date & Time: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Abstract: My talk will be an overview of the Whitebark Pine Friendly Ski Area certification program. I'll cover the goals and objectives of the program and review the ways that ski areas can get involved. I'll discuss which ski areas are participating in the process currently and some of the things that they are doing to get certified. I'll display the new interpretative sign we created for ski areas. I have WbP status information on most ski areas within WbP habitat, and my hope is that some of the participants may be willing to get involved and invite their favorite ski area in WbP habitat to get certified! Bio: I always wanted to be a forester. I began my USFS career in 1980 as a volunteer on the Kootenai NF in Libby, MT. This was followed by many years of seasonal work for the USFS, and a degree in Forest Resource Management in 1984 from West Virginia University. I worked a short time in the private forest products industry in Montana and Florida, until I got a full time position in 1989 on the Clearwater NF in Pierce, ID. I transferred back to the Kootenai NF in 1993 and retired in 2016 as the Kootenai Forest Silviculturist. In addition to my duties as a silviculturist, I became a certified tree climber in 2003, an instructor in 2004, and the USFS Region 1 Tree Climbing technical advisor in 2014. I have always been intrigued by whitebark pine, and volunteer my time to promote this species and do what I can to assure its presence into the future. As a tree climber and silviculturist I have designed vegetation management projects to promote whitebark pine: caged and collected cones, scion, aeciospores, and pollen. As part of my job I kept records and coordinated all whitebark pine work on the Kootenai NF. I enjoy working with the other board members to continue the good work of the WPEF.