The mission of the Whitebark Pine Subcommittee is to help ensure the long-term viability and function of whitebark pine in the GYA. Whitebark Pine Subcommittee partners include staff from the forests, parks and Bureau of Land Management in the GYA, Forest Service research, Forest Service State and Private Forestry, Forest Service tree nursery staff, university researchers, USGS, Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team and Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation members. The whitebark pine subcommittee is actively implementing its Whitebark Pine Strategy for the Greater Yellowstone Area and associated Adaptive Action Plan.