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For decades, the tree was chopped down for timber. Now, growing research shows that longleaf pine is especially resilient to climate change.
Longleaf pine was once the dominant tree in the Southeast. It is estimated that it occupied 90 million acres. The seemingly endless forest shaped the recent culture of the Southeast. Longleaf pine ...
It’s never too late to enjoy the tranquil nature that surrounds the state of North Carolina. Tucked in the Sandhills of Moore ...
Wild Georgia columnist Charles Seabrook explains the history of longleaf pine forests and why their future matters.
As one of the major role players in longleaf pine restoration, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is bringing fire back to Alabama forests.
The longleaf pine has certain properties the woodpecker depends on for a safe nesting site, which can take up to two years to excavate. Without the longleaf pine, the red-cockaded woodpecker might ...
With a fraction of their 90-million-acre historic range remaining across the Southeast, old-growth longleaf pine forests are rare, precious and vital.
Julie Moore, a board member for the Southern Conservation Partners, has no shortage of enthusiasm for the longleaf pine. This is in part because she has witnessed first-hand the intriguing systems ...
Longleaf pine forests are one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet that, according to the USDA, “support an estimated 900 different plant species and provide habitat to ...
To restore the longleaf-pine forest at Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary, the Nature Conservancy of Texas removed invasive species and held planned burns.
For decades, the tree was chopped down for timber. Now, growing research shows that longleaf pine is especially resilient to climate change.