(NEWTON, GEORGIA, September 2023) — The southeastern U.S. faces water scarcity issues that concern farmers and conservationists alike. But new research shows that restoration of longleaf pine ...
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Longleaf pine restoration is often described as forest work, but it is really ecosystem work. The goal is not simply to plant pines. It is to rebuild one of the southeastern United States’ most ...
Longleaf pine conservation is considered a key part of climate resilience for Florida and the Southeast. But when it comes to climate change, longleaf pines are not out of the woods. Drip torch in ...
Longleaf pine trees, once dominant in the Southeast, have significantly declined due to unsustainable logging and turpentining practices. These trees play a crucial role in biodiversity, supporting ...
For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the longleaf pine. The forest once stretched across 92 million acres from ...
YEMASSEE — Making the sweeping right turn from U.S. Highway 21 onto Savannah Highway, a faint column of pale gray smoke began to build a couple miles to the east. A controlled burn was getting ...
A land manager examines young longleaf pines, some in their grassy phase, in a private forest in South Carolina. AP Photo/James Pollard For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural ...