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Remaking a forest requires a lot of seeds, and in 2025 things were starting to look dire as the longleaf pine seed supply dwindled across the Southeast. The U.S. Forest Service published its annual ...

A large-scale prescribed burn is underway Monday at Orton as part of ongoing efforts to restore and protect the region’s ...

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 ...

One of the highest honors a citizen of North Carolina can receive — the highest one can receive directly from the governor, in fact — is the Order of the Longleaf Pine. This award is granted to ...

In Big Thicket National Preserve’s converging ecosystems, NPCA is helping to restore the red-cockaded woodpecker and the longleaf pine forests they call home. Big Thicket National Preserve in ...

I was tromping around last week in what I regard as some of the most beautiful forests in the world — mature, longleaf pine forests. With their stately trees in open, grassy settings, they look more ...

Once covering 92 million acres across the American South, longleaf pine forests dwindled to just 5% of their range due to logging, farming, and fire suppression. These ecosystems, shaped for millennia ...

The highest honor a citizen of North Carolina can receive from the governor is the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. This award is granted to distinguished North Carolinians who have a proven record of ...