The Francis Marion National Forest has a goal to restore and maintain longleaf pine on 91,500 acres," wrote U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Kaleb Hoeft in an email, adding that the plan will add ...

Pine snakes, the eastern counterpart of what folks call bull snakes in Texas and gopher snakes in California, are a touchstone of a thriving longleaf pine forest, a natural habitat ravaged by ...

In an effort to celebrate a birthday and promote tree planting, Longleaf Distilling Co. agreed to plant a new longleaf pine tree for every cocktail sold Saturday. The distillery sold 409 cocktails ...

From January through August, people who live in and near longleaf pine forests from Sandhills to the coast may see smoke in the air. By WECT Staff. Published: Jan. 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM EST WILMINGTON ..

The park supervisor said that without controlled burning the longleaf pine forest would disappear. Every two to three years, low-intensity fires are conducted at the park to maintain an open, ...

Georgia, however, has lost some 97% of its longleaf pine forest during the past 150 years, mostly due to logging and replacement with huge plantations of other pine species.

With a fraction of their 90-million-acre historic range remaining across the Southeast, old-growth longleaf pine forests are rare, precious and vital.

And so for a longleaf pine forest in the American Southeast, regular fire creates the best carbon scenario. More Culture Shows. Our Sites. PBS KIDS; Parents; Food; Arts; Digital Studios; ...

Some 57 million acres of longleaf pine forest once stretched across the southeast from Virginia to Texas. But much of it was clear-cut for timber by the early 20th century.

In all, a boundless longleaf pine forest once covered 90 million acres, or about 60% of the land, in a continuous 1,200-mile stretch across nine states from Virginia to East Texas.

Study co-author Dale Brockway (left) and Bladen Lakes State Forest supervisor Hans Rohr (right) survey longleaf pine trees in southeastern North Carolina. New research on tree reproduction is ...

From January through August, people who live in and near longleaf pine forests from Sandhills to the coast may see smoke in the air. According to TNC, the controlled burn will help restore the forest.