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 ...

At one time the longleaf pine forest was the most significant type of forest in the southern United States. Now only 3 percent of the original forests remains. What happened?

It’s well-known that Red Hills hunting estates have some of the finest examples of old-growth longleaf pine forests left on the planet. This is a treasure for which we should all be thankful ...

This photo, published in the book "Economic Botany of Alabama," was taken in 1902 by Dr. E.A. Smith and R.S. Hodges. It shows a magnificent virgin longleaf pine forest once located about ten miles ...

Forest Service and partners to conduct longleaf pine-carbon research on military bases in 3 states Study to answer carbon cycle questions, help offset emissions, and promote forest health ...

Bartram was describing the longleaf pine forest that covered the Southeast. It was the dominant pine from Virginia to Florida and over to east Texas, covering an estimated 90 million acres.

Two grants from Gulf Power and its parent will locally plant 2,200 acres of longleaf pine. ... U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ...

The longleaf pine forest, one of the South’s most endangered ecosystems, is the preferred habitat of the little red-cockaded woodpecker, which is on the federal Endangered Species List. “The ...

The Northlake Nature Center hopes to recreate in its 400-acre preserve near Mandeville the experience of walking through a forest of longleaf pines, a native species that once covered 90 ...

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 ...

Now the scenic property has a new mission: bringing back a Louisiana longleaf pine forest. After opening in the 1950s, Hodges Gardens in West Louisiana became a state park a decade ago.

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, ...