Ensuring a sustainable future for the longleaf pine ecosystem

The Longleaf Alliance is a non-profit organization that works throughout the Southeast U.S. to guide longleaf restoration, stewardship, and conservation using science-based outreach, partnership engagement, and on-the-ground assistance.

Restoration Through Partnerships

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Longleaf Assistance

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Conserving Diverse Forests

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Education & Outreach

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What's New?

The Longleaf Alliance Planting Funds

March 3, 2025

Because of the tremendous public benefits that flow from healthy private forests, many incentives (including “cost-share”) exist to encourage landowners to plant, grow and manage forests. This is especially true…

Artic Blast Moves South – Freeze Injury Alert for Longleaf Seedlings

January 6, 2025

Winter Storm Blair hitting the Eastern U.S. means freezing night time temperatures throughout much of the longleaf range just as planting season is beginning to ramp up. When temperatures drop…

G.U.I.D.E-ing Longleaf Forward – 2024 Highlights

January 1, 2025

The Longleaf Alliance staff, board, members, and conservation partners have many collective successes to celebrate in 2024, from Texas to Virginia. Read more >> Our 2024 accomplishments include: – 4.8…

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What is Longleaf?

John Gould Curtis described longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Miller) as the "pride of the south." He stated, "the longleaf pine tree would probably not be considered very beautiful with its long, scaly trunk and rather scraggly branches, but a whole forest of tall, straight poles canopied over with dark green plumes of long, shaky needles is most attractive and majestic." We would tend to agree that there are few places in the world that are as beautiful as a forest of longleaf pines.