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.

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Cheers to 30 Years!

July 25, 2025

When Dean Gjerstad and Rhett Johnson co-founded The Longleaf Alliance in 1995, the trajectory of longleaf pines and its associated ecosystems was dire – only fraction of longleaf acreage remained.…

The Owen Fellowship – $20,000 Award for Longleaf Graduate Research

December 9, 2025

Now in its second round, The Owen Fellowship of The Longleaf Alliance is a two-year program offered in conjunction with the Biennial Longleaf Conference. The Owen Fellowship aims to advance…

Pumpkin Spice and the Power of Partnership: A Gopher Tortoise Story

October 31, 2025

In the new short documentary, A Tortoise Called Pumpkin Spice, viewers meet a tiny survivor with a big mission. Hatched from the egg of a female gopher tortoise tragically killed…

Wear the Legacy: Limited-Time Longleaf Apparel

September 12, 2025

Shop to Support Longleaf Celebrate the legacy of the longleaf pine and The Longleaf Alliance’s conservation efforts across the Southeast with our exclusive Longleaf Ecosystem apparel, available now through October…

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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.