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

Longleaf Assistance

Conserving Diverse Forests

Education & Outreach

What's New?

From Roots to Revenue

July 9, 2025

Market Opportunities for Longleaf Landowners Longleaf pine forests offer a unique blend of ecological resilience and economic opportunity. Known for their superior strength, durability, and long needles, longleaf pines offer a range of…

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Devouring Beauties – The Remarkable Pitcherplants

June 26, 2025

Mysterious, captivating, and under threat. Carnivorous pitcherplants take center stage in this short documentary set in the fire-dependent longleaf pine ecosystems of Georgia and Florida. Devouring Beauties explores the hidden…

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Anatomy of a Growing Season Burn

June 19, 2025

Burning in late spring or summer can be challenging, requiring careful planning and compliance with strict regulations in many parts of South Georgia. On a small farm in southeast Georgia,…

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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.

The Tree

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The Ecosystem

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Restoration & Management

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What you can do

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Support the Alliance

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Merchandise

Events

Gopher Tortoise Academy

Aug 6, 2025 - Aug 8, 2025

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