Posts by Helen Johnson
Thriving on Fire – The Resiliency of Longleaf
The Longleaf Alliance collaborated with partners from the Longleaf Partnership Council (LPC) on a new factsheet, Thriving on Fire: The Resilient Longleaf Pine, to communicate the tree’s unique tolerance to…
Read MoreA Guided Tour of Alabama’s Longleaf
Alabama’s original forests were very different from what we see today – dominated in much of the state by vast expanses of longleaf pine forests and their unique and desirable…
Read MoreNew Fire Mapping Tool Released – SE FireMap
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) unveiled the new Southeast FireMap, a fire mapping tool for the Southeastern United States that enables resource managers to improve their regional or local…
Read MoreEastman and GP Cellulose provide critical support for longleaf pine restoration in Florida
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Bristol, Florida In celebration of the International Day of Forests on March 21, Eastman, Eastman Foundation and GP Cellulose worked with The Longleaf Alliance (TLA) to provide 60,000 longleaf pine seedlings to Torreya State…
Read MoreInvasive Cogongrass – Hidden in Plain Sight
Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) is labeled as one of the ten WORST weeds in the world, and it’s ravaging many Southeastern states. This invasive grass can invade ecosystems like our favorite…
Read MoreRestoring a Longleaf Forest for the Future
Terence Hassan is a landowner with family land in Williamsburg County, SC. After returning to the property he left as a child, it wasn’t as he remembered it. He reached…
Read MoreSupport TLA While You Shop!
There are many giving vehicles to support The Longleaf Alliance. Perhaps the easiest way to make a difference is to shop using smile.amazon.com! Amazon Smile is the same Amazon you…
Read MoreThe Longleaf Alliance Leads a Three-Year Prescribed Fire Pilot Project in the GA Sentinel Landscape
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Georgia The Longleaf Alliance is pleased to announce a three-year prescribed fire pilot project in partnership with the Georgia Sentinel Landscape. The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is…
Read MoreLongleaf in the News – Video Interview With LLA’s President
Carol Denhof, President of The Longleaf Alliance, recently had the chance to speak with reporter Janet McConnaughey about the decline of longleaf pine and how The Alliance is working toward…
Read MorePartners Working Together to Help Landowners Restore and Manage Longleaf Pine Forests in Mississippi and Alabama
Around Lucedale, Mississippi, an unusual mix of partners is working together to restore one of the South’s iconic forests. The Longleaf Alliance (LLA), Wildlife Mississippi, the Mississippi Forestry Association, Enviva,…
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