The Forest that Fire Made

April 26, 2023

In The Forest That Fire Made: An Introduction to the Longleaf Pine Forest, authors John McGuire, Carol Denhof, and Byron Levan combine natural and cultural history, a species guide, and travel destinations into a single book. Topics include the anatomy of the longleaf tree, its history (and revival), the surrounding fauna and flora, and the landscape’s dependence on fire with 300 color images of species found in longleaf pine forests and more than 44 detailed drawings documenting the most common animals, plants, and insects.