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 for extended periods, or when extreme temperature fluctuations occur, there is a risk of freeze injury to longleaf pine seedlings. If you haven't planted yet, protect your seedlings. Pine root and s
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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 million longleaf pine seedlings planted - 809,709 people reached via social media & other outreach events - 107,602 acres prescribed burned - 11,749 people reached via technic
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Southern Pine Beetles Reach Epidemic Level in Alabama’s Forests
August 30, 2024
Alabama Forestry Commission reports highest outbreak in 23 years. The worst southern pine beetle infestations in Alabama are located within and around Bankhead National Forest and the Oakmulgee District of the Talladega National Forest. A large number of beetle spots exist on adjacent private lands as well. The Alabama Forestry Commission expects the number of infested spots and the number
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Celebrating Our Leaders – 2024 Regional Longleaf Awards Announced
August 1, 2024
Every two years, individuals, private landowners, land managers, wildlife biologists, conservation groups, consultants, university researchers, forestry professionals, agency and outreach personnel gather for the best and largest longleaf event in the nation - The Biennial Longleaf Conference. The Regional Longleaf Awards Program, offered in conjunction with the Biennial Longleaf Conference, re
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Ancient Forests…A Hopeful Future….Longleaf Forever
July 31, 2024
Our work strives to ensure a sustainable future for longleaf pine ecosystems and that's exactly why The Longleaf Alliance has partnered to bring you Longleaf Forever, a compelling, short documentary film that plunges viewers into one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. Divided into chapters, the film begins with an introduction by a forester, Paul Massey, who has spent hi
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Managing Longleaf Forests for Our Future
July 23, 2024
A Longleaf Pine Climate-Smart Guide In the Southeast, where fires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, and other wind events shape the landscape, longleaf pine continues to be a testament to resilience. The trees, and the diverse forests anchored by them, are adapted to thrive in wide-ranging and challenging conditions. For forest landowners and managers across the southern United States, i
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Sharing the Longleaf Story at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Conference
July 15, 2024
The Longleaf Alliance was pleased to join the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) at their annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia in June 2024. This year's conference explored innovative solutions to conserve, sustainably manage, and restore Forests for the Future. Growing & Maintaining Resilient Forests Throughout the conference sessions, leaders from the conservation and forestry industr
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TLA Awarded $7.3 Million to Advance Longleaf Pine Restoration and Conservation
June 19, 2024
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced a record $33.5 million in conservation grants from the Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund (LLSF) to restore, enhance and protect longleaf pine forests in eight southern states. This year's grant slate is the largest in the program's history, building on a recent trend of increased funding for longleaf pine restoration. These grants wil
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Longleaf Partners Set Prescribed Fire Record in 2023
June 13, 2024
America's Longleaf Restoration Initiative (ALRI) is proud to debut the 2023 Range-wide Accomplishment Report celebrating 2.17 million acres of accomplishments ranging from prescribed fire application to new longleaf plantings to land protection. In fiscal year 2023, ALRI partners: - Planted 137,858 acres of new longleaf pine - Protected 30,346 acres through acquisitions and easements - Applied
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Failed 2024 Crop – Longleaf Pine Cone Prospects
June 7, 2024
More so than other southern yellow pine species, longleaf pine cone production is variable, with infrequent good crops. The process is influenced by many environmental factors over the course of the cones' two-year development, with large differences observed from year to year and also from place to place. Having an idea of upcoming cone crops helps longleaf growers plan for nursery seedling pr
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