Longleaf for the Long Run
August 3, 2023
Economic Opportunities Landowners Need to Know Longleaf pine ecosystems historically dominated the Southeast, occurring on 90 million acres from Eastern Texas to Southern Virginia. With only a fraction of longleaf remaining today, landowners have many reasons to restore this iconic species while realizing its economic and ecological benefits. The Longleaf Alliance's newest outreach resource
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Longleaf Partners Set Prescribed Fire Record in 2022
July 20, 2023
America's Longleaf Restoration Initiative is proud to debut the 2022 Range-wide Accomplishment Report celebrating 2.2+ million acres of accomplishments ranging from prescribed fire application to new longleaf plantings to land protection. In fiscal year 2022, ALRI partners: - Planted 123,304 acres of new longleaf pine - Protected 38,796 acres through acquisitions and easements - Applied pres
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The Longleaf Alliance Announces Retirement of Anne Rilling, VP for Business
June 27, 2023
It is with mixed emotions that The Longleaf Alliance announces the upcoming retirement of our Vice President for Business Anne Rilling. Anne joined The Longleaf Alliance (TLA) team in November 2009 and in January 2012 she assumed the position of VP for Business. She has been an essential leader of our Team, setting a standard for all other TLA staff to follow. As the staff member with the lo
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GCPEP Staff Take a Break from the Field to Teach Alabama and Florida Students
May 15, 2023
Classroom in the Forest Invasive Species Coordinator Emma McKee presented at Classroom in the Forest at Conecuh National Forest. It was a wonderful event with nearly 300 students attending. Classroom in the Forest, coordinated by The Alabama TREASURE Forest Association, enables school children to get a close-up look at private forestland and private forest landowners, as well as the many TR
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The Owen Fellowship – $20,000 Award for Longleaf Graduate Research
April 1, 2023
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 longleaf pine research through a $20,000 scholarship award for graduate students. The 2024-25 recipient will attend the 2024 Biennial Longleaf Conference, conduct research related to longleaf pine conservat
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Welcoming Wildlife Into Our Landscapes – Coastal WildScapes 13th Annual Symposium
April 13, 2023
The 13th Annual Coastal WildScapes Symposium was held at the Richmond Hill City Center in Richmond Hill, Georgia. The theme "Welcoming Wildlife Into Our Landscapes" attracted 81 participants for the event. Gage LaPierre of the University of Florida Native Plant Nursery and Natural Teaching Area Laboratory chronicled his efforts to restore native groundcover in urban habitats. Diana Churchill, a
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Learning While Burning
March 30, 2023
Learn & Burn workshops provide landowners with hands-on prescribed fire opportunities while also networking with others in their communities who utilize prescribed burning to manage their woodlands. What is a Learn & Burn? Adequate training is often a barrier for landowners interested in prescribed fire, and Learn & Burn workshops are one way to help them gain the knowledge and
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Pints for Pines – Bringing Back Longleaf in North Carolina
March 24, 2023
The Longleaf Alliance loved celebrating with new and old friends at the Pints for Pines Longleaf Planting day at Cotton Creek Preserve on March 13, 2023. More than 30 volunteers planted 2,000 longleaf pine container seedlings to support longleaf pine restoration in the North Carolina Piedmont. Special thank you to Three Rivers Land Trust for being gracious hosts. Read the News Arti
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Longleaf Pine and Water Research Forum
March 8, 2023
The Longleaf Alliance, U.S. Forest Service, The Jones Center at Ichauway, University of Georgia, Phinizy Center for Water Sciences, and the Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water brought together natural resource professionals, researchers, and experts to discuss research happening across the range of longleaf pine and to work collaboratively to synthesize the state-of-the-science regar
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Sharing the Longleaf Story at SEWE
March 2, 2023
A few weekends ago, several Alliance staff were spreading the word about longleaf at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina. Our booth in Quail Village at Brittlebank Park was alongside many of our partners including Jon Kohler & Associates, LLC, Quail Forever, the South Carolina Bobwhite Initiative and the South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council. Pass the Torc
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