Invasive Cogongrass – Hidden in Plain Sight
March 18, 2021
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 longleaf pine and cost landowners massive amounts of money. Wild Wander devoted an entire episode to investigate how bad cogongrass can get and what we all can do to stop it. Partners on the video include
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Restoring a Longleaf Forest for the Future
March 12, 2021
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 out the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service for assistance and to better understand what opportunities were available for restoring his property. With NRCS's help and the assistance of knowledgeable partners, Terence is
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Support TLA While You Shop!
March 10, 2021
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 know, same online shopping interface, and the same products you're familiar with. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your qualifying purchases to The Longleaf Alliance when you select us as your charity of choic
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The Longleaf Alliance Leads a Three-Year Prescribed Fire Pilot Project in the GA Sentinel Landscape
February 20, 2021
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 a federal, state, local, and private collaboration dedicated to promoting natural resource sustainability in areas surrounding military installations and conserving both working and natural lands. The Georgia Sentine
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Longleaf in the News – Video Interview With LLA’s President
January 7, 2021
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 its restoration. In addition to the AP article "Restoring longleaf pines, keystone of once vast ecosystems" that is circulating widely, Carol's video interview is also spreading the word about longleaf pine
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Partners Working Together to Help Landowners Restore and Manage Longleaf Pine Forests in Mississippi and Alabama
January 4, 2021
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, and other partners are working together to boost longleaf pine habitats in southern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama by creating new opportunities for public and private l
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Guiding Longleaf Restoration for 25 years
October 30, 2020
The Longleaf Alliance was formed in 1995 by Rhett Johnson and Dean Gjerstad in response to the urgent need to halt the decline of longleaf pine ecosystems, and to meet the growing demand for information on how to restore these forests. The Longleaf Alliance's role within the longleaf community has expanded over the years, but our core function of delivering science-based technical assistance
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LLA Hosts 1st Virtual Biennial Longleaf Conference
October 26, 2020
The Longleaf Alliance and partners hosted our first-ever Virtual Longleaf Conference on October 20-23, 2020. We were thrilled to be joined by 475 conference participants, including registered attendees, speakers, working group members, and students. With a full year of content access, the conference will continue to be a resource for the longleaf community. Following the conference's long-s
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LLA Awarded $1.1 Million to Advance Longleaf Pine Restoration and Conservation
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently announced $5.6 million in grants to restore, enhance and protect longleaf pine forests in eight Southeast states. The grants will generate more than $6.9 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $12.5 million. The 23 grants were awarded through NFWF's Longleaf Stewardship Fund, and will support conservation work
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2020 Regional Longleaf Award Recipients Announced
Thursday, September 10, 2020
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 Biennial Longleaf Conference, hosted by The Longleaf Alliance, is a regional conference focused on th
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