A Guided Tour of Alabama’s Longleaf
April 2, 2021
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 plant and animal species. In every region of the longleaf range, these forests were largely consumed during our development as a nation. What older timber remains is a fraction of once was, but Alabama is a leader in
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New Fire Mapping Tool Released – SE FireMap
March 30, 2021
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 approaches to managing wildfire risk and fire management needs through targeted prescribed burns and training. Fire management helps improve forest ecosystem health, increases ti
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Eastman and GP Cellulose provide critical support for longleaf pine restoration in Florida
March 19, 2021
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 Park in Northwest Florida. This conservation collaboration is intended to help protect forest ecosystems, support delicate wildlife communities, and help repair the planet for fut
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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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