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Conserving Diverse Forests

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Forests & Water

Healthy forests produce safe and reliable drinking water.

Two-thirds of the freshwater in the United States comes from forested watersheds. Watersheds that are healthy and well-managed, produce clean water. That means that well managed, fire-maintained longleaf ecosystems help to protect our water supply.

Clean water is less expensive to treat, benefits local economies and communities, provides wildlife habitat, scenic vistas, carbon sequestration, recreational opportunities, and human health and well-being.

Georgia and South Carolina – Lower Savannah River Watershed

Forest landowners are a key part of supporting health watersheds and our drinking water. In South Carolina and Georgia, The Longleaf Alliance partners with the Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water, the Savannah River Clean Water Fund, and the Georgia and South Carolina Forestry Commissions to provide assistance to forest landowners.

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We work closely with our natural resource partners, land trusts, drinking water utilities, and landowners to manage and permanently protect and restore forests, with a focus on lands that contribute to protecting water quality in the lower Savannah River Basin. The overall goal is to retain 60% of the forest cover in the watershed.

Savannah River Web Mapping Application

Savannah River Watershed Priority Planning Toolkit

The Savannah River Watershed Conservation Priority Index (CPI) Map shows the areas of greatest importance for the conservation of clean drinking water by protecting health forests in the lower Savannah River watershed.

Savannah River Conservation Priority Map
User Guide - ArcGIS Online Web Mapping
Data Use Agreement & Request Form

Additional Resources

Longleaf Pine: A Tall Drink of Water

Healthy Forests = Clean Water Fact sheet

Clean Water Fact Sheet

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Have you heard? We're hosting a field day at the C Have you heard? We're hosting a field day at the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge on June 6th. Join us to discuss all things longleaf restoration! Sign up TODAY at longleafalliance.org > upcoming events (link in bio)!
When you work in conservation, Earth Day is like o When you work in conservation, Earth Day is like our Super Bowl...And The Longleaf Alliance staff are going to busy this weekend. Come and find us at an event near you!Georgia: 🌲Day in the Woods - Gaskins Forest Education Center🌎Earth Day Party at Ponce City Market - Atlanta🌎Savannah Earth Day at Daffin Park (Friday, April 21)North Carolina:🌲Party for the Pine Festival - Southern PinesSouth Carolina:🌎Aiken Earth Day🌎Brookgreen Gardens Earth Day Celebration#EarthDayEveryDay #FireFestival #RestoreLongleaf
The life of a gopher tortoise revolves around its The life of a gopher tortoise revolves around its tunnel-like burrow. The burrows are easy to spot because of the characteristic mound of loose sand at the burrow entrance (called the “apron”). Gopher tortoises are often referred to as ecosystem engineers or keystone species because of their ability to dig these large (up to 40 feet long), deep (up to 10 feet down) burrows that provide habitat to >350 animal species. Patrick Elliott's "Longleaf Ecosystem" print depicts several of these burrow commensal species. Which ones do you see? P.S. April 10th is #GopherTortoiseDay! 🐢
"Egg-hunts" in longleaf pine forests might look a "Egg-hunts" in longleaf pine forests might look a bit like this!📷 Two dove eggs in a ground nest at the base of a bolting longleaf pine in South Carolina. Photo by Josh Raglin.
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