Skip to content
  • Close
  • Home
  • Events
  • News
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Who We Are
    • About The Alliance
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
  • What is Longleaf?
    • The Tree
      • Life Stages
      • The History
      • The Economics
      • The Misconceptions
    • The Ecosystem
      • Built by Fire
      • Habitats
      • Species Diversity
    • Restoration & Management
      • Groundcover Restoration
      • Herbicides
      • Longleaf Regeneration
      • Prescribed Fire
    • Photo Gallery
  • What We Do
    • Restoration Through Partnerships
      • America’s Longleaf
      • Mapping
      • Corporate Sustainability Programs
      • Nurseries
      • Longleaf Enhancement Fund
    • Longleaf Assistance
      • TLA Planting Fund
    • Conserving Diverse Forests
      • Rare Species
      • Forests & Water
    • Education & Outreach
      • Longleaf Academy Program
      • Biennial Longleaf Conference
      • Burner Bob®
      • Next Generation
      • The Longleaf Leader
      • The Longleaf Library
      • The Owen Fellowship
  • What You Can Do
    • Support The Alliance
    • Conservation Partners
    • Get Involved
    • Merchandise
    • Subscribe
logo
  • Contact
  • Events
  • Donate
search
newsearch

Education & Outreach

HomeWhat We DoEducation & OutreachThe Longleaf Leader

The Longleaf Leader

The Longleaf Leader is an official publication of The Longleaf Alliance, produced and distributed quarterly to assist our mission to educate and assist landowners, natural resource professionals, partners, and other longleaf enthusiasts on relevant longleaf pine topics. Members of The Longleaf Alliance receive our quarterly magazine The Longleaf Leader delivered directly to their mailbox or inbox. 

To receive your gift subscription, become a member today.

Longleaf-Leader-Spring-2023

Publication Contributions

Please follow The Longleaf Leader Guidelines to submit an article, photo, or event for inclusion.

Advertising information is available in the Media Kit. Contact Sarah Crate with questions.

Submission Guidelines
Media Kit

Past Issues

We make our past issues available online for the entire longleaf community following the mailing of the newest issue. If you would like to receive the most up-to-date information, please consider supporting The Longleaf Alliance.

2026

Winter

2025

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2024

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2023

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2022

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2021

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2020

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2019

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2018

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2017

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2016

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2015

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

2014

Spring

Summer

Fall

BROWSE THIS SECTION

  • Restoration Through Partnerships
    • America’s Longleaf
    • Mapping
    • Nurseries
    • Longleaf Enhancement Fund for Seed & Seedling Production
    • Corporate Sustainability Programs
  • Longleaf Assistance
  • Conserving Diverse Forests
    • Rare Species
    • Forests & Water
    • Georgia Sentinel Landscape Prescribed Fire Program
  • Education & Outreach
    • Longleaf Academy Program
    • Biennial Longleaf Conference
    • Burner Bob®
    • Next Generation
    • The Longleaf Leader
    • The Longleaf Library
    • The Owen Fellowship

From our feed

Longleaf Distilling Co., based in Macon, is proud Longleaf Distilling Co., based in Macon, is proud to be Middle Georgia’s first legal distillery. Its name honors the longleaf pine, the tree that once dominated the region’s landscape but has disappeared over time. Today, a united collaboration between public and private organizations is working to restore these iconic forests, and Longleaf Distilling Co. is honored to contribute to that mission. In February 2025, the distillery partnered with The Longleaf Alliance and Mercer University to plant 85,000 longleaf pine seedlings in a sustainable teaching forest.📷This week Longleaf Distilling Co. sponsored a private distillery tour, tasting, and screening of Young Fires: The Future of Firelighting for Longleaf Alliance members. Thank you for having us! [Photos by Lynnsey Basala]
Turtles are predators, prey, decomposers, seed sow Turtles are predators, prey, decomposers, seed sowers, and ecosystem engineers. Their loss results in long-term costs not only for their populations but also for the wildlife and plants that share their habitats. These prehistoric cuties and their neighbors need our help to #KeepWildTurtlesWild Photo Creds: Ashlynn Moretti - Julianne Jones- @ambystomajones - Sean Seid - and Lisa Lord#WildTurtleWeek #TurtlesNeedOurHelp #EveryTurtleCounts #GoodTurtleNeighbor
This Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina caroli This Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) just finished its signature move – “boxing up” inside its shell when threatened – and is now ready to roam once again. As the most common terrestrial turtle in the eastern U.S., box turtles often encounter roads while searching for new territory, breeding opportunities, or food. Keep an eye out, and, if safe, help them across in the direction they were headed, but never move them outside their home range.Video by Julianne Jones @ambystomajones #WildTurtleWeek #KeepWildTurtlesWild #GoodTurtleNeighbor #BoxTurtle #turtlepower
Hot off the press! The latest USDA Forest Service Hot off the press! The latest USDA Forest Service Longleaf Pine Cone Report shows a promising outlook for 2026 – the best since 2017! Based on green cone counts this spring, the predicted regional longleaf cone crop for this fall is GOOD with an average of 53.9 cones per tree, an encouraging indicator for both natural regeneration this fall and future nursery seedling production. While there is hope on the horizon, it is important to remember that cone  production varies by site and weather risks remain. Annual monitoring by the UDSA Forest Service is crucial for continuing longleaf restoration efforts. Having an idea of upcoming cone crops helps longleaf growers plan for seed collection and informs land managers' upcoming activities, like prescribed burning or selective harvesting, to promote recruitment. In 2025, the poor predicted cone crop allowed partners to rally together to ensure sufficient cone collection was possible at a time when longleaf seed inventory was nearly exhausted. The full report is linked in our bio.[Photo by USDA Forest Service]

Conservation partners

Manulife

Manulife

PRT

PRT

RMS

RMS

Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern

Bartlett

Bartlett

advantage

advantage

Blanton

Blanton

Drax

Drax

Enviva

Enviva

Graphic Packaging International

Graphic Packaging International

Kronospan

Kronospan

  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • What is Longleaf?
  • What We Do
  • What You Can Do
  • The Longleaf Library
  • Photo Gallery
  • Merchandise
  • Events
  • News
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
footer-logo

12130 Dixon Center Road
Andalusia, Alabama 36420
Phone: 334.427.1029







©2025 The Longleaf Alliance
HLJ Creative Web Design