One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1944, the US Forest Service launched the Smokey Bear campaign ...

On a morning walk, I listen as a pileated woodpecker laughs its way through the tops of longleaf pines, seeking its favorite carpenter ants and beetle larvae. These striking, large zebra-striped birds ...

The longleaf pine, a species of pine tree, once used for timber and naval stores is making a comeback with The Longleaf Pine Initiative, a 15-year restoration plan that began in 2009. Longleaf pine ...

Longleaf pine was once the dominant tree in the Southeast. It is estimated that it occupied 90 million acres. The seemingly endless forest shaped the recent culture of the Southeast. Longleaf pine is ...

The sight of huge pine cones on the table at a recent longleaf pine exhibit at Norfolk Botanical Garden was all it took to make me perk up and take notice. Up to 10 inches long, longleaf pine cones ...

Before the early 20th century, longleaf pine forests were ubiquitous to the southern coastal plains, encompassing approximately 90 million acres of land. But years of deforestation by the logging and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After opening in the 1950s, Hodges Gardens in West Louisiana became a state park a decade ago. But budget cuts forced its closure. Now the scenic property has a new mission: ...

The sun sets between the longleaf pines of the Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve in Southern Pines on Sept. 23, 2021. The longleaf pine is an iconic tree species in North Carolina. It once covered 90 ...

I was tromping around last week in what I regard as some of the most beautiful forests in the world — mature, longleaf pine forests. With their stately trees in open, grassy settings, they look more ...

GLENMOORE >> Longleaf pine straw is a popular southern landscaping product – used as mulch in a variety of applications. That product is now available locally. Mid-Atlantic Pine Straw Mulch is owned ...