Ensuring a sustainable future for the longleaf pine ecosystem
The Longleaf Alliance works throughout the Southeast U.S. to guide longleaf restoration, stewardship, and conservation using science-based outreach, partnership engagement, and on-the-ground assistance.
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Looking for Longleaf Seedlings?
November 2, 2023
Planting season is upon us! The Longleaf Alliance knows that some folks are still looking for longleaf pine seedlings for this season’s projects. We also know that nurseries, consultants, and…
Read MoreThe Longleaf Alliance Planting Funds
March 4, 2024
Because of the tremendous public benefits that flow from healthy private forests, many incentives (including “cost-share”) exist to encourage landowners to plant, grow and manage forests. This is especially true…
Read MoreThe Owen Fellowship of The Longleaf Alliance Awards $20,000 Scholarship to Ian Warr for Advanced Studies in the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
March 15, 2024
Now in its second round, The Owen Fellowship of The Longleaf Alliance (TLA) is a program that makes a direct impact on the development of the next generation of longleaf…
Read MoreBurn season is coming: are you ready?
October 26, 2023
Cool days and long nights, the seasons are changing. Whether your management plan calls for burning this winter or later in the year, good planning is a crucial factor to…
Read MoreWhat is Longleaf?
John Gould Curtis described longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Miller) as the "pride of the south." He stated, "the longleaf pine tree would probably not be considered very beautiful with its long, scaly trunk and rather scraggly branches, but a whole forest of tall, straight poles canopied over with dark green plumes of long, shaky needles is most attractive and majestic." We would tend to agree that there are few places in the world that are as beautiful as a forest of longleaf pines.