How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests | Column

For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the ...
Yahoo

Bay County's most overlooked tree is also its most important: here's the longleaf story

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PANAMA CITY — There's one tree that dominates much of northwest Florida that most are likely unaware of: the longleaf pine tree.
Post and Courier

Some longleaf pine trees are shedding needles early this year

Some longleaf pine trees are shedding their needles early across the Sandhills and Coastal Plain this year. This is an annual, natural occurrence that usually takes place in the fall, but sudden, ...
Post and Courier

Once the dominant tree in the Southeast, this pine nearly disappeared from the landscape

YEMASSEE — Making the sweeping right turn from U.S. Highway 21 onto Savannah Highway, a faint column of pale gray smoke began to build a couple miles to the east. A controlled burn was getting ...
NBC DFW

A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a ‘fire culture' to boost its range

Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf ...
San Antonio Current

What’s the value of planting trees? Conservation groups say a new formula can tell them.

Groups that take on environmental conservation projects like re-planting longleaf pine trees in East Texas have a new tool at their disposal to show prospective donors the value of their work. Credit: ...
The Daily Reflector

Matthew Stevens: Longleaf pine, like those of its order, stands out

One of the highest honors a citizen of North Carolina can receive — the highest one can receive directly from the governor, in fact — is the Order of the Longleaf Pine. This award is granted to ...
The Telegraph

You buy a drink, they plant a tree. How Macon’s Longleaf distillery celebrated birthday

Longleaf Distillery Co. co-owner Will Robinson explains some of the spirits created in house during Longleaf’s second birthday celebration on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. Longleaf ...
Des Moines Register

Bay County's most overlooked tree is also its most important: here's the longleaf story

Longleaf pine trees, once dominant in the Southeast, have significantly declined due to unsustainable logging and turpentining practices. These trees play a crucial role in biodiversity, supporting ...