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 ...

Jay Bender has served as mayor for over 40 years in the town of Pollocksville.On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, he came to Town Hall ...

The glow of a wildfire is a terrifying sight, but for our forests that fire might not be such a bad thing, since “most of our landscapes need fire,” according to Dr. Robert ...

Amidst a comeback for the red-cockaded woodpecker — the South’s not-always-welcome neighbor — a new legal status and ...

George Briggs, founding director of The North Carolina Arboretum, has been honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, NC's ...

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Abigail Dowd grew up under the longleaf pines in the Sandhills. Known for her soulful voice and ...

ADVANCE, N.C., March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SolRiver Capital, a Denver-based renewable energy investment firm, announced the start of onsite construction at its 7 MW Longleaf Solar Project in ...