There are many other old-growth forests across the continent. Each of these forests has a unique ecology, but all are under ...

Beyond trees, many species of plants and animals depend ... In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the trees’ pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the ...

The area gets its name, Flatwoods Savanna, from its ecosystem. Longleaf pine flatwoods savanna once dominated this region, but now it is estimated that less than 5% remains. “From an educational ...

But the distillery has partnered with Mercer University and Bowman Cutway to help restore a longleaf pine forest in Crawford County. Just a month ago, they gathered to plant 83,000 longleaf pine ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests ... there are many species of plants and animals that depend on old-growth landscapes.

In longleaf pine savannas, for instance, the standard practice of rapidly extinguishing wildfires has meant hardwood trees typically associated with denser, moister forests have grown up amid the ...