Carolina Beach State Park is the escape hatch you’ve been searching for. Tucked away on the Cape Fear River near the Atlantic Ocean, this 761-acre natural wonderland offers the perfect blend of ...

Known as the “Horse Capital of the World” (a title that Kentucky might dispute, but let’s not get into that), the rolling hills surrounding Ocala are home to over 1,200 horse farms spread across ...

Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it’s nearly 5,000 years old.

Blackwell since 2000 has been serving on the Rocky Mount City Council. Blackwell, in a text message, spoke of being grateful and humbled to be inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

Winston-Salem City Council approved an ordinance in November 2021 that prohibits pine straw and other highly combustible material from being used as groundcover within 10 feet of buildings with ...

Land Trust for Louisiana now holds conservation easements on both Cherokee Beach and Pine Knoll Farm in Tangipahoa Parish — a working horse farm where Addison also manages new stands of longleaf ...

Eastern diamondback rattlers are typically found in longleaf pine forests near the coast and the babies blend in among the leaves as surely as their parents, South Carolina Department of Natural ...

For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...

Conserving the Long-leaf PineTHE old system of boring long-leaf pine trees for the purpose of collecting turpentine is the most wasteful and destructive method that has ever been used. It is not ...

His death on July 1, 2025 came two days after Martin was honored by Gov. Josh Stein with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in a private ceremony, recognizing his years of service to Belmont.