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

PANAMA CITY — There's one tree that dominates much of northwest Florida that most are likely unaware of: the longleaf pine tree. This southern pine once towered over most of the southeast, covering 90 ...
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How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A land manager examines young longleaf pines, some in their grassy phase, in a private forest in South Carolina. AP Photo/James ...
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How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrea De Stefano, Mississippi State University (THE CONVERSATION) For thousands of ...
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How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

Andrea De Stefano does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...