The benefits of prescribed fire in the Southern “pineywoods” are many and varied—and because of the passion of folks who love and believe in these legal and carefully-planned controlled fires and ...

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 massive public-private effort to bring back the South’s most iconic tree—the longleaf pine—is falling short of its original restoration goal. The drive to revive the longleaf pine—the state tree ...

WEST END, N.C. — 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 ...

Lea esta nota en español. LIVE OAK – Above ground, planted pines stand in perfect geometric order, tufts of green needles balanced on lofty, fissured trunks. Underneath they are a jumbled, knotty mess ...

The previous edition of “Farm and Garden Notes” discussed my recent trip to the Lake Thoreau Environmental Center, which is owned and managed by the University of Southern Mississippi. This column ...

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 highest honor a citizen of North Carolina can receive from the governor is the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. This award is granted to distinguished North Carolinians who have a proven record of ...