How fire, people and history shaped the South's iconic longleaf pine forests

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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Are Cambria’s pines in danger? Experts fight to heal forest amid drought, diseases

On a warm July morning, the Monterey pine forest surrounding Cambria was alive with sound: the faint buzzing of insects, chirps of nearby birds and crunching footsteps of an occasional deer navigating ...
The Ledger

Annual sand pine Christmas tree sale starts Nov. 27 at Lake Wales Ridge State Forest

The Florida Forest Service’s annual sand pine Christmas tree sale starts on Nov. 27. Trees will be harvested along School Bus Road on the Arbuckle Tract of the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest in ...
The New York Times

In California, Where Trees Are King, One Hardy Pine Has Survived for 4,800 Years

In a harsh alpine desert, the Great Basin bristlecone pines abide amid climate change. Among them is the oldest tree on Earth (if you can find it). WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines ...