Your work inspires me. The longleaf story is a hub in the spokes of American history, particularly southern history that's often lost to civil war battle smoke.
Hi ! Chase Howard here, I am a member of LLA. I live in Marylands most southern county, Somerset. I have 35 Longleaf in all ages from Grass Stage to 10 years. I also have a strong interest in Carnivorous Plants in which I have been growing for 27 years. Longleaf Forever !!!
@@micah_lee funny you ask just now. I am at the tract of land 1 mile south of the Maryland line where Longleaf was found back in 1925. There was even a herbarium specimen taken back then that is now at the NYC botanical gardens. I live only 15 miles north of this sight which is 14 miles into Maryland.
That really is a beautiful Pine. Here in Oregon we mainly have Pinus Contorta, also beautiful, but these Longleaf Pines are exceptional! We also have Ponderosa Pine out here, and even whitebark pine up in the high mountains. :) We are SURROUNED by Douglas-fir (pseudotsuga menziesii), so that leads me to really have a respect for the rarity of these pine trees.
Hello, My name is Joyce Long, and we live in Panama City Beach, FL. our small lot had 5 longleaf pines along with old oak trees. We had 4 children, but our youngest has Down syndrome. Since Hurricane Michael, we lost all of our longleaf pines. It is truly sad, because when our daughter now 23 sees pinecones in the state park or even outside of a office or restaurant, she says..."Hey mom, I can get my bucket and pick up their pine cones for them! My husband and I have decided to plant another longleaf pine in our yard for her....maybe before too long, she will be able to sit under the tree and pick up her pine needles 1 at the time under the shade of the tree and yes...pick up her pine cones. We miss the squirrels and we had so many more birds, etc. Miss our longleaf pine trees...not as much as Olivia, but for the first 20 years of her life, she would sit under the shade of those longleaf pines and process her busy day quietly for an hour or two most days. We still have a huge oak in the back, but it is not the same she says. Olivia says she wants her trees back.
We are so sorry to hear that you lost your longleaf, especially ones with such a special connection for Olivia. We hope Olivia enjoys watching the new longleaf grow ❤
Home to my flatwoods salamanders. An ecosystem in desperate need of expansive restoration. Cheers to your efforts. *Also, how would I go about getting a copy of Wilma's Moody Forest heard at the end? Sounds fantastic.
We agree that the beauty of longleaf pine ecosystems is that they support a diversity of plants and animals. When restoring an area, you want to select other species that can be burned early and regularly alongside the young longleaf pines - like many native groundcover species. Shrubs and others species of trees have a place in the longleaf landscape too, but the trees you mention would need a longer establishment period before burning.
@@TheLongleafAlliance The Longleaf Ecosystem isn't something I would call a Restoration. It's not natural when there are trees missing. In my yard I had the natural Ecosystem until Hurricane Rita. I had nearly century old Long Leaf, Shortleaf, Southern Red Oak, Black Jack Oak, Post Oak, Sand Post Oak, Dogwood, Huckleberry and Crab Apple. The number of southern Red Oak equalled the number of Longleaf and we burned this off Every Year so that the broomsedge grass could come back green. My mom and I picked enough huckleberries to make jelly every year. My yard is starting to bring back what is missing despite my attempts at planting non-native Oak trees.
@@GoneCarnivore Habitat restoration is a long-term game. Planting trees doesn't mean the job is done. The scale of these projects matter too; landowners and land managers will be the first to tell you their properties have a host of different habitats.
@@GoneCarnivoreYour last comment seems to have disappeared or been edited so the content is much different than it was originally, which is very confusing to anyone who might see these comments down the road. We are glad your property is recovering well after Hurricane Rita, but suggest you reach out directly to us if you would like to continue this discussion: longleafalliance.org/contact/
The diversity comes from the grasses flowers and other perennial plants which grow below the open canopy. Hardwood forests SEEM more diverse, but are a totally different ecosystem. They lack the ability to grow the grasses and flowers that longleaf pine ecosystems have.
My heroes here talking about the most fascinating landscape in the world.
Your work inspires me. The longleaf story is a hub in the spokes of American history, particularly southern history that's often lost to civil war battle smoke.
Planting 50 acres of Long leaf this week :)
Hi ! Chase Howard here, I am a member of LLA. I live in Marylands most southern county, Somerset. I have 35 Longleaf in all ages from Grass Stage to 10 years. I also have a strong interest in Carnivorous Plants in which I have been growing for 27 years. Longleaf Forever !!!
The Nature Conservancy is planting longleaf pine seedlings at Plum Creek, part of Maryland's Nanticoke Preserve
@@pinesparrow Yes I know. I will be there !
Is that even the correct climate and ecosystem for longleaf pine? I have always heard they originally went only north as far as southern VA.
@@micah_lee funny you ask just now. I am at the tract of land 1 mile south of the Maryland line where Longleaf was found back in 1925. There was even a herbarium specimen taken back then that is now at the NYC botanical gardens. I live only 15 miles north of this sight which is 14 miles into Maryland.
@@chasehoward1985 That is really cool!
The long game is the future. “Plant for it today”.
This is what it’s about, thank you all and, keep up the hard work!
Go longleaf
That really is a beautiful Pine. Here in Oregon we mainly have Pinus Contorta, also beautiful, but these Longleaf Pines are exceptional!
We also have Ponderosa Pine out here, and even whitebark pine up in the high mountains. :)
We are SURROUNED by Douglas-fir (pseudotsuga menziesii), so that leads me to really have a respect for the rarity of these pine trees.
Hello, My name is Joyce Long, and we live in Panama City Beach, FL. our small lot had 5 longleaf pines along with old oak trees. We had 4 children, but our youngest has Down syndrome. Since Hurricane Michael, we lost all of our longleaf pines. It is truly sad, because when our daughter now 23 sees pinecones in the state park or even outside of a office or restaurant, she says..."Hey mom, I can get my bucket and pick up their pine cones for them! My husband and I have decided to plant another longleaf pine in our yard for her....maybe before too long, she will be able to sit under the tree and pick up her pine needles 1 at the time under the shade of the tree and yes...pick up her pine cones. We miss the squirrels and we had so many more birds, etc. Miss our longleaf pine trees...not as much as Olivia, but for the first 20 years of her life, she would sit under the shade of those longleaf pines and process her busy day quietly for an hour or two most days. We still have a huge oak in the back, but it is not the same she says. Olivia says she wants her trees back.
We are so sorry to hear that you lost your longleaf, especially ones with such a special connection for Olivia. We hope Olivia enjoys watching the new longleaf grow ❤
Thank you for that sweet story. Definitely plant Long Leaf Pine for Olivia and the wildlife and all of us.
I have 2 in my yard in Jersey. Beautiful trees!
This brought a smile to my face. Great video.
Home to my flatwoods salamanders. An ecosystem in desperate need of expansive restoration. Cheers to your efforts.
*Also, how would I go about getting a copy of Wilma's Moody Forest heard at the end? Sounds fantastic.
Here's Moody Forest: th-cam.com/video/kP237IC4Ew0/w-d-xo.html
I put 175 acres of dry-land ag fields into the CRP. I am also lucky enough to have natural longleaf pine habitat. Its a beautiful place
Wish I lived closer; I’d volunteer to plant
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What's the name of that song playing at the end of the video? Way down in Baxley Ga, Moody Forest, there's a story for us?
Josh Teyler I’d like a copy. I live just a few miles from there.
I spent many days there doing research! I didn't know there was a song.
what a beautiful voice, I would love to find that song
Long live the long leaf 💚 ban commercial forest!
The seeds can sprout in grass or even straw beds..
Forestry fam
Plant a few Red and white oaks and a few hickories while your at it. Nature is not in the game of monocropping.
We agree that the beauty of longleaf pine ecosystems is that they support a diversity of plants and animals. When restoring an area, you want to select other species that can be burned early and regularly alongside the young longleaf pines - like many native groundcover species. Shrubs and others species of trees have a place in the longleaf landscape too, but the trees you mention would need a longer establishment period before burning.
@@TheLongleafAlliance The Longleaf Ecosystem isn't something I would call a Restoration. It's not natural when there are trees missing. In my yard I had the natural Ecosystem until Hurricane Rita. I had nearly century old Long Leaf, Shortleaf, Southern Red Oak, Black Jack Oak, Post Oak, Sand Post Oak, Dogwood, Huckleberry and Crab Apple. The number of southern Red Oak equalled the number of Longleaf and we burned this off Every Year so that the broomsedge grass could come back green. My mom and I picked enough huckleberries to make jelly every year. My yard is starting to bring back what is missing despite my attempts at planting non-native Oak trees.
@@GoneCarnivore Habitat restoration is a long-term game. Planting trees doesn't mean the job is done. The scale of these projects matter too; landowners and land managers will be the first to tell you their properties have a host of different habitats.
@@GoneCarnivoreYour last comment seems to have disappeared or been edited so the content is much different than it was originally, which is very confusing to anyone who might see these comments down the road. We are glad your property is recovering well after Hurricane Rita, but suggest you reach out directly to us if you would like to continue this discussion: longleafalliance.org/contact/
If you over burn and dont add in shrubs and other oaks ferns etc it looks like a non diverse ecosystem
The diversity comes from the grasses flowers and other perennial plants which grow below the open canopy. Hardwood forests SEEM more diverse, but are a totally different ecosystem. They lack the ability to grow the grasses and flowers that longleaf pine ecosystems have.