Largest grant slate in program’s 20-year history will impact more than 500,000 acres of longleaf pine habitat, bolster longleaf seedling capacity and benefit at-risk wildlife across nine southern statesWASHINGTON, D.C., June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $18 million in new conservation grants from the Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund (LLSF) to restore, enhance and protect longleaf pine forests in nine southern states. This year’s
It’s wildfire season in Florida and one of the biggest threats of climate change is the increased risk of fires across the Southeastern United States. Yet fire, when controlled, can actually help fight the very threat it poses.
It’s wildfire season in Florida and one of the biggest threats of climate change is the increased risk of fires across the Southeastern United States. Yet fire, when controlled, can actually help fight the very threat it poses.
On Tuesday, Governor DeSantis and the state cabinet approved the investment project of over $103 million to conserve almost 40,000 acres across the state.
Pale smoke rises above a tall canopy of needles. A blaze crawls underneath, eating away at the yellowed savannah of wire grass. Crackling flames lick at the towering pines, their