Latest Breaking News On - America longleaf restoration initiative - Page 1 : comparemela.com

As the U.S. tries to restore a key forest ecosystem in the Southeast, landowners must light more fires on private property. The so-called “prescribed burns” are key to clearing forest debris and allowing pine cones to drop seeds onto the floor. That s important for longleaf pine, a resilient tree species that evolved in a natural fire cycle. Forestry experts say volunteer prescribed burn associations are spreading the practice to private landowners, who are crucial to the restoration and unreached by many agencies. A North Carolina group finds the practice draws people closer to the land and their neighbors. One member says it s “empowering” and a “tangible way to connect to the past and also guide the future.”

North carolina state universityNorth carolinaUnited statesSouth carolinaJesse wimberleyBennett tuckerJennifer fawcettKeith tribbleSandhills prescribed burn associationLongleaf pine initiativeUs department of agricultureLongleaf pine initiative coordinator matthew vandersandeAmerica longleaf restoration initiativeLongleaf allianceCarolina state universityWimberley sandhills prescribed burn association