And, I have learned, the longleaf pine tree does not usually bear cones until ... The quail enhancement club, Tall Timbers, Florida’s Forest Stewardship Program, private landowners like Tom ...

Unfortunately, long-leaf pine ecosystems are now among the most endangered ... Most recently, Hurricane Helene wiped out 18 nest cavity trees in just one area in Florida. Red-cockaded woodpecker.

Some 57 million acres of longleaf pine forest once stretched ... adding about 47 million trees. It was also one of only three states, along with Florida and Mississippi, that saw an increase ...