The question seemed simple enough. We were asked as a church if we could create Thanksgiving-themed centerpieces that were inexpensive and simple to decorate the tables at the first annual ...

New research on tree reproduction is helping solve a puzzle that has stumped tree scientists for decades. Many tree species exhibit a reproductive phenomenon known as "masting," where individual trees ...

Remaking a forest requires a lot of seeds, and in 2025 things were starting to look dire as the longleaf pine seed supply dwindled across the Southeast. The U.S. Forest Service published its annual ...

One of the highest honors a citizen of North Carolina can receive — the highest one can receive directly from the governor, in fact — is the Order of the Longleaf Pine. This award is granted to ...

Some longleaf pine trees are shedding their needles early across the Sandhills and Coastal Plain this year. This is an annual, natural occurrence that usually takes place in the fall, but sudden, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrea De Stefano, Mississippi State University (THE CONVERSATION) For thousands of ...

The 2023 Fire in the Pines Festival took place at Halyburton Park in Wilmington on Saturday with fun for the whole family. (WWAY) WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors.

WASHINGTON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is working to restore longleaf pine trees in Bogue Chitto State Park. According to the LDWF, longleaf pine forests ...

Study co-author Dale Brockway (left) and Bladen Lakes State Forest supervisor Hans Rohr (right) survey longleaf pine trees in southeastern North Carolina. New research on tree reproduction is helping ...