Historically, both longleaf and shortleaf pine savannas once dominated large portions of the South, including East Texas. These fire-dependent ecosystems evolved with frequent low-intensity fires ...

Concern has spread among Mississippi landowners who have recently noticed extensive pine needle browning and loss among their mature loblolly pine trees recently. Kristy McAndrew, a forestry ...

Florida, for instance, has sandhill ecosystems (sandy hills that support longleaf pine and oaks with wire grass) and wet flatwoods (which are seasonally inundated)—and “a sandhill and a ...

KAUAI, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency is urging residents of the islands to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins on June 1 and runs until Nov. 30 ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Kona residents are being warned about a possible parking violation scam at the top of Napoʻopoʻo Road near the Hawaiʻi Belt Road intersection, Hawaiʻi Island ...

offering financial support to landowners dedicated to restoring longleaf pine ecosystems in Florida. Once spanning 90 million acres across the Southeast, longleaf pine forests have dwindled due to ...

As the communications and education coordinator, she’s helped reforest more than 20 acres of longleaf pine on Tribal land, developed culturally informed environmental programming, and created a ...

Sadie Peterson had five goals in the 9-0 rout of Shelby on May 27, 2025 to help send Pine Lake Prep to the upcoming 2A soccer championship game. Sadie Peterson had five goals in the 9-0 rout of Shelby ...

Like the resilient longleaf pine native to the Southeast, Alex wanted to create something with deep roots and lasting impact. "The fire that has been burning inside me for the last decade to create a ...

LUMBERTON — A black bear became the center of attention Wednesday afternoon in downtown Lumberton, drawing in curious onlookers and neighbors along Fifth Street across from RHCC Lumberton Health ...

Wildfires have been a dominant ecological force in Southern forests for millennia, shaping longleaf pine ecosystems, wiregrass savannas, and oak-hickory uplands. Yet the way fire moves through the ...

This well-named bird is not often seen away from pine trees, especially during the breeding season. More sluggish than most of their relatives, Pine Warblers forage in a rather leisurely way at all ...