One of the highest honors a citizen of North Carolina can receive — the highest one can receive directly from the governor, ...

Longleaf pine was the dominant tree species in the Southeast when Europeans arrived in the New World. Its range covered more than 90 million acres from Virginia to Florida and then west to Texas.

Georgia is home to six venomous snake species, each posing a unique threat to residents and visitors. Here is everything you ...

Secrets of the Longleaf Pine is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku ...

Federal protection would put an end to the slaughter of these imperiled, misunderstood snakes and lead to increased protection for the vanishing longleaf pine ecosystem the species depends on. The ...

“We absolutely need to protect the longleaf pine forests that Louisiana pinesnakes call home,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center. “Longleaf pine forests used to blanket ...

but a lot more still needs to be done to protect the long-leaf pine forests these woodpeckers and hundreds of other species call home.” They feed primarily on beetles and wood-boring insects but ...

The highest honor a citizen of North Carolina can receive from the governor is the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. This award is granted to distinguished North Carolinians who have a proven record of ...

Its habitat consists of longleaf pine sandhills and pine-saw palmetto flatwoods. It avoids wetlands and poorly drained soils. This species is considered rare and is a Georgia Species of Concern.