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February 2022. HEB generously supported the mission of the Texas Longleaf Team (TLT), a 2021 Texan by Nature (TxN) Conservation Wrangler, to restore the longleaf pine ecosystem in East Texas. HEB’s continued support of science-based, local conservati...

The Texas Longleaf Team was selected as a Texan by Nature 2021 Conservation Wrangler based on the project’s positive impact to people, prosperity, and natural resources. Through this partnership, TLT hopes to bring a broader awareness to the need for...

After 14 months of virtual meetings, the Texas Longleaf Implementation Team was excited to host Carol Denhof, President of The Longleaf Alliance, in June for a series of field tours and social gatherings.  In addition to sharing our efforts and succe...

TexMark Timber Treasury (TTT), managed by Forest Resource Consultants (FRC), has over 9,000 acres Longleaf Pine in 7 East Texas counties, and through the service of SFI Manager, Don Dietz, is an active member of the TLIT Steering Committee.  Being ce...

The aftermath of the 2011 wildfire season made many forest managers modify the manner in which they were utilizing fire and fire tolerant species in the forests of east Texas.  As a result, Resource Management Service (RMS), in cooperation with the T...

The longleaf pine ecosystem is one of the most diverse communities in the world. It reaches its western limit in Texas, with numerous bird species finding the open longleaf woodlands to be ideal habitat. Well-known species like Eastern wild turkey an...

In Part 1, we examined two wildfires that hit pine plantations in the severe drought of 2011.  The Bearing Fire killed 20,000 acres of various aged loblolly plantations in Trinity and Polk Counties.  We also discussed the Cypress Fire in the Angelina...

Manage mid-story fuel loads to reduce fire damage in timber stands Consider longleaf pine as the most resilient pine to wildfire damage This blog post is to remind owners about the catastrophic damage done during the 2011 Bearing Fire in Polk and Tri...

Longleaf ecosystem conversations are usually about above ground attributes: plant diversity, wildlife composition, timber growth, recreation, etc.  Less frequently, we consider out of sight, below ground fauna, nutrients, mycorrhiza, and all that stu...

Our Texas Longleaf Implementation team assists landowners with the restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem to its historic range in east Texas.  We connect owners to funding programs and agency professionals that provide expertise with land manage...

The Texas Longleaf Team assisted with the June 24-27, 2018, Texas Department of Agriculture's Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager Course held in Jasper.  I was one of several instructors helping the Texas A&M Forest Service.  Participan...

In October, I participated in the regional Longleaf Partnership Council meeting in Southern Pines, North Carolina. That meeting merged into the SERPPAS meeting. The Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability is revising its region...

The Texas Longleaf Implementation Team sponsored Longleaf 201 “Fire and Longleaf” in Lufkin on November 14-16, 2017. We had 23 participants including landowners, consultants, and agency staff. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department assisted by hosting a...

The Longleaf Implementation Team of Texas would like to work with private landowners to safely and successfully use prescribed burning on their lands in east Texas. Of particular interest is the application of fire in upland and wetland pine forests ...

The Nature Conservancy and the Texas Longleaf Implementation Team hosted a field day at the Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary for members of the Texas Longleaf Taskforce.  Located near Silsbee Texas, the Sanctuary (preserve) is on the banks of Villag...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Longleaf Taskforce provided a demonstration of forest prescribed burning for area landowners on March 3. About 30 persons gathered to see how to plan and execute an understory burn beneath 100 acres o...

I made a site visit February 22, 2017 to evaluate Theron Tate's 200 acre longleaf stand. Accompanied by Rusty Wood, TPWD, and Ike McWhorter, US Forest Service we provided an evaluation of the longleaf stand as part of our service with the Texas Longl...