Media Mentions for ALRI 5th Anniversary Celebrations

Good news!  After the 5th anniversary celebration events in D.C., the “buzz” about America’s Longleaf is continuing to spread via several media.  Here are just a few examples:

America’s Longleaf was featured in videos on USDA Week in Review and DOI This Week in Interior

Several newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, picked up our story:

• http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140722-910871.html

Numerous press releases, blogs and stories have been posted online, such as the following:

• http://www.americanforests.org/blog/an-update-on-the-longleaf/
• http://www.nfwf.org/whoweare/mediacenter/pr/pages/lsf-pr-14-0722.aspx
• http://www.marketwatch.com/story/southern-company-and-partners-award-longleaf-stewardship-grants-2014-07-22?reflink=MW_news_stmp
• http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2014/07/22/CL74450
• http://fosterfollynews.com/2014/07/24/longleaf-pine-making-comeback-in-northwest-florida/
• http://southeastagnet.com/2014/07/22/florida-celebrating-longleaf-restoration-initiative-anniversary/
• http://www.energyblogs.com/Smittypa/index.cfm/2014/7/23/Southern-Company-NFWF-and-USDA-Join-Forces-on-9M-for-Pine-Forest-Restoration
• http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/07/25/longleaf-pines-flourish-on-an-east-texas-ranch/
• http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/07/18/conservation-efforts-help-protect-longleaf-forests-for-future-generations/
• http://portcitydaily.com/2014/08/02/longleaf-pine-work-aided-by-grant/

The Facebook page set up by Tiffany Woods at National Wildlife Federation is getting more than 100 “likes”:

• https://www.facebook.com/americaslongleaf

Views of event photos on Flickr are also in the hundreds:

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/sets/72157645903434515/
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/larkhayes/sets/72157645896495414/

The video Longleaf which premiered at the reception has now been posted on the ALRI website, and other postings and links are expected on the NRCS and NFWF websites.

Tumblr posts:

• http://usda-nrcs.tumblr.com/

We want to keep this media buzz going and we need your help in doing that!  Here's what you can do:

• Link your organization’s website or Facebook page to the event story at /news/news-articles/longleaf-highlighted-on-the-national-stage/ or any of the other links provided above.

• Write your own article about the event for your group's website. Feel free to use any of the photos on the Flickr sites, above (photo credits appreciated).

• Comment on any of the websites mentioned above!

Photo: USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack, LPC Chair Mike Black, Private Landowner Dr. Salem Saloom, Dr. Jennie L. Stephens of Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation (Lark Hayes, 2014)

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