America’s Longleaf Releases Updated Conservation Plan for 2025-2040

America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative is thrilled to announce the release of the Range-wide Conservation Plan for Longleaf Pine (2025-2040)!  This second iteration of the Conservation Plan guides the continued efforts to reach the goal of eight million acres of longleaf pine forest in the Southeast.  While our strategies and objectives are updated for the next 15 years, the vision of America’s Longleaf remains unchanged – to have functional, viable longleaf pine ecosystems with the full spectrum of ecological, economic, and social values inspired through a voluntary partnership of concerned, motivated organizations and individuals. 

Using the original 2009 Conservation Plan as a foundation, this document was updated to allow for priorities addressing new and changing needs and challenges.  It will guide the work of America’s Longleaf by setting goals, objectives, and recommendations for the next 15 years and beyond.

This Conservation Plan is the product of many dedicated contributors. We would like to thank the Conservation Plan Writing Team led by Ryan Bollinger and section leads Tim Albritton, Colette DeGarady, Carol Denhof, Jennifer Fawcett, Dan Frisk, Stephanie Hertz, Kevin McIntyre, Lisa Lord, and Matthew Vandersande. The feedback and guidance provided by the Longleaf Partnership Council members, the Federal Coordinating Committee, and Local Implementation Team members were vital for refining the Conservation Plan. Thanks also to Kathryn Smith, Hannah Sodolak, and Sarah Crate for content review and editing. 

Thank you to the private landowners, biologists, foresters, birders, hunters, and other longleaf enthusiasts who share a passion for longleaf and have contributed to making America’s Longleaf one of the most successful landscape-scale restoration initiatives in North America.

• Range-wide Conservation Plan for Longleaf Pine (2025-2040)

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