Photo Gallery

Joint LPC/SERPPAS Field Tour, North Carolina Sandhills Region, October 25, 2017

The oldest longleaf pine at Weymouth Woods. Photo Credit: Addie Thornton with SERPPAS

The estimated 469 year old longleaf pine - part of the Boyd tract of old-growth longleaf protected by the Boyd family. Photo Credit: Addie Thornton with SERPPAS

Photo Credit: Addie Thornton with SERPPAS

Photo Credit: Addie Thornton with SERPPAS

Pitcher plant bog. Photo Credit: Addie Thornton with SERPPAS

Photo Credit: Susan Miller with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Photo Credit: Susan Miller with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ft. Bragg site, converting from loblolly to longleaf pine. Photo Credit: Susan Miller with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Nature Conservancy property, converting an old agriculture field to longleaf pine. Photo Credit: Addie Thornton with SERPPAS

The Nature Conservancy property with military aircraft flying overhead. Photo Credit: Addie Thornton with SERPPAS

Photo Credit: Addie Thornton with SERPPAS

Conecuh National Forest, Covington County, Alabama 2016

A longleaf pine stand with multi-age classes. Photo Credit: Wendy J. Ledbetter

Open understory of longleaf pine. Photo Credit: Wendy J. Ledbetter

Gopher tortoise- a species of conservation effort in the longleaf forest systems of the southeastern United States. Photo Credit: Wendy J. Ledbetter

Wildlife Biologist Steven Johnson of Conecuh National Forest demonstrating the use of a peeper scope to monitor activity in red-cockaded woodpecker artificial cavity inserts. Photo credit Wendy J. Ledbetter

Longleaf Implementation Team Coordinators Meeting - July 29-30, 2015

Meeting of Longleaf Implementation Team (LIT) Coordinators held at Tall Timbers discussing range-wide priorities and ways to enhance collaboration and communication.

Coordinators Meeting Photo Credit: Randy Tate

Field Trip to Greenwood Plantation as part of the LIT Coordinators meeting.

Greenwood Plantation. Photo Credit: Randy Tate

Greenwood Plantation. Photo Credit: Randy Tate

Jim Cox leading the tour. Photo Credit: Randy Tate

Greenwood Plantation. Photo Credit: Randy Tate

LIT Coordinators at the Greenwood Plantation. Photo Credit: Randy Tate

Greenwood Plantation. Photo Credit: Randy Tate

Greenwood Plantation. Photo Credit: Randy Tate

LPC/LLA Meetings in TX October 2012

Rhett Johnson Book Signing - Photo by Lark Hayes

NFWF Press Event September 2012

Blackwater River State Forest, Santa Rosa County, FL -- Photo by Sean Smith, Gulf Power

Blackwater River State Forest, Santa Rosa County, FL - Photo by Sean Smith, Gulf Power

Liz Agpaoa, USFS Regional Forester - Photo by Sean Smith, Gulf Power

Leonard Jordan, Eastern Regional Conservationist - Photo by Sean Smith, Gulf Power

John Conger, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment - Photo by Sean Smith, Gulf Power

Mark Musaus, Southeast Deputy Regional Director, USFWS - Photo by Sean Smith

Gopher Tortoise - Photo by Sean Smith, Gulf Power

Stan Connally, President and CEO, Gulf Power - Photo by Sean Smith, Gulf Power

Check Presentation at the Bear Lake area of the Blackwater River State Forest, Santa Rosa County, FL - Photo by Sean Smith, Gulf Power

3rd Anniversary Reception March 2012

E.J. Williams, USFWS (L), Glen Gaines, Regional Longleaf Coordinator, USFS, and Patrick Glass, Alabama Forestry Commission and Chair, Longleaf Partnership Council (R) (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Bob Brown, Dean, NCSU College of Natural Resources and Clay Thompson, Texas A&M University (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Dan Ashe, Director, USFWS (L), Cynthia Dohner, USFWS Regional Director and Liz Agpaoa, USFS Regional Forester (R) (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Kevin McIntyre, Jones Ecological Research Center (Photo by Lark Hayes)

John Dondero, Cooperative Forestry, USFS (L) with Catherine Rideout, USFWS and E.J. Williams, USFS (R) (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Jad Daley, Trust for Public Land and Tad W. McCall, Department of Defense (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Susan Gibson, Department of Defense (L), Bob Bendick, The Nature Conservancy and Tom Darden (R) (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Harris Sherman, USDA Under-Secretary (L), Liz Agpaoa, USFS Regional Forester and Patrick Glass, Alabama Forestry Commission and Chair, Longleaf Partnership Council (R) (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Dan Ashe, Director, USFWS (L), Harris Sherman, USDA Under-Secretary and Liz Agpaoa, USFS Regional Forester (R) (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Liz Agpaoa, USFS Regional Forester reviews her notes before speaking (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Liz Agpaoa, USFS Regional Forester and Harris Sherman, USDA Under-Secretary compare notes (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Harris Sherman, USDA Under-Secretary at podium kicks off reception while Patrick Glass, Alabama Forestry Commission and Chair, Longleaf Partnership Council looks on

Liz Agpaoa, USFS Regional Forester at podium with Patrick Glass, Alabama Forestery Commission and Chair, Longleaf Partnership Council (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Leonard Jordan, Eastern Regional Conservationist, NRCS emphasizes his point (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Robert Farris, Georgia State Forester (L), Rhett Johnson, Longleaf Alliance and Patrick Glass, Alabama Forestry Commission and Chair, Longleaf Partnership Council (R) (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Carver's Creek Tree Planting January 2012

Longleaf Pine Seedlings, Carver's Creek State Park, NC, January 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Ryan Elting, The Nature Conservancy, Carver's State Part, NC, January 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Carver's Creek State Park, NC, January 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Carver's Creek State Park, NC, January 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Carver's Creek State Park, NC, January 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Author Larry Earley at Carver's Creek State Park, NC, January 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Kim Shumate (NCFS) and Susan Miller (USFWS), Carver's Creek State Park, NC, January 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Carver's Creek State Park, NC, January 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Camp LeJeune December 2011

Longleaf Pine at Camp Lejeune, NC, December 2011 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Camp Lejeune, NC, December 2011 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Camp Lejeune, NC, December 2011 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Stones Creek Game Land December 2011

Tom Darden and Lark Hayes, Stones Creek Game Land, NC, December 2011 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Stones Creek Game Land, NC, December 2011 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Tom Darden and Tommy Hughes (NCWRC), Stones Creek Game Land, NC, December 2011 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Pitcher Plant, Stones Creek Game Land, NC, December 2011 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Tommy Hughes (NCWRC) and Tom Darden, Stones Creek Game Land, NC, December 2011 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

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Longleaf Reception March 2009

Longleaf Reception Poster

Lots of folks turned out to learn about America’s Longleaf

Deputy Regional Forester Ken Arney puts polishing touches on his presentation with some input from Lark Hayes, Coordinator for America’s Longleaf

The theme of Ken Arney’s presentation was “The Power of A Plan/The Power of Partners”

The visionary roles of Rhett Johnson (L) and Dean Gjerstad, co-founders of the Longleaf Alliance, were gratefully acknowledged

SERPPAS Co-Chair Dave Duma also offered remarks

Regional Forester Liz Agpaoa confers with Dr. James Earl Kennamer (L) and Robert Abernathy, both with the National Wild Turkey Federation

Tom Darden (L), Senior Editor of the Conservation Plan, with Mike Countess of the Southern Group of State Foresters

Our former Regional Forester Chuck Meyers greets Margaret Munford of the American Forest Foundation

James Cummins (L) of Wildlife Mississippi with Mike Countess

Paul Reis, National Director of the Forest Service’s Cooperative Forestry programs, and his wife enjoy discussions about longleaf

Jim Fenwood (L), Acting Deputy Regional Forester for Natural Resources, with Lark Hayes and former SERPPAS Co-chair Bill Ross

2008 Charrette Workshop

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Other Photos

Longleaf Forest

Pine Cluster

Pine Cluster

A prescribed burn in a longleaf forest

A young longleaf being burned

Longleaf Flora

Lark Hayes with Oldest Longleaf Pine, Weymouth Woods, NC, November 2011 (Photo credit to Lark Hayes)

Tommy Hughes (NCWRC) and Tom Darden, Holly Shelter Game Land, NC, December 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Tommy Hughes (NCWRC), Holly Shelter Game Land, NC, December 2012 (Photo by Lark Hayes)

Beautiful longleaf pine in East Texas. Photo credit: Stephanie Hertz

Beautiful longleaf pine in East Texas. Photo credit: Stephanie Hertz.

Beautiful longleaf pine in East Texas. Photo credit: Stephanie Hertz.