Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration & Management - School of Forest ...
Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration & Management - School of Forest ...
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Why <strong>Longleaf</strong>?<br />
Chris Demers<br />
<strong>Forest</strong> Stewardship Coordinator<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Florida-IFAS<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> Resources & Conservation<br />
(352) 846-2375<br />
cdemers@ufl.edu<br />
Start with Your Plan and Situation<br />
• What are your management goals?<br />
• Based on your goals, is longleaf right for you?<br />
• Compatible with current activities?<br />
• Considering longleaf?<br />
• Planting and regeneration?<br />
• <strong>Management</strong> system?<br />
• Income options (short-term, long-term)?<br />
• <strong>Pine</strong> straw, timber, leases, other enterprises?<br />
• What about groundcover?<br />
• Already have longleaf?<br />
• Current management system?<br />
• Want to restore groundcover?<br />
• Income options?<br />
Why <strong>Longleaf</strong>?<br />
Presettlement Range<br />
Why <strong>Longleaf</strong>?<br />
• Estimates <strong>of</strong> pre-settlement acreage range from<br />
60 – 90 million acres across the Southeast<br />
• Today: 2.75 to 3.5 million acres, a 95% decrease.<br />
• Much <strong>of</strong> the previous acreage is unrecoverable,<br />
occupied by development.<br />
• A significant amount is occupied by other forest<br />
types or is in agricultural uses.<br />
• <strong>Restoration</strong> or conversion efforts are centered on<br />
these sites, requiring a variety <strong>of</strong> approaches for<br />
success.<br />
Why <strong>Longleaf</strong>?<br />
• New <strong>Longleaf</strong> Partnership MOU in US:<br />
• “…require ongoing collaboration,<br />
cooperation and a perspective that is firmly<br />
focused on longleaf conservation at the<br />
range-wide level”<br />
• Dept <strong>of</strong> Agriculture<br />
• Dept <strong>of</strong> Defense<br />
• Dept <strong>of</strong> Interior<br />
Why <strong>Longleaf</strong>?<br />
• <strong>Longleaf</strong> pine forests <strong>of</strong>fer ecological and<br />
economic benefits, supporting great biological<br />
diversity and producing high proportions <strong>of</strong><br />
quality forest products.<br />
• <strong>Longleaf</strong> is a significant component in the<br />
cultural history <strong>of</strong> the region and nation,<br />
supporting early industries and cultures and<br />
embedded in our history.<br />
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