Longleaf pine ecosystem

The Coca-Cola Foundation, Silk, Google, Meta, and Microsoft Fund Longleaf Pine Restoration in East Texas

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

“The Texas Longleaf Team is honored to serve as a conduit for these companies as they seek to achieve their sustainability goals in Southeast Texas,” says Jenny Sanders, Coordinator at Texas Longleaf Team.

Key Points: 
  • “The Texas Longleaf Team is honored to serve as a conduit for these companies as they seek to achieve their sustainability goals in Southeast Texas,” says Jenny Sanders, Coordinator at Texas Longleaf Team.
  • The Texas Longleaf Team was organized in 2010 to promote the restoration of this historic Longleaf Pine ecosystem on private and public forestlands in Southeast Texas.
  • The value of ecosystem forest restoration projects, much like the roots of the longleaf pine, extends beyond just a tree in the ground.
  • Learn more about the longleaf pine on the Texas Longleaf Landscapes Story Map and Texas Longleaf Team website .

Bezos Earth Fund Continues Partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation with Additional $30 Million Investment

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Washington D.C., Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bezos Earth Fund and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced a continued partnership following last year’s initial investment.

Key Points: 
  • Washington D.C., Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bezos Earth Fund and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced a continued partnership following last year’s initial investment.
  • This year’s $30 million award will concentrate on investing in two large-scale landscapes that can greatly benefit from conservation funding: the Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund and the Northern Great Plains Program .
  • The Bezos Earth Fund is proud to equip these local groups with the capital and capacity they need to grow,” said Andrew Steer, president and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund.
  • Both the Northern Great Plains and Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund request for proposals that include Bezos Earth Fund funding are currently accepting proposals.

Enviva and The Longleaf Alliance Announce Partnership to Protect and Restore Longleaf Pine Forests

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 27, 2020

Today, Enviva and The Longleaf Alliance announced the signing of a five-year partnership to protect and restore longleaf pine forests, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in North America.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Enviva and The Longleaf Alliance announced the signing of a five-year partnership to protect and restore longleaf pine forests, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in North America.
  • The partnership between Enviva and The Longleaf Alliance will support the goals of Americas Longleaf Restoration Initiative , an extensive collaboration to increase acreage of longleaf pine forests to 8 million acres across the southeastern U.S.
  • The Longleaf Alliance is excited to work with Enviva to bring new management opportunities and a much-needed market to landowners who are restoring longleaf forests.
  • The Longleaf Alliance will provide technical expertise to ensure that Envivas biomass sourcing in mapped longleaf forests improves forest ecosystem conditions.