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The longleaf pine ecosystem is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the United States. The LEAF Center manages the mixed pine timber with the intention of converting to a dominant longleaf pine ecosystem. Since 2015, they have had over 500 acres of conversion to longleaf. Longleaf pine is also retained in each timber harvest to supplement the future forest with native reseeding.
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Importance of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
The longleaf pine ecosystem provides social benefits to communities and outdoor enthusiasts through improved water sources, outdoor recreation in an aesthetic settings, retaining cultural legacies, and wildfire protection.
Longleaf pine can be managed with common forestry practices with multiple cuttings in one age class and rotation prior to reforestation. It can also replenish itself with uneven age timber and be a perpetual forest. The forest can also be replanted for more unique purposes such as dense planting for pinestraw production or very sparce planting for silvopasture and grazing.