Once stretching across more than 90 million acres of the southeastern United States and much of eastern North Carolina, the longleaf pine is a living emblem of the region’s ecological ...
On Friday morning, Jesse Wimberley sat at his front porch on a pre-Civil War deacon’s bench — a seat for ministers and preachers that was originally made in Charleston, S.C. — listening to birds chirp ...
Twelve people were awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Gov. Josh Stein on Tuesday. The award has been around since 1963 and is reserved for people who Stein said made a significant contribution ...
Polly Jones is a retired longtime teacher who was inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. The order of recognizes ...
Laura Daniel-Davis the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, visited the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s headquarters to announce the availability of $119 million in funds as ...
Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf ...