Ep. 264 - The Longleaf Alliance Speaks for the Trees
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🗓️ 10 May 2020
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Longleaf pines once covered 90 million acres of southeastern North America. Today, human development has seen that number reduced down to 3 million acres. The decline in this tree has come at great cost to the ecosystems it once comprised. From the longleaf pine itself to one of the most biodiverse understory plant communities on the continent, these habitats are vital to ecosystem health. Luckily, organizations like The Longleaf Alliance are stepping up to return this tree to at least some of its former glory. Join President Carol Denhof and me for a conversation about how The Longleaf Alliance is realizing this goal. This episode was produced in part by Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:32.3 | What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:36.0 | You hanging in there? You stayin healthy? I certainly hope so. |
| 0:39.8 | I've got a very important conversation for you today and it involves one of the most important |
| 0:43.7 | habitats here in North America. I am of course talking about long leaf pine ecosystems. |
| 0:50.0 | They used to cover nearly two-thirds of the southeast of this continent, but today they've |
| 0:54.2 | been reduced to a mere fraction of their range through development, logging, etc. |
| 0:58.8 | You know, the usual human things we do to this planet. |
| 1:02.5 | But luckily there are groups like the Longleaf Alliance that are aiming to restore at |
| 1:07.3 | least a portion of what has been lost and really embrace ecosystem functioning in the |
| 1:12.3 | process. Joining us from the Long Leaf Alliance is their president, Carol Denhoff, and Carol is deeply |
| 1:18.3 | passionate about doing what she can, along with her colleagues, to ensure a future for this |
| 1:23.2 | important ecosystem. And it involves everything from understanding the demography and distribution |
| 1:28.5 | of different plants that live there to restoring fire and working with private landowners. As |
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