This sums it up:

“Taking fire out of the longleaf forest is like taking rain out of the rain forest.”

But there’s a lot more to learn about the formerly largest-ranging forest in North America.
The
Longleaf Alliance
is doing a series of

Longleaf Workshops around Georgia, in conjunction with the

Georgia Forestry Commission


I went to the one at

Wiregrass Technical College at Valdosta.

Here is EJ Williams giving an overview:

Good crowd: more than 50 people.
More later.
We’re on break now.

-jsq