How fire, people and history shaped the South's iconic longleaf pine forests

For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the ...

Exploding Trees Aren’t a Mystery. Indigenous Cultures Have Been Tracking Them for Centuries.

Exploding trees have special meaning for many Indigenous cultures, usually marking the passage of time.
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Southern Pines Looking at Tree Preservation Codes

Southern Pines planning staff continue to work on implementing the town’s future land use plan, revisiting a previous project ...