2009 Longleaf Legacy Grants

The Longleaf Legacy program is focused on restoring the South's signature longleaf pine ecosystem to conserve biological diversity and sequester carbon. The following organizations were awarded Longleaf Legacy grants:

• National Wild Turkey Federation - to conduct a three-year initiative that will restore 10,000 acres of longleaf pine in its natural range on private and public lands in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. This project is part of NWTF's continued effort to help facilitate the restoration of longleaf pine across its native range in the Southeast to benefit game and non-game.
• Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge - to restore longleaf pine forest habitat on approximately 834 acres of the refuge through site preparation, prescribed burning and reforestation with containerized longleaf pine seedlings. This project will benefit migratory and resident avian species, including Northern Bobwhite, brown-headed nuthatch, Eastern wild turkey, and Bachman's sparrow.