Gulf Power Partnership
Southern Company’s subsidiary in northwest Florida joined forces with The Nature Conservancy to complete the final 1,000 acres of a longleaf pine restoration project, accelerating the environmental organization’s reforestation effort within the 6,350-acre Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. The partnership also provided for the reforestation of 100 acres of the Conservancy’s Rock Hill Preserve.
Longleaf Pines - Grants
2007 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:
- Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - to restore 700 acres of longleaf pine over the course of five years at the T.M. Wildlife Reserve. The restored land will be managed for game and non-game wildlife, and will provide an area for landowners to learn of the benefits associated with restoring longleaf pine.
- National Wildlife Federation - to establish 10,000 acres of longleaf pine in three years and initiate private landowner outreach, education, and technical assistance programs in Alabama. The long-term goal is to expand this program across each state within the historic range of the longleaf pine ecosystem.