Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge

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Apr 16, 2025, 12:09 pm54 pts
In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain are open-canopied and sunny, more grassland than forest, with underbrush kept clear by frequent fires.

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