Progress

The Longleaf Genetic Resource Program has been met with great enthusiasm and a strong spirit of collaboration among stakeholders across the Southeastern United States.

To date, we have secured 154 selections originating from eight states and 43 counties.

We have supported the establishment of nine second-generation seed orchards across the region. Additional information on these orchards is available through our Longleaf Genetic Resource Program database.

We are also working closely with the Georgia Forestry Commission to develop a centralized genetic archive at Flint River, which will help safeguard these genetic resources for future breeding, conservation, and deployment efforts.

Last updated: 08/31/2026

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the support and collaboration of:

  • Alabama Forestry Commission

  • ArborGen

  • Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program

  • Georgia Forestry Commission

  • North Carolina Forest Service

  • PRT Growing Services

  • Rayonier

  • South Carolina Forestry Commission

  • The Langdale Company

  • The Longleaf Alliance

  • USDA Forest Service

  • Virginia Department of Forestry

  • Western Gulf Tree Improvement Program

  • Westervelt Company

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Publications/ News:

Reviving a Southern Icon: How Science is Securing the future of Longleaf Pine- NC State

Longleaf Forests Do It All- The Longleaf Alliance

NFWF/Bezos Earth Fund-Conserve Longleaf Pine Forest- NFWF