The Longleaf 101 Academy will provide expert instruction from The Longleaf Alliance and featured guest speakers in “all things longleaf”. The course will consist of both classroom and field learning to begin or enhance your longleaf education, no matter your experience level.

Longleaf 101 will guide participants through a wide range of topics:

•  cultural and natural history
•  fire and longleaf
•  site preparation
•  proper planting techniques
•  deriving income from longleaf products
•  converting to longleaf
•  restoring groundcover
•  managing for wildlife objectives
•  topics of local significance