The area gets its name, Flatwoods Savanna, from its ecosystem. Longleaf pine flatwoods savanna once dominated this region, but now it is estimated that less than 5% remains. “From an educational ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the trees’ pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain are open-canopied and sunny ...