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Fire Forest Georgia Wildlife Federation
The Fire Forest
Longleaf Pine-Wiregrass Ecosystem

Georgia Wildlife Natural Georgia Series, Issue 6, 2001

 

The online version of The Fire Forest is provided compliments of Sherpaguides.com. Prints are available for purchase online or by contacting 770-787-7887.

 

Contents

 

Natural History: Longleaf Pine-Wiregrass Ecosystem
By R. Todd Engstrom, L. Katherine Kirkman, and Robert J. Mitchell

 

Creature Feature: Northern Bobwhite Quail
By Michelle S. Davis

 

Conservationist: Leon Neel, the Fire Prophet
By Elizabeth W. Crofton

 

Cultural History: How Humans Shaped the Piney Woods Ecosystem
By John P. McGuire

 

Issues: Saving the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
By Pamela P. Holliday

 

Wildnotes: Plants & Animals of the Longleaf Pine-Grassland Ecosystem
By Elizabeth W. Crofton

 

Fieldtrip: Stalking the Wild Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
By Richard J. Lenz

 

Essay: Conserving the Fabric
By Jerry L. McCollum and James R. Wilson

 

Sidebars

 

Physiographic Districts of Georgia (With Map)

 

Red-cockaded Woodpeckers: Prospects for Recovery
By R. Todd Engstrom

 

Robert Winship Woodruff: Outdoorsman and Conservationist
By Sue Hilliard and Lindsay Boring

 

Herbert L. Stoddard Sr.: King of the Fire Forest
By Elizabeth W. Crofton

 

Tall Timbers Research Station: Rooted in Fire Ecology
By R. Todd Engstrom

 

The Longleaf Alliance Promotes Region-wide Longleaf Recovery
By Mark Hainds

 

The Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway: Dedicated to Research, Education, and Conservation
By Lindsay Boring and Sue Hilliard

 

Forest Beloved
By Janisse Ray

 

The Nature Conservancy: Focusing on Protection and Restoration
By Sarah G. Lowry