The reason I chose the Longleaf pine forest is because I love animals but they are dying. We need to help the animals.
The Longleaf Pine Forest
By Aiden Hovatter
Did you know that longleaf pine trees can live for 300-500 years? Imagine you were a pine tree in the Longleaf pine forest and you lived for 300-500 years. The oldest tree in the longleaf pine is 469 years old. The Longleaf pine forest is an endangered forest and we need to help it.
What is the Longleaf pine forest?
The Longleaf pine forest is an area of pine trees and it is located in Georgia. The Longleaf pine forest got it’s name for being the first ever pine forest in Georgia. The pine trees have the longest leaves in Georgia. There are lots of pines in the forest there is pine trees, pine leaves, and pine cones. It has a lot of endangered animals like the Gopher tortoise, the Red cookoded wood peker, and the Indigo snake. There used to be thousands of plants now there is only 90 species left of plants in the Longleaf pine forest.
How do fires effect the longleaf pine?
Uncontrolled fires effect the Longleaf pine because it makes trees fall down and kill animals. Bad fires can kill the environment and make our air polluted. When the trees fall down because of the bad fires, it could land on the animals. Imagine you were an animal in the Longleaf pine and a pine tree fell on you because of bad fires. People can get killed because of bad fires when they get on the pine trees.
Prescribed fires actually help the pine trees grow. They also help the environment and the plants and animals that live in the Longleaf pine forest.
What can we do to help?
We can stop making uncontrolled fires in the Longleaf pine forest. We can stop killing the environment. We can stop killing the animals in the Longleaf pine, like the Gopher tortoise, the Red cookoded wood peker, and the Indigo snake. We could follow the laws. We could also make more laws. So can you help the Longleaf pine forest?
References
Longleaf Pine - National Wildlife Federation
The Long Road to Recovery for the Longleaf Pine - American Forests
Longleaf Alliance
Dr. Nina Wurzburger,
Ryan Mitchell,Longleaf Alliance
By Aiden Hovatter
Did you know that longleaf pine trees can live for 300-500 years? Imagine you were a pine tree in the Longleaf pine forest and you lived for 300-500 years. The oldest tree in the longleaf pine is 469 years old. The Longleaf pine forest is an endangered forest and we need to help it.
What is the Longleaf pine forest?
The Longleaf pine forest is an area of pine trees and it is located in Georgia. The Longleaf pine forest got it’s name for being the first ever pine forest in Georgia. The pine trees have the longest leaves in Georgia. There are lots of pines in the forest there is pine trees, pine leaves, and pine cones. It has a lot of endangered animals like the Gopher tortoise, the Red cookoded wood peker, and the Indigo snake. There used to be thousands of plants now there is only 90 species left of plants in the Longleaf pine forest.
How do fires effect the longleaf pine?
Uncontrolled fires effect the Longleaf pine because it makes trees fall down and kill animals. Bad fires can kill the environment and make our air polluted. When the trees fall down because of the bad fires, it could land on the animals. Imagine you were an animal in the Longleaf pine and a pine tree fell on you because of bad fires. People can get killed because of bad fires when they get on the pine trees.
Prescribed fires actually help the pine trees grow. They also help the environment and the plants and animals that live in the Longleaf pine forest.
What can we do to help?
We can stop making uncontrolled fires in the Longleaf pine forest. We can stop killing the environment. We can stop killing the animals in the Longleaf pine, like the Gopher tortoise, the Red cookoded wood peker, and the Indigo snake. We could follow the laws. We could also make more laws. So can you help the Longleaf pine forest?
References
Longleaf Pine - National Wildlife Federation
The Long Road to Recovery for the Longleaf Pine - American Forests
Longleaf Alliance
Dr. Nina Wurzburger,
Ryan Mitchell,Longleaf Alliance