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Restoration Ecology Project 3
Florida, Alabama, Georgia Corridor - FLAG (Dr. John Kush, John Gilbert, and Dr. Dean Gjerstad)
The goal of the FLAG project is to locate areas with high concentrations of longleaf pine across the landscape in order to create restoration priority areas.
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The database created will be used to:
- assess the current extent of available spatial data on longleaf pine forests,
- provide a building block in the restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem,
- serve as an effective conservation tool by targeting areas of high ecological potential and thereby maximizing the impact of restoration dollars,
- and develop potential ways to prioritize likely restoration focal areas and/or corridors.
The initial step of this project is to begin collecting and compiling existing available spatial data about longleaf pine stands. Sources include all types of land ownership (both public and private lands). Preliminary funding for project has been secured with the need for and expectation of additional funding. We are concurrently collecting any available data from sources throughout the range of longleaf pine in an effort to begin the next step.
