/tags/longleaf-pine-trees Longleaf Pine Trees en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:00:12 GMT /environment-nature/2021-01-01/restoring-longleaf-pines-keystone-of-once-vast-ecosystems Thanks to a pair of modern day Johnny Appleseeds, landowners, government agencies and nonprofits are working in nine coastal states from Virginia to Texas to bring back longleaf pines named for the long needles prized by Native Americans for weaving baskets. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:00:12 GMT /environment-nature/2021-01-01/restoring-longleaf-pines-keystone-of-once-vast-ecosystems Associated Press