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NRCS and US Forest Service Win Awards fromThe Longleaf Alliance

NRCS and US Forest Service Win Awards from The Longleaf Alliance
(Alexandria, LA) – Sept. 28, 2016 – The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the US Forest Service (Kisatchie National Forest) recently won awards from the Longleaf Alliance (LLA) for their work in the restoration and conservation of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem in Louisiana. The Longleaf Alliance, formed in 1995, was established to ensure a sustainable future for the longleaf pine ecosystem through partnerships, landowner assistance and science based education and outreach.
NRCS works with private landowners and conservation partners to restore longleaf forests with the Longleaf Pine Initiative (LLPI). Through this program, NRCS has helped producers restore more than 260,000 acres of Longleaf on private land. NRCS in Louisiana was chosen for the NRCS Service Team Achievement Award that is given to the NRCS team who has gone above-and-beyond the call of duty in delivering longleaf restoration for private landowners. “This is an incredible honor for our state and our employees who work side-by-side with private land owners to restore the Longleaf pine ecosystem,” explained Kevin Norton, NRCS State Conservationist.
Eddie Taylor, Kisatchie National Forest (KNF) Supervisor adds, “The Calcasieu Ranger District has some of the most beautiful contiguous Longleaf tracts in the south. Our commitment to the management and restoration of the Longleaf Pine ecosystem is important to Kisatchie National Forest.” KNF received the Forest Service Team Achievement Award that recognizes a Forest Service team that has gone above and beyond the call of duty in managing and restoring the Longleaf ecosystem on national forest lands.
Both NRCS and the US Forest Service will be recognized at the Biennial Longleaf Conference that will take place in Savannah, Georgia in November