Landscape Scale Reforestation

With a rich and diverse history, the forests along the Gulf States host some of the highest biodiversity of terrestrial and aquatic species. Collectively, these forested landscapes provide ecosystem and climate resiliency, linking habitats to preserve species biodiversity and provide wildlife corridors. They aid in carbon sequestration, maintain natural hydrologic cycles, and improve water quality and quantity.  

The Gulf Partnerships approach to conservation looks at a watershed-scale or landscape approach, focused on connecting and restoring a diversity of habitats for species and resource benefit while recognizing the economic importance and long history of silviculture across the region. Whether Tupelo swamps, coastal Mangroves, Longleaf Savannahs, or Hardwood Bottomlands, restoring ecological functioning habitats not only protects imperiled species but the communities that rely upon their health.