Tiffany Woods’s Archive

A person holding a phone to their ear watches a fire burning across a highway. the fire is large and is releasing large amounts of smoke.

Prescribed Fire Field Day Highlights Healthy Forest Management & Celebrates Black History Month

On February 7th, landowners gathered at the Willie Hodges Estate Family Farm, outside of Swainsboro, Georgia, to learn about how prescribed fire can be one of the best management tools … Read more

Building a Blueprint: Longleaf Pine Restoration for Black Landowners in the Southeast

This past month, The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) in partnership with Longleaf for All, The Longleaf Alliance, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), The U.S. Forest Service and many other … Read more

Hoke community forest sign

Restoring Forests, Reinforcing a Community

Located near the Sandhills and bustling military activity of Fort Bragg, the Hoke County Community Forest is on its way to becoming an outdoor recreation haven and revenue generator for … Read more

Defensive Steps for Landowners Facing Wildfire Threats

Manual Fire Breaks Manual firebreaks can be created by exposing strips of bare soil or fire impeding vegetation meant to stop or control fire. Creating firebreaks around the perimeter of … Read more

Setting the Woods on Fire

Two weekends ago I received the call I had been waiting for. The necessary weather elements—temperature and relative humidity, among other variables—had combined to create great conditions for a prescribed forest … Read more

Restoring Longleaf Pine on Agricultural Land Benefits Wildlife

Restoring longleaf pine savannas of the southeastern United States benefits some of the world’s most diverse plant communities and wildlife species. When forests are managed with the traditionally open canopy … Read more

Camp Beneath the Southern Pines

There are things in this life of which I’m certain: I love summer, I love to camp, and I love living in and exploring the southeast. However, the combination of … Read more

Not All Forest Fires Are Created Equal

The public nowadays has a negative perception and misunderstanding of forest fires, believing that fires should be kept out of every type of forest. Many of us can recall Smoky the Bear’s … Read more

Alabama Wildlife and National Wildlife Federation Hold First Fire Workshop

On May 1st, over twenty landowners and professionals attended Alabama Wildlife Federation’s workshop and field day in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation, Prescribed Fire as a Wildlife Management Tool … Read more

Monarch being released after emerging. Photo by Avelino Maestas.

High Stakes in Declining Monarch Butterfly Populations

As a child, I loved to spend my time chasing the majestic monarch butterflies as they danced around the woods and garden on my parents’ small farm in rural Georgia. Now … Read more

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