In February of 2025, we were able to plant 85,000 endangered longleaf pine trees in a sustainable teaching forest in coordination with the Longleaf Aliance and Mercer University. The thousands of baby pine trees will one day form the teaching forest that will surround a proposed observatory and foster the education of hundreds of new students on the ecology of our lost longleaf ecosystems.
The forest will be maintained by Mercer University including prescribed burns and the repatriation of lost native species to the property. The land was already home to dozens of endangered gopher tortoises that will find a much more conducive environment for their future offspring.
We are so excited to see this forest come to maturity and relish the opportunity to be part of such a cool project. Now it's time to start selling a lot more bottles!
85,000 longleaf
planted in 2025
LONGLEAF BY THE
NUMBERS
Historic Size (Acres)
90M
Longleaf pine forest once accounted for the second largest forest in North America, stretching from Virginia to Texas providing one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world.
Current Size (Acres)
3M
Longleaf forests were decimated by logging for building materials, tar production, the reduction of natural burns, and the expansion of farmland. Now only about 3% of the original coverage remains with less than 5000 acres of old growth still alive.
Age
700
A longleaf pine tree can commonly reach 700 years old if allowed to grow and avoids lightning strikes which are common.
Endangered Species
29
There are 29 identified species of animals and plants that are unique to the longleaf ecosystem that are currently endangered and are at risk of exinction without action.
Our Goal
85k
Our goal is to plant 85,000 longleaf pine trees in Central and South Georgia over the next 5 years.
The Method
1:1
1 Bottle = 1 Tree. We pledge to plant a longleaf tree for every bottle sold helping to restore a lost ecosystem, support our local farmers, and create a carbon sink for our childrens' future.