Field Trip: LighterWood Farm, West End, NC (Longleaf Pines in the Sandhills)

Visit to a longleaf pine forest in the Sandhills region with Jesse Wimberly.

Jesse Wimberley is the Coordinator of the NC Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association which works with private landowners in the NC sandhills to teach them about the benefits of prescribed burning and the techniques to do their own burning.

His family has been In Moore County for generations and was recognized this past September by the NC Longleaf Honor Roll for their long-term interest and outstanding management of their longleaf pine stands of several age classes. The property, which is enrolled in the FWS’s Safe Harbor Program for the red-cockaded woodpecker, is located west of Pinehurst, south of Carthage, and just east of West End. Wear sturdy shoes for walking on the woodland trails.

We will meet at LighterWood Farm at 2 PM. Trip limited to 15 people. For everyone’s safety, covid vaccinations and mask wearing will be required.

Sign up here to register if you plan to attend. More information, including site address, will be provided to those registered a few days before the field trip date.

Sign-up Genius, Lighterwood Farm

For more information about the NC Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association see this link: NC Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association