Jack Culpepper,^1,* J.D. Bricken,^2,** Seth D. Hunt,^3,*** Rebecca J. Barlow,^3,4,**** John S. Kush,^{3,*****,******} Dwight K. Lauer<sup>5,*******

1</sup>1US Fish and Wildlife Service Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge 23734 U.S. Hwy 1 McBee, SC
²2US Fish and Wildlife Service Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge 5770 U.S. Highway 52 North Wadesboro,
³3Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences 3301 Forestry and Wildlife Auburn Univer
⁴4Alabama Cooperative Extension System Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences 330
⁵5Silvics Analytic 122 Todd Circle Wingate, NC 28174

^*Jack Culpepper, forester, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Carolina Sandhills, and Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuges. Jack has worked with longleaf pine management and restoration across its range over the past 13 years.
^**J.D. Bricken, manager, Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. JD has over 29 years of government service with 24 years in the management series.
^***Seth D. Hunt, graduate research assistant, Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. Seth's major interests are in ecology and silviculture of fire-adapted forest ecosystems.
^****Rebecca J. Barlow, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Specialist in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University. Rebecca's interests are aiding private forest landowners in the management of their property for multiple uses including traditional forest management, silvopasture, non-timber forest products, and forest aesthetics.
^*****Corresponding author: kushjoh@auburn.edu; 334-844-1065
^******John S. Kush, Research Fellow, Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. John has been involved in longleaf pine ecology research for over 30 years; major areas of focus have been fire ecology and forest stand dynamics.
^*******Dwight K. Lauer, Silvics Analytic. Dwight has been involved with forest vegetation management and silvicultural research studies for over 25 years.