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Restoration of longleaf pine (LLP) ecosystems is an important land management objective throughout the southeastern U.S. While there have been numerous studies on LLP restoration, very little information is available on its restoration effects on the forest water and carbon (C) balance. The linkage between watershed-scale LLP restoration and hydro-biogeochemical processes is important as regional issues on water resources and C sequestration increase. In contrast to commercial loblolly pine stands, LLP stands have a higher water-use efficiency and much lower stocking, potentially influencin...

Forests and trees are key to solving water availability problems in the face of climate change and to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. A recent global assessment of forest and water science posed the question: How do forests matter for water? Here we synthesize science from that assessment, which shows that forests and water are an integrated system. We assert that forests, from the tops of their canopies to the base of the soils in which trees are rooted, must be considered a key component in the complex temporal and spatial dimensions of the hydrologic cycle....

For decades, grassroots activists have engaged in efforts to resurrect the integrity of Atlanta, Georgia’s Proctor Creek Watershed, by creating a narrative about the value of the ecological and sociohistorical worth of the watershed. These efforts have resulted in both small- and large-scale adaptive reuse green space projects in Proctor Creek, intended to mitigate flooding and to provide recreational opportunities for socially disadvantaged residents. This kind of place making is consistent with Henrik Ernstson’s ecological services model that theorizes that environmental justice is...