Gone with the Wind! Longleaf Pine Forests in North Carolina History

Earl L. Ijames, Curator, North Carolina Museum of History

Earl Ijames is the Curator of African American History and Agriculture at the North Carolina Museum of History and is also an Emmy Award-winning documentarian and USDA-licensed tree farmer. Join us as he shares his unique perspective on the longleaf pine ecosystem in our state’s history, including the story of Union General William T. Sherman’s march through the longleaf pine forest that once stretched from Georgia through South Carolina and into North Carolina.

The Lunchtime Discovery Series is produced by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs in partnership with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.