Escambia Experimental Forest

This 3,000-acre (1214 ha) field laboratory, located 7 miles (11 km) south of Brewton, Alabama, was established in 1947 by the U.S. Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station (now Southern Research Station), primarily to study problems associated with the ecology and management of longleaf pine forests. A Forest Superintendent employed by the U.S. Forest Service manages the Escambia Experimental Forest on site. The U.S. Forest Service Restoring and Managing Longleaf Pine Ecosystems Research Project located on the campus of Auburn University handles research operations and general administration of the Forest.

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/longleaf/forests/escambia.html