There are about 182 million acres of forest land in the southeastern United States that provide great potential for nwltipf e use. These lands are intermixed in federal l i O % j , forest industry ( 2 3 % ) ) and other private ( 6 7 % ) wnerships. More than 68 mil I ion acres are covered by pine types, minly lob101 ly-shortleaf pine b u t a l s o a large amount of longleaf-slash pine. The National Forests comprise m s t o f the federally wned l a n d in the Southeast. The forest resources are

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... verse and intertwined b u t are integrated into a mul tiple-use forest management program. Wildlife i ndicatrsr species are given i st Forest I"tnagement PI ans; these p7 ans establ i sh and describe management Qi rect-i on and moni tori ng and eval u a t i on reqbii rements needed to ensure cornpf i ance. Since mu1 t i p l e-use or mu1 ti-purpose forest management h a s been practiced and discussed, both pract i tioners and researchers have asked about interactions between titnber, range, wi 1 dl i fe, and other forest management practices. In 1978, forest managers and researchers had their First opportunity to examine these interrelationships by major pine types over a broad area when the Southern Evaluation Project was approved. Five dreas, were del i neated for study in the longleaf-sl ash pine and loblolly-shortleaf pinehardwood types of the National Forests in four southeastern states (Texas, Louisiana, M i ssi ssi ppi , and Florida). Soil, watershed, vegetation, wildlife, and socioeconomic aspects were r~easured on the areas to provide a data base regarding current management, soil, vegetation, and wil d l i fe diversity, On Hay 26-27, 1987, a workshop was held in Long Beach, Mississippi, to discuss results obtained froin the Project. The workshop served as a forum in which researchers, resource specialists, managers, and administrators discussed management and ecological relationships on the Southern Region" National Forests. The resul t s of 43 research projects were presented and di scussed-The workshop presentations, di scussi on fol lowl'ng the presentations, an executive summary, and appendixes w l ' t h 1 i s t s of attendees and of prior publications, presentations, and reports generated from this project are published in these proceedings.