Recent Articles & News
Jeremy Green is passing on the legacy of prescribed fire
Jeremy Green was born into the world of prescribed fire and he’s passing that knowledge on to the next generation of conservationists. The son of past Tall Timbers Executive Director, Lane Green, and local college instructor of natural resources, Jeremy Green has more...
Quail translocation providing hope to restore habitat, birds in historic range
Wild bobwhite quail translocation to four states could help to rebound populations that have shrunk over the last century because of habitat loss. This spring, Tall Timbers’ Game Bird Program moved 320 birds from the Red Hills and Albany regions to properties in...
Varner provides Senate testimony to help shape wildfire policy
On March 8, 2023, Morgan Varner, Tall Timbers’ Director of Research and Senior Scientist, testified as an expert witness before the United States Senate, Committee on the Budget. Dr. Varner was invited to the “A Burning Issue: The Economic Costs of Wildfires” hearing...
See land conservation practices at work at Jubilee Festival
The Jubilee Festival will showcase the far-reaching impact land management practices like prescribed fire have on forest and water health and offer a fun, family-friendly day of hay and pony rides, music and more. Being held at Jubilee Orchards in east Tallahassee,...
Burning dry Lake Jackson will improve water, habitat health
Prescribed fire and ecological health may not be the first thing that comes to mind seeing smoke coming off the dry lakebed of Lake Jackson. But applying fire in a different way, in this case to a 115-acres patch of wet prairie habitat last month, will improve the...
Poarch Creek Tribe reintroducing fire to the land
The more I learn about fire and the ecology of the Southeast, the more I think about the depth of the connections between beneficial fire and people in the Southeast. In late February, several Tall Timbers staff members had the humbling opportunity to apply prescribed...
Quail Forever training class combines Tall Timbers expertise and federal fire standards
A group of nine Quail Forever biologists joined Tall Timbers this spring for a class combining training standards used for national wildfire coordination with quail management and fire ecology. The course delivers the National Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (NWCG)...
Prescribed fire critical to habitat for migrating Henslow’s sparrows
In the low-lying areas among the longleaf pines, a small group of biologists search for one of America’s most secretive birds. As footfalls disturb damp grasses, a small sparrow emerges and flies a few yards away before dropping suddenly back into the grass to run....
Advertising Campaign for Prescribed Fire Launches 4th Year
Call it public support, social license, or normalization; we all know that community support for prescribed fire is critical to protecting and expanding its use. February 2023 marks the fourth year of a modern advertising campaign by Tall Timbers and the Florida...
Building Relationships with Leaders Throughout Florida
The Leadership Florida Cornerstone Class, consisting of high-level executives from Florida’s top corporations, leading non-profits, and elected officials, visited Tall Timbers on February 2, 2023. More than 50 leaders learned firsthand why prescribed fire is essential...
Mining Proposal in Georgia’s Famed Okefenokee Swamp Now Open for Public Review
Photo by Julian Buckmaster 2/22/2023 Update: The public comment period closes on February 23, 2023. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) recently released a draft plan by Twin Pines, LLC to mine titanium on Trail Ridge in the Okefenokee Swamp, one of...
How Western States Can Encourage Prescribed Fire on Private Lands
Burn Back Better: How Western States Can Encourage Prescribed Fire on Private Lands provides an analysis of western state policies and focused recommendations to help increase private lands prescribed fire. Released in January 2023, the report is a collaboration...





















