Few places in the Southeast can say that the red-cockaded woodpecker has never left the landscape. The Red Hills is among the lucky areas that can make this claim due to the historic use of fire and the unique forest management. Despite this advantage, the Red Hills...
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Wild quail hunting safety video
If you are a landowner looking for a simple hunting safety orientation for your guests, or if you have been invited to participate in a southern quail hunt, this video is available to meet your needs. In under eight minutes, we cover the safety basics and common...
Rx fire permit database highlights hot moments and hot spots
A database developed by Tall Timbers coalescing prescribed fire permit data across the Southeast is a first step in answering bigger research questions and serve as a valuable advocacy tool to continue promoting prescribed fire’s widespread use. The Prescribed Fire...
A look back at the making of Georgia Birds: Burleigh, Sutton, Stoddard, and Komarek
Thomas D. Burleigh, George M. Sutton, and Herbert L. Stoddard, Sr. were all great friends. Sutton and Burleigh knew each since the 1920s, and Sutton and Burleigh crossed paths with Stoddard in the 1930s. They were all members of the American Ornithologists’ Union....
Land Manager Profile: Robbie Green
The manager of Osceola and Tallokas has made some drastic changes since he came on board more than a decade ago. Learn more about Robbie and the properties he manages.
Shaping management through quail population tracking
Finding out how many quail coveys you have throughout the hunting season can help shape management practices.
Rotating hunt courses reduces pressure on birds
Rotating through hunt courses is a sure way to keep covey rises fresh and hunters happy.
The right crops and field management can influence quality brood habitat
Understanding the extent to which various agricultural crops contribute to arthropod abundance could be important when combined with quail management.
Are hurricanes a growing threat to longleaf and other rare species?
Hurricanes serve as a unique player in the long-term health of forests and endangered species but is their growing intensity a threat?
The Stoddard Bird Lab has gone batty with research
There are 11 bat species in the Florida Panhandle. Tall Timbers’ Stoddard Bird Lab has deployed acoustic devices able to hear them but how many did we find?
New Livingston exhibit set to open this fall
Tall Timbers is unveiling a new interactive historical exhibit at our Livingston Place property this fall. The exhibit is located in a small room just off the foyer of the restored 1938 main house. It features museum-style interpretive materials that tell the stories...
Quail Country CCAA looks to improve habitat for at-risk species
Over the last 11 years, Tall Timbers has worked to develop and implement the first-of-its-kind, multi-state plan that enhances habitat for at-risk species. The “Quail Country Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances,” gives private landowners reassurance that...