Holly Nowell, PhD, has been hired as Tall Timbers Smoke Science Program director. She’ll work to better understand, map, and help fire practitioners manage smoke in the Red Hills, Albany and eventually at a national level.
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Prescribed fire and oysters, RCPP program has implications throughout the watershed
The expansive work to put more prescribed fire and other important land management practices on the ground throughout the Red Hills has water quality implications as far away as Apalachee Bay down in Wakulla County.
Tall Timbers up for third accreditation renewal
Tall Timbers is pleased to announce it is applying for a renewal of accreditation. A public comment period is now open.
August is Cogongrass treatment time
If you have cogongrass on your property, now is the time to start treating it with herbicide.
Invasive grass control in upland pine forests
Bahia and Bermuda grass are invasive, exotic, sod forming grasses which develop into low-quality habitat for bobwhite and other wildlife. Read our tips for controlling their spread.
Red Hills wading bird survey offers population insights
A recent wading bird rookery survey conducted by Tall Timbers showed a shift in the number of areas birds are using to nest.
Aflatoxins can be trouble in summer’s heat
Supplemental feed is a valuable tool in quail management, but the warm, wet weather of summer in the Southeast can be a tough time for managers to control the spread of aflatoxins.
Maybe next year: 2024 longleaf cone crop outlook not great
The 2024 longleaf pine cone crop report is out and it spells out a poor year for those valued pine seeds.
Tall Timbers endorses bipartisan legislation introduced to support prescribed fire
Tall Timbers is endorsing the recently introduced bipartisan National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024. The bill includes continued investments in prescribed fire and important policy direction to help protect existing burning while also expanding the use of beneficial...
Tall Timbers, UF monitoring coyote behavior at Livingston Place
We can now see in real time how coyotes move on Livingston Place using GPS collars. Tall Timbers has partnered with Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, Hance Ellington to better understand coyote behavior on the Red Hills landscape. Understanding how...
We don’t get to pick between climate solutions and forest management
There is no doubt that increased wildfire is a symptom of climate change, yet climate solutions are not the solution to wildfires. Decades of not allowing beneficial fire in our forests and grasslands have left us with overgrowth that fuels blazes that become...
Tall Timbers needs your help with the 2024 Red Hills Quail Lands Economic Impact Analysis
Building on past successes, Tall Timbers is now working on the 2024 Red Hills Quail Lands Economic Impact Analysis. First conducted in 2013 and then again in 2018, Tall Timbers has used survey data from Red Hills landowners to illustrate the economic impact of the...