Have you ever stopped to think about just how many kinds of food there are at the grocery store? With a thousand items to choose from, perhaps you pick based on the color of the box, the brand you trust, or maybe a sale caught your eye. Whether we grab an apple or...
Rare Species
Burning wetlands produces habitat for amazing array of amphibians
The contents of a dipnet can turn up the results of applying regular prescribed fire to grassy wetlands. A panoply of amphibians calls ephemeral wetlands home. Everything from leopard and spring peeper frogs to mole and Tiger salamanders and Eastern newts call these...
Bees in the trees?
Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Lab is working with the U.S. Forest Service to figure out which plants bees are eating pollen in different locations.
Study revisiting snake ecology providing insight into species abundance, disease
A masters student in the Biological Monitoring offices is revisiting these snake populations to assess and understand how changes in habitat affect abundance and diversity and look for pathogens.
Butterfly conservation initiatives flutter in with the New Year
Brian Lloyd (left) and Dave McElveen (right) posing together during one of their long-term butterfly surveys on Tall Timbers. Photo by Lisa Mills. The new year is shaping up to be big for butterflies thanks in large part to the dedication and support of the Stoddard...
Downlisting the Red-cockaded Woodpecker: what’s next for the federally threatened species?
The Red-cockaded Woodpecker was recently downlisted from endangered to threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after decades of conservation efforts.
Dive deep into rattlesnakes with Diamonds in the Rough
Looking for a gift for the hard-to-shop for person in your life or the herpetologist interested in one of the Southeast’s most iconic reptiles? Then Diamonds in the Rough should be on your holiday shopping list. Written by President Emeritus of Coastal Plains...
How to: Establishing a pollinator plot
Establishing a pollinator-friendly flower plot can provide a burst of color throughout the year, support stronger biodiversity and create habitat for insects.
BirdQuest is your chance to support the Stoddard Bird Lab
The Stoddard Bird Lab staff found some notable migrant species during BirdQuest 2024. You can pledge your support today and help them continue their work conserving and researching rare species in the Red Hills.
Cross-fostering as a conservation tool for RCWs
Most Red-cockaded Woodpecker populations are separated by miles of unsuitable habitat. The Stoddard Bird Lab is working to strengthen populations through translocation.
You are what you eat; researchers reconstruct the diet of a common cavity pest for avian conservation
Researchers reconstructed the diet of flying squirrels in an effort to understand how they interact with the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
Study: The season of fire has an effect on bee-flower interactions
The Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Lab has been collaborating with entomologists with the U.S. Forest Service to study the effects of season of fire on bee-flower interactions.