Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy

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30°39′23″N 84°12′32″W / 30.6565°N 84.20875°W / 30.6565; -84.20875Coordinates: 30°39′23″N 84°12′32″W / 30.6565°N 84.20875°W / 30.6565; -84.20875 Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy is a research and learning facility located in northern Leon County, Florida, just off County Road 12 on the north side of Lake Iamonia. Tall Timbers researches the areas of fire ecology, resource management, forestry, game bird management, and vertebrate ecology.

Origins[]

The Research Station, established in 1958, was formerly a 2,400-acre quail hunting plantation called Tall Timbers Plantation built in 1895 by Edward Beadel. In 2014 the Conservancy announced the donation of the 9,100-acre Dixie Plantation from the Geraldine C. M. Livingston Foundation.[1] As of 2018, the organization held in excess of 125,000 acres of conservation easements in Georgia and Florida, the area's biggest private land trust.[2]

Fire Ecology Program[]

The Fire Ecology Program is designed to provide the public with applicable, science-based information on prescribed fire and vegetation dynamics in the southern pine ecosystem, specifically in the Red Hills Region.

National training[]

The National Advanced Fire & Resource Institute began the National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center (PFTC) in 1998 and Tall Timbers was involved with the program from its beginning.[3] According to their website, the purpose of the PFTC is to "Provide maximum opportunities for federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies and other organizations to build skills and knowledge of prescribed fire, with an emphasis on field experience".[4] The courses have drawn attendees from 18 countries and every state except Rhode Island. Hands-on training for fire professionals lasts 20 days, and administrative workshops are completed in 6 days.[3] The PFTC National offices and equipment relocated to the Tall Timbers Research Station in the Spring of 2021.[3]

Resource Management Program[]

The Resource Management Program's responsibility is to manage the land so that the upland forests are maintained in an open, park-like condition using prescribed fire, mechanical tools, and chemical techniques to accomplish land management goals.

The Forestry Program is designed to meet the ecological forestry research needs of the Red Hills Region between Tallahassee, Florida and Thomasville, Georgia.

Game Bird Program[]

Diagram of Tall Timbers layout.

The Game Bird Program is studying the northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and its habitats.

Bird Dog Competition[]

The Continental Field Trial is a regional competition of pointing dogs that had been traditionally held at the Dixie Plantation since 1937. The availability of quail in the wild provides a true test for 146 "derby" and "open" dogs and their owners who travel from across the United States.[1]

Vertebrate Ecology Lab[]

The Vertebrate Ecology Lab is studying Bachman's sparrows, brown-headed nuthatches, and red-cockaded woodpeckers.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tall Timbers acquires Dixie Plantation – expands its research and conservation efforts in the region". eNews. Tall Timbers. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ Mayhew, Augustus. "Higher Ground: Tall Timbers revives Livingstons' Florida plantation". New York Social Diary. Palm Beach Social Diary. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "National Prescribed Fire Training Center moves to Tall Timbers". Tall Timbers. Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Excellence in Prescribed Fire". Prescribed Fire Training Center. National Advanced Fire & Resource Institute. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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