TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH INC

GAME BIRD STAFF CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON NORTHERN BOBWHITE, WILD TURKEY, AND MOURNING DOVE AT CORE STUDY AREAS IN THE RED HILLS OF FLORIDA (TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION AND LIVINGSTON PLACE) AND GEORGIA (ALBANY QUAIL PROJECT) IN COLLABORATION WITH MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES. AT THESE CORE LOCATIONS STAFF CONDUCTED YEAR-ROUND MONITORING OF BOBWHITE SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTION. IN ADDITION TO THESE CORE LONG-TERM RESEARCH SITES, WE PROVIDED EXPERTISE TO STUDY AREAS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, EAST TEXAS, TENNESSEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, AND ALABAMA. WE RADIO-TAGGED OVER 1000 BOBWHITES AND BANDED OVER 400 MOURNING DOVE AS PART OF BOTH LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH ON OUR STUDY SITES. WE TRANSLOCATED WILD BOBWHITES FROM FL AND GA TO SITES IN SC, TX, AL, PA, AND VA FOR RESEARCH AND TO ESTABLISH NEW POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MULTIPLE STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND MADE OVER 400 LANDOWNER SITE VISITS IN AL, AR, DE FL, GA, LA, NC, SC, TX, DE, OK, MA, TN, PA AND VA TO PROVIDE OUTREACH ON QUAIL MANAGEMENT.

FIRE RESEARCH AND OUTREACH STAFF FOCUSED ON CRITICAL RESEARCH FOCUSED ON WILDLAND FUELS, FIRE BEHAVIOR, FIRE EFFECTS, AND SMOKE IN OUR LOCAL RED HILLS AREA, MORE BROADLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN, AND ACROSS THE US. FIRE RESEARCHERS PRODUCED 24 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS IN 2024. STAFF MADE 27 PRESENTATIONS VIA WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES ON THE IMPEDIMENTS TO PRESCRIBED FIRE, SMOKE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, PLANT COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO FIRE, AND CONTINUED RESEARCH ON DENDROCHRONOLOGY TO DETERMINE FIRE HISTORY OVER THE LAST FIVE CENTURIES. SCIENTISTS WORKED WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND 4 GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM FLORIDA, ALABAMA, LOUISIANA, AND WASHINGTON. STAFF ASSISTED WITH ADVANCED FIRE EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY PRESCRIBED FIRE TRAINING CENTER, NATIONAL ADVANCED FIRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AND NATIONAL ADVANCED SILVICULTURE PROGRAM, ACROSS THE US. STAFF LED PRESCRIBED FIRE OUTREACH AND APPLICATION ON > 30 SITES WORKING WITH PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS THE LONGLEAF LEGACY LANDSCAPE IN GEORGIA, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA. STAFF ENGAGED WITH MANAGERS AND LEADERSHIP OF NATIONAL FIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE ON SMOKE AND FIRE RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PRIORITIES.