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The Resource The legacy of a Red Hills hunting plantation : Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, Robert L. Crawford and William R. Brueckheimer ; with editorial contributions by William Warren Rogers

The legacy of a Red Hills hunting plantation : Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, Robert L. Crawford and William R. Brueckheimer ; with editorial contributions by William Warren Rogers

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The Red Hills region is an idyllic setting filled with longleaf pines that stretches from Tallahassee, Florida, to Thomasville, Georgia. At its heart lies Tall Timbers, a former hunting plantation. In 1919, sportsman Henry L. Beadel purchased the Red Hills plantation to be used for quail hunting. As was the tradition, he conducted prescribed burnings after every hunting season in order to clear out the thick brush to make it more appealing to the nesting birds. After the U.S. Forest Service outlawed the practice in the 1920s, condemning it as harmful for the forest and its wildlife, the quai
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eng
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1 online resource
Contents
  • Part I: Tall Timbers: the plantation era
  • 1. The Red Hills: from cotton to quail
  • 2. The Beadels in the Red Hills
  • 3. Herbert L. Stoddard and the Komareks
  • 4. WCTV, the spark
  • 5. The founding
  • Part II; Ecological research and outreach
  • 6. Classic and early long-term studies
  • 7. Spreading the word
  • 8. Invertebrate studies
  • 9. Vertebrate studies
  • 10. The red-cockaded woodpecker
  • 11. Game bird research: the modern era
  • 12. The Wade tract
  • 13. Plant communities, fire, and land management
  • Part III: Evolving the institution
  • 14. Tall Timbers Land Conservancy: from association to accreditation
  • 15. The present-day organization and its evolution
  • 16. The next half-century
  • Part IV: Real estate and resources
  • 17. Holdings and intellectual resources
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9780813042503
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The legacy of a Red Hills hunting plantation : Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
Title
The legacy of a Red Hills hunting plantation
Title remainder
Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
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Robert L. Crawford and William R. Brueckheimer ; with editorial contributions by William Warren Rogers
Creator
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Subject
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Language
eng
Summary
The Red Hills region is an idyllic setting filled with longleaf pines that stretches from Tallahassee, Florida, to Thomasville, Georgia. At its heart lies Tall Timbers, a former hunting plantation. In 1919, sportsman Henry L. Beadel purchased the Red Hills plantation to be used for quail hunting. As was the tradition, he conducted prescribed burnings after every hunting season in order to clear out the thick brush to make it more appealing to the nesting birds. After the U.S. Forest Service outlawed the practice in the 1920s, condemning it as harmful for the forest and its wildlife, the quai
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1947-
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Crawford, Robert L.
Dewey number
333.72759/88
Index
index present
LC call number
S932.F6
LC item number
C73 2012eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1929-2017
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Brueckheimer, William R
  • Rogers, William Warren
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  • Tall Timbers Research Station
  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Red Hills (Fla. and Ga.)
  • Leon County (Fla.)
  • Tall Timbers Research Station
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • NATURE
  • HISTORY
  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Florida
  • Florida
  • United States
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The legacy of a Red Hills hunting plantation : Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, Robert L. Crawford and William R. Brueckheimer ; with editorial contributions by William Warren Rogers
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Publication
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Part I: Tall Timbers: the plantation era -- 1. The Red Hills: from cotton to quail -- 2. The Beadels in the Red Hills -- 3. Herbert L. Stoddard and the Komareks -- 4. WCTV, the spark -- 5. The founding -- Part II; Ecological research and outreach -- 6. Classic and early long-term studies -- 7. Spreading the word -- 8. Invertebrate studies -- 9. Vertebrate studies -- 10. The red-cockaded woodpecker -- 11. Game bird research: the modern era -- 12. The Wade tract -- 13. Plant communities, fire, and land management -- Part III: Evolving the institution -- 14. Tall Timbers Land Conservancy: from association to accreditation -- 15. The present-day organization and its evolution -- 16. The next half-century -- Part IV: Real estate and resources -- 17. Holdings and intellectual resources
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811563582
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9780813042503
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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22573/ctvwwdhh0
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)811563582
Label
The legacy of a Red Hills hunting plantation : Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, Robert L. Crawford and William R. Brueckheimer ; with editorial contributions by William Warren Rogers
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part I: Tall Timbers: the plantation era -- 1. The Red Hills: from cotton to quail -- 2. The Beadels in the Red Hills -- 3. Herbert L. Stoddard and the Komareks -- 4. WCTV, the spark -- 5. The founding -- Part II; Ecological research and outreach -- 6. Classic and early long-term studies -- 7. Spreading the word -- 8. Invertebrate studies -- 9. Vertebrate studies -- 10. The red-cockaded woodpecker -- 11. Game bird research: the modern era -- 12. The Wade tract -- 13. Plant communities, fire, and land management -- Part III: Evolving the institution -- 14. Tall Timbers Land Conservancy: from association to accreditation -- 15. The present-day organization and its evolution -- 16. The next half-century -- Part IV: Real estate and resources -- 17. Holdings and intellectual resources
Control code
811563582
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780813042503
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
22573/ctvwwdhh0
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)811563582

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