Quail & Conservation Report to Donors

T A L L T I M B E R S R E S E A R C H S T A TI O N Quail & Conservation

REPORT TO DONORS • 2003–2004 2 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 3

Chairman’s Message By Kate Ireland From humble beginnings in 1989, the Red Hills Conservation Program (RHCP) has risen to national prominence today, and is one of the programs at Tall Timbers that we are most proud. The RHCP has had phenomenal success in placing properties in the Red Hills Region under easement. Approximately 83,000 acres are now in easements in the region, of which 60,000 are held by Tall Timbers. Another 20,000 plus acres are protected in perpetuity through various other means making a grand total of over 100,000 acres!!! The RHCP, with the cooperation of area landowners, has also protected the region from interstate power lines and pipelines, landfills and sprawling urban development. Local efforts played a significant role in helping remove a statewide timber tax in Georgia. The RHCP has also helped protect 300 miles of scenic rural roads including a number of the areas most beautiful canopy roads, and assisted in efforts to widen and landscape portions of US 319, the “Gateway to the Red Hills”. Most recently, the Red Hills Planning office has assisted the four county region of Leon, Jefferson, Grady and Thomas with a multitude of comprehensive planning issues. The financial resources necessary to pursue and successfully complete all these conservation efforts since 1989 have come from fundraising efforts in the local community as well as from Foundation grants and corporate contributions. Funds have been raised annually along with some multi-year commitments for specific projects. The success of the RHCP is well documented. It is no longer a new, experimental project of Tall Timbers, but a well-established program with a proven track record. I’ve said all of this to help you arrive at the same conclusion that the Tall Timbers Board of Trustees came to this past year. This conclusion is that “now is the time to work together to generate the long term finan- Tall Timbers Research, Inc. cial support necessary to perpetuate this exemplary conservation effort.” Our goal is to raise a $6 Board of Trustees million RHCP Endowment Fund, capable of providing a majority of the necessary annual oper- Chairman ating support. Trustee John Lewis volunteered to chair this effort. His initial strategy has been to Miss Kate Ireland raise the first $1 million from 100 Red Hills Stewards at $10,000 each. John and his committee Vice-Chairmen have done an outstanding job with 76 stewards already signed up. We feel confident we will Mr. Walter C. Sedgwick complete this phase of the fundraising in the next few months. If you are interested in being a Mr. Michael D. Shea part of the 100 Stewards, or if you have suggestions of good prospects, please let us know. In the Secretary meantime, we have identified several other major fundraising sources who are willing to consider Mrs. Daphne F. Wood matching our initial $1 million efforts that will take us within reach of our overall goal. We are Treasurer Mr. Thomas A. Barron thrilled with the progress to date to endow the RHCP, thanks to the very generous support of so many of our friends and supporters. Without you, it would not have been possible. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Trustees Mr. Robert M. Brantly In our ever-vigilant efforts to keep you apprised of our research activities, we began sending Dr. L. Wes Burger out a new publication almost monthly this past year, titled “Research Notes.” We appreciate the Mrs. Richard A. Corbett many complimentary responses we have received and pledge to continue providing you with this Mrs. Edward A. Davis, Jr. level of information on a regular basis. We hope you enjoy the various programs and activities of Mr. T. Wayne Davis Tall Timbers, and we look forward to your continuing support in 2004. Dr. David Engle Mr. A. Lawton Langford Dr. John R. Lewis About the Cover Mr. W. Thorpe McKenzie Table of Contents This is one of two small sinkhole lakes on Oak Mr. Armour N. Mellon Chairman’s Message to Donors ...... 2 Hill Plantation, a conservation easement Mr. Leigh H. Perkins, Sr. property in Jefferson County, FL. This special Dr. Daniel Simberloff Bobwhite Quail Research ...... 3 natural area (SNA) is a classic example of an Mr. J. Ben Watkins, III Donors to the Quail Program ...... 4 open water karst lake, with an herbaceous Dr. Philip C. Watt Red Hills Conservation Program ...... 6 fringe and mature forest surrounding it. These Mrs. Robert C. Webster, Jr. Donors to the Conservation Program...... 9 lakes provide a consistent recharge of clean water to the aquifer and diverse wildlife habi- Executive Director 2003 Annual Fund Contributors...... 10 tat for wading birds, amphibians, reptiles and Mr. Lane Green Tall Timbers Foundation...... 12 larger mammals. Photo by Kevin Pope. 2 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 3

Bobwhite Quail Research By Bill Palmer, Ph.D. Thanks to your fantastic support, the Game Bird Program was able to maintain high research productivity in 2003. I greatly appreciate your thinking of us during the difficult economic times the last few years. We are proud that through grants, contracts, and cooperation, we were able to more than double the value of your donations to further develop our research on bobwhite quail management and ecology. This team approach to research is important because our mission of developing science-based management techniques for maintaining high bobwhite populations requires in-depth investigation. This year is a great example. Our understanding of bobwhite populations this past year required information on bobwhites, but also information on habitat, rodents, predators, and weather and how they interacted. We not only needed information on adult birds and their popula- Quail chicks feeding. tion densities, but measuring the survival of the chicks was populations have, with few exceptions, declined. Some areas critically important to understanding the hatch. Having the experience more rain than others and so the impact on bob- resources available to monitor hundreds of bobwhites, as well white populations varied somewhat across the Red Hills. as other species that affect them, is necessary if we are going In the Quail Call we explained why some populations to have the best understanding of this system we manage for might have declined based on the results of our on-going the prince of game birds. experiments that measure bobwhite productivity. It is this type of information that reinforces how important sound, science-based management is to maintaining huntable quail populations. For instance, habitat management, such as recent timbering, proper burning, predation management, and supplemental feeding, all helped to reduce the impacts of adverse weather this year. This is what good management is about; it is about reducing the variation in populations from year to year. Visit our new web site The Game Bird Program has launched its new web site section as part of the new web site for Tall Timbers. Our goal is to provide information on prior and current research projects as This wild bobwhite was wing banded as a 10 day old chick. By recapturing wing banded bobwhites the following winter, we can determine chick survival. well as the latest information on bobwhite quail management. The web site is just one of many initiatives we are undertaking Quail populations in the Red Hills to improve the extension of the information we obtain. In the last donor report I reported on how bobwhite popula- www.talltimbers.org/research/gamebird.htm tions were at record levels in the Red Hills (2002-2003). At that time we had measured incredible bobwhite numbers for several years running. I made the point that these densities were the outcome of knowledgeable and focused bobwhite management in the Red Hills and therefore, I expected bobwhite populations to remain good to excellent for the foresee- able future. However, I also warned, “one scenario that could depress quail populations regionally is one or more extremely wet nesting seasons.” Unfortunately, wet and cool weather was just what we experienced in the Red Hills last year and 4 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 5 2003 Game Bird 2004 Game Bird Research Team William E. Palmer, Ph.D., Robert C. Balfour, Jr. Game Bird Management Research Fellow Program Donors Shane Wellendorf, M.S., Senior Research Technician Ronald E. Masters, Ph.D., Director of Research Quail Researach Initiative Eric Staller, M.S., Natural Resources Coordinator Dr. and Mrs. J. Galt Allee Research Associates Mr. R. Randall Almirall L. Wes Burger, Ph.D., Board of Trustees, Mississippi State University Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Arthur John Carroll, Ph.D., University of Georgia Mr. William H. Atwell II Graduate Students Dr. Gail S. Baker Dave Butler, Ph.D. Candidate, John Moores University, Liverpool, UK Ms. Merle Baker Brant Faircloth, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Georgia Mrs. Richard T. Baker Mike Juhan, University of Georgia Tina Hannon, University of Georgia Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Balfour James Martin, University of Georgia Mr. Lamar Q. Ball III Kim Sash, University of Georgia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Barron Seth Stapleton, University of Georgia Mr. Ellis Barton Research Technicians Mr. Lamar Beach Mike Blondin Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Beall, III Rob Olson The Theo B. Bean Foundation, Inc. Shane Roethle Graduate student Dave Butler Mr. and Mrs. Ken B. Beverly Research Interns with a quail chick he is about Mr. Max Beverly Sarah Fritts to weigh. Mr. A. Howard Bickerstaff, III Miss Wendy H. Bicknell Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Cuda Mr. Michael B. Greene Mr. and Mrs. Klaus D. Bindhardt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Davenport, III Mr. Greg Hagar Mr. Larry Block Mr. Daniel P. Davison Ms. Christy Hamilton Mr. Edward S. Bonnie Mr. David J. De Camp Mr. Thomas A. Hamilton

Dr. William D. Boyer Mr. Herbert Demott Mr. E. Reginald Hancock Mr. William C. Bradley Mr. Stephen Demott Mr. Mike Hansbrough Mr. Joseph S. Brannen Ms. Marion S. Drake Dr. Paul A. Harcombe Mr. Ed Brasch, Jr. Mr. Hunter Drew Mr. David H. Hardin Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Brinn Mr. Charles A. Duggan, Jr. Mr. Edmund H. Hardy Mr. and Mrs. John B. Brinson, IV Mr. Robert B. Durham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Hartman Mr. J. R. Bryant, Jr. Mr. Huntington Eldridge Mr. David T. Harvey, Jr. Mr. L. Hardwick Caldwell, III Mr. Henry J. Faison Mr. Mason Hawkins Carolina Quail Mr. Monty C. Ferrell Mr. Peter A. Hays Mr. Wilson M. Carter Firman Fund Mr. Mark Hennessy Mr. and Mrs. Roger Champion Mr. Langdon S. Flowers, Sr. Mr. Don P. Hicks Mr. Charles Kane Mr. C. David Fonvielle Mr. Thomas B. Hunter, IV Mr. and Mrs. F. Whit Chase, Jr. The Walter & Josephine Ford Fund Mr. W. Frank Hutcheson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chubb, III Mr. E. Carlyle Franklin Ms. Julia Ireland Mr. Peyton S. Cochran, Jr. Mr. Aldwin G. Funderburk Miss Kate Ireland Mr. and Mrs. Francis I. G. Coleman Mr. James C. Gatewood Mr. Melville H. Ireland, Jr. Dr. Barry Collins, Jr. Mr. George A. Gehrken Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ireland Mr. and Mrs. David J. Cooper George M. and Pamela S. Humphrey Fund Mr. and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III Dr. and Mrs. David E. Craig Mr. and Mrs. William R. Goodell Mr. John Izard Mr. James C. Crawford, III Mr. Robert W. Gray Dr. Robert M. Jackson Mr. Roger S. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Lane Green Mr. Robert Jenkins Mr. Roger Croft Mr. Phillip Green Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Johnson 4 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 5 Dr. T. D. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Williams, III Dr. David A. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Jones, Jr. Mr. Ben C. Willis, Jr. Mr. Ralph Jowett, Jr. Mr. Bryan Willis Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Joyce, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kenan, III Mr. James T. Willoughby Mr. Irv Kenyon Mr. Robert C. Wilson, Jr. Mr. Bradford Kinzey Dr. F. P. Wirth Mr. Bryan F. Knox Mr. and Mrs. Ward W. Woods, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan Lamarche, Mr. and Mrs. Orby Wright Plantation Security, Inc. Mr. Roberts C. Lawrence Brood Ecology Study Mr. Ira Lee, Jr. Game Conservency of UK Mr. William M. Lee John Moores University, Liverpool Mr. Durrett Lipscomb Monsanto Graduate student Tina Hannon releases a bobwhite Mr. James A. Lockwood that has been tagged for the annual quail census. University of Georgia Dr. and Mrs. William D. Long Mr. William C. Rawson Game Bird Management Research Endowment Mr. and Mrs. William H. Luers Mr. A. M. Redd, Jr. Fund Mr. J. Russell Magbee Mr. Robert Rich Firman Fund Mr. Joseph K. Mahony, II Mr. G. L. Buist Rivers, Jr. Parker Poe Charitable Trust (in honor of Miss Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mason Mr. William J. Roberts Kate Ireland) Mr. Tom Mastin Mrs. J. B. Roddenbery, Jr. The Walter and Josephine Ford Fund Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. McEwen Mr. B. Clayton Rolader Mr. and Mrs. William R. McGregor Judge P. M. Ruff Nest Predator Research Project Quail Unlimited Mr. W. Thorpe McKenzie Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Sanders Dr. Jim Steverson, Mr. Harry H. McNeel Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sash Bradfordvillle Animal Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Keith McNeill Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Scovil University of Georgia Mr. and Mrs. David J. Middleton, Jr. Mr. Terry L. Sharpe USDA GA Wildlife Services Mr. and Mrs. E. Vann Middleton Mr. John G. Shaw Mr. Frank Middleton Mr. Michael D. Shea Mr. Wade Miller Mr. W. P. Shelley, Jr. Mr. Gene W. Milner, Jr. Mr. Clay Sisson Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mitchell, III Mr. and Mrs. Morris Slingluff Ms. Julie H. Moore Mr. and Mrs. William P. Smith, Jr. Mr. Nigel E. Morris Mr. Edward C. Soutiere Mr. Brad Mueller Mr. Charles Stout, in honor of Mr. George Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mullin, III Deese & Mr. Alan Shiver The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. Mr. Stephen A. Stutts Endow the Game Bird Program Mr. and Mrs. John H. Olden, Jr. Mr. Paul D. Summers, Jr. The Game Bird Management Research Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Park Mr. Walter G. Thompson Endowment helps support a productive Parker Poe Charitable Trust Mr. Bert E. Trammell, Jr. Game Bird Program at Tall Timbers. To Mr. David D. Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. H. Vail offset the expenses associated with the The Perkins Charitable Foundation Mr. Randall E. Wages program, we must raise funds annually Mr. & Mrs. John E. Phipps Mr. James W. Warren, Jr. from our donors. By fully endowing Mr. Timothy B. Pirrung Mr. and Mrs. George C. Watkins the program, our reliance on annual Mr. Carter Pope Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Webster, III fundraising will lessen. For more infor- Mr. Kevin Pope Mr. T. C. Weller mation on how you can contribute, Mr. Cliff Preston Dr. and Mrs. Dale A. Wickstrum contact Vann Middleton, Director of Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Rankin Mr. Eugene F. Williams, Jr. Development at 850/893-4153, x343. 6 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 7

Red Hills Conservation Program (RHCP) By Kevin McGorty Conserving working forest, farm and recreational hunting Jr. purchased the property from his relatives and expanded the lands in the Red Hills is a key mission of Tall Timbers. In farm to its current configuration. He raised beef cattle and 2003, the RHCP worked on fourteen land conservation proj- grew hay and later started farming pecans, cotton, and pea- ects totaling 31,000 acres. Seven of those projects resulted in nuts. In addition to farming, Mr. Moody has enjoyed hunt- conservation easements. Often overlooked in the success of ing dove and quail throughout the property. An exemplary our easement efforts are the important role small farms and longleaf pine stand occupies 40 acres on the southern portion timberlands play in protecting natural resources and rural cul- of the property along U.S. Hwy. 84. Mr. Moody has beauti- tural traditions. We are honored to be the recipient of some fully maintained and enhanced the property under his own very special donated easements in 2003 that reflect those care and that of his forester, Earl Bennett. Modestly describ- traditions. We are also working with other land trust organi- ing his management efforts, Mr. Moody noted, “I approached zations to encourage Congress to increase financial incentives a planting system to keep things natural.” His beautiful for small property landowners who voluntarily conserve their property reflects this sensible land ethic and his love for the land for the future. These properties are often the first to be family’s historic farm. lost to the onslaught of urban development. Another key mission of Tall Timbers is to keep rural lands rural in the Red Hills, and our planning efforts are paying off. Moody Farm Easement Mr. Joseph W. Moody, Jr., recently donated Tall Timbers’ first farmland conservation easement for his 537-acre property near Boston, Georgia. The original “Home Place” portion of the farm has been in the Moody family since 1876. It boasts a two-story Victorian wood-frame house that pre-dates the Moody ownership. Mr. Moody’s father, fondly known as “Dr. Joe”, practiced dentistry and lived with his wife and two children in the village of Boston. Sharecroppers tended the fields and lived by subsistence farming growing corn, cotton Overlooking the vista of the Tallahassee Hill Country from his cabin, Dr. Gene and peanuts. L. Davidson donated a 278-acre conservation easement for his Riverview Farms property in Gadsden County, Florida. Photo by Ray Stanyard. Riverview Farms Easement When Dr. Gene L. Davidson moved from Mississippi he was looking to purchase a small tract of land in north Florida that he could enjoy for game hunting and limited timber production. He fell in love with a 276-acre parcel near Havana that provided a panoramic vista of the Tallahassee Hill Country. From a high ridge above Attapulgus Creek he built a hand- some cabin. Unbeknownst at the time of purchased, Dr. Davidson soon learned from his mother that an ancestor—Dr. Malcom Nicholson, who died in 1840, once owned his land. Dr. Nicholson owned a plantation on what is now the site of Joseph W. Moody, Jr. donated a 537-acre easement for his historic farm in the historic Nicholson Farm House Restaurant located down Thomas County, Georgia. This is Tall Timbers’ first farmland easement. Photo the road from Riverview Farms. by Ray Stanyard. Special Natural Areas on Riverview Farms contain high Mr. Moody has had a distinguished career with the fed- quality slope forest, bottomland forest, and floodplain swamp eral government in the Office of Emergency Preparedness and communities that provide habitat for an array of plant and was the business manager for the Firman Family plantation animal species. In the uplands, Dr. Davidson has a keen lands here in the Red Hills. After World War II, Joe Moody, interest in allowing the maturation of hardwood canopy trees 6 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 7 while reducing the stem density of smaller hardwoods to encourage habitat for game animals. According to Dr. David- son, “ Through this conservation easement to Tall Timbers I can leave a little legacy by preserving this beautiful land and family history.” Wight-River Place Easement Located on the banks of the Ochlockonee River, the 469- acre River Place property in Grady County, Georgia plays an important role in the health and ecology of the river. The Ochlockonee River flows 162 miles from Worth County, Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico. One of the most effective techniques to reduce streamside erosion and improve water quality is to maintain heavily vegetated areas in and near phase of a 1,000-acre conservation easement for their Oak the river’s floodplain. Floodplain forests provide the ability Hill Plantation in Jefferson County, Florida. The Wetherells to assimilate excess sediments and nutrients from stream announced plans to leave the plantation to the university with systems during times of flood. The conservation easement the proviso that it can be sold, but must remain one parcel on River Place protects the integrity and function of these and in its natural state. Proceeds from the sale of the property types of forests. will be used to endow student scholarships, graduate fellow- ships, and support various building projects at FSU. In explaining why they chose a conservation easement to help structure their gift to the university, Virginia Wetherell, former Secretary of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, remarked, “We do not want this to be a short term project. We want this to be forever. We are in the pro- cess of putting a conservation easement on this entire property so that the wildlife and the land management plan we develop will continue to prosper over the years.” Conserving their beautiful property while seeing future generations of students benefit from the value of a higher education are passionate goals of the Wetherells. “As you get to our age you start thinking about the future and what you Standing along the banks of the Ochlocknee River, prominent businessman John are going to do,” reflected T.K. “Ultimately, you realize that B. Wight, Jr. donated a 469-acre easement protecting his River Place property in Grady County, Georgia. Photo by Ray Stanyard what you leave behind is more important than what you are.” Tall Timbers feels very honored and privileged to hold this Prominent businessman John B.Wight, Jr., donated the important conservation easement. easement. The property was purchased in the 1970’s as part of the Wight Nurseries operation. Today, the property is Other easements and biological surveys used only for recreational hunting and wildlife observation Phased easements continued on Mistletoe and Chemonie with timber production as a secondary goal. Some of the Plantations. In addition, the RHCP was invited to conduct abandoned nursery fields have been replanted in longleaf and new or updated biological surveys: in Thomas County, GA, loblolly pines. Others are planted in wildlife food crops for the Sedgwick Land Company (7,903 – acres), Dogwood deer and turkey hunting. Areas, which retain high quality Plantation (2,014-acres) and Beechwood East (1,429-acres); ground cover in open longleaf pine forests, are managed for in Leon County, FL, River Ridge Plantation (3,756-acres), quail hunting. Tall Timbers is grateful to Mr. Wight for the and Ayavalla Plantation South (4,914-acres), in Dougherty donated easement, which will help conserve the ecological County, GA, Tarva Plantation (6,100-acres). We are grate- integrity of the Ochlockonee River basin. ful to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Perkins Oak Hill Plantation Easement Charitable Foundation, and the Georgia Power Company for helping underwrite our land conservation projects. Florida State University President T. K. Wetherell and his wife Virginia B. Wetherell donated to Tall Timbers the first Other easements continued on page 8 8 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 9 Other easements continued from page 7 series of community forums to develop strategic plan guiding economic development and environmental Planning & Advocacy Efforts protection. The grant was matched with local financial Through continued financial support of area landowners and support from the Flowers Foundation, Archibald the Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation, RHCP staff worked Foundation, and Mrs. Cornelia G. Corbett. on a number of critical planning issues facing the Red Hills. •Successfully co-sponsored an Ochlockonee River clean- •Successfully advocated limiting conservation subdivisions up day as part of Georgia’s “Rivers Alive” Program. We to the Urban Fringe area of Leon County thus avoiding continue to monitor the Tired Creek Reservoir project in land fragmentation in the Red Hills portion of the county. Grady County and work with the City of Cairo to find We held two public seminars featuring nationally known additional funding to replace their wastewater treatment speakers who discussed the impact of these developments. system, which has polluted the river. Currently we are working with the planning department Whether saving land and rural traditions through conser- on a model conservation subdivision ordinance. vation easements or warding off incompatible development •Successfully coordinated the nomination of Mill Pond through better planning, the RHCP is indebted to the 100 and Glasgow Roads to Thomas County’s Scenic Road Stewards of the Red Hills, Tall Timbers’ members and private Program. The program ensures that the county will foundations that are supporting our work. Your generous sup- maintain the visual character of the historic roads. port is making a difference. Thank you. •Currently working with the Georgia Conservancy to update the Thomas County Comprehensive Plan. •Successfully secured federal grant funding for the Jefferson County Visioning Initiative that included a

Consider a Conservation Easement with Tall Timbers Help Protect the Red Hills By planning today for future use of their lands, Red Hills Contribute to the RHCP Endowment landowners are leaving an irreplaceable legacy of conservation for future generations. To find out more information about The purpose of the endowment is to provide stable long-term easements, contact Kevin McGorty at 850/893-4153, x238. financial support and sustainability for the RHCP, so that it can carry out Tall Timbers’ goal of conserving this region’s distinct Contribute to the Red Hills Defense Fund natural resources and cultural traditions through land conservation and community planning. Contributions of appreci- Through the Defense Fund, Tall Timbers has helped landown- ated securities, land or estate gifts are just a few ways that you ers defeat a number of projects from pipelines to landfills that can make a difference. For more information, contact Vann would have despoiled the Red Hills. Help us protect the Region. Middleton, Director of Development at 850/893-4153, x 343.

Red Hills Committee Mr. Walter C. Sedgwick Mr. Robert M. Brantly, Chairman Mr. Michael D. Shea Tavia McCuean, The Nature Conservancy - GA Chapter Mrs. Richard A. Corbett Mr. Ben Watkins Charles Pattison, 1000 Friends of Florida Mrs. E. A. Davis Mrs. Robert C. Webster Mr. T. Wayne Davis Mrs. C. Martin Wood, III Red Hills Conservation Program Staff Mr. Howell Ferguson Consortium Members Kevin McGorty, Director Ms. Kathy Vignos Folsom Christine Ambrose, Ph.D., Land Conservation Specialist Dale Allen, Trust for Public Land Mrs. Mary Ann Lamont Neil Fleckenstein, Red Hills Planner Rex Boner, The Conservation Fund Dr. John R. Lewis David Lane, Field Biologist/GIS Specialist Lindsay Boring, Jones Ecological Research Center Mr. W. Thorpe McKenzie Kevin Pope, Conservation Coordinator Bob Bendick, The Nature Conservancy-Southeast Mr. Armour N. Mellon Susan Roth-Jones, Conservation Technician Melissa Forgey, Thomasville Landmarks Mr. Leigh H. Perkins, Sr. Ofelia Sivyer, Administrative Assistant 8 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 9 2003 Red Hills Conservation Program Donors RHCP Project Support Jefferson County Community Vision Initiative Cherokee Foundation, Inc. Archibald Foundation, Inc. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Mrs. Cornelia G. Corbett Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation William Howard Flowers, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Georgia Power Company Foundation US Department of Commerce The Perkins Charitable Foundation 100 Stewards of the Red Hills Mrs. Sallie P. Sullivan Galt & Francine Allee Red Hills Defense Fund M. H. & Kathy Allen William Howard Flowers, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Tom & Leslie Allen (in memory of Earle Frye) Kevin & Kathleen Kelly Anonymous Red Hills Easement & Stewardship Fund Dean & Lina Knox Del & Kathy Archibald Jon Kohler Mr. and Mrs. C. Dubose Ausley John & Jane Aurell L&W Engineering (Jim Waddell & Russell Large) Mrs. Dorothy S. Hines Ausley Timber Corp. (Dan & Kelley Ausley, Lawton & Beth Langford Miss Kate Ireland Loranne Ausley & Bill Hollimon) Phil & Karen Leabo Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lewis Stan & Tenley Barnes Bradford Lewis Mr. Joseph W. Moody, Jr. Tom & Jane Barron John & Ellen Lewis Ms. Karen Smith Owen Ken & Mary Jo Beverly Bill & Lori Mattice Mr. and Mrs. Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Block Land & Finance Co. (Larry Block, Byron Emory & Kathy Mayfield Mr. and Mrs. Taylor W. Smith Block, David Block, Penny Berk) Kevin McGorty The Nature Conservancy-Florida Dennis & Robin Boyle Thorpe & Francie McKenzie Ms. Carrol Walraven P. W. & Lisa Bryan Frank & Midge Mercer Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wight William F. Butler Buck & Lela Mitchell Art Cahoon Chuck & Patty Mitchell Red Hills Spring Event Underwriters Charles & Jean Chapin Richard & Cathy Mooney Anonymous Russell & Lee Chubb Ed & Carol Moore Mr. and Mrs. Delbert M. Archibald Dick & Cornelia Corbett Jack Mowell Dr. and Mrs. Galt Allee Doug & Dianne Croley Terry Nelson Ausley & McMullen Jim & Kathy Dahl Parker Poe Charitable Trust Mr. Earl H. Bennett Linden Davidson Philip & Jane Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bicknell Eddie & Rozzie Davis The Leigh H. Perkins Charitable Lead Trust Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chapin Bryan & Beth Desloge Gene & Nancy Phipps Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Crozer Barry & Nancy Diskin Rosemary L.L.C. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Davenport Everitt & Julie Drew Walter & Jeannie Sedgwick Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Davis Colin & Phyllis English George & Lindi Simmons Georgia Power Company Bob & Marjorie Feagin Bill & Paula Smith Mrs. Edward H. Gerry Howell & Sharon Ferguson J. Vereen Smith Mr. and Mrs. O. Mason Hawkins Jack & Cassie Frazee Lee & Christie Smith Dr. and Mrs. John Hutchinson Dean Gioia Orson & Eleanor Smith Miss Kate Ireland James & Debbie Groover Robert H. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John E. Phipps Charlie Harvey Sallie P. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Lou & Calynne Hill James & Susan Walton The Nature Conservancy - Florida Chapter Don & Janet Hinkle Dr. James F. Walton, III, DDS The Trust for Public Land Dwayne & Mary Louise Hoven Philip & Alston Watt Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Vann John & Sue Humphress Rob & Cindy Webster Flowers Building Renovation Project Iamonia Investments Ltd. (Martha Anne & Theo Proctor, Jr.; Velma & Theo Proctor, III) T. K. & Virginia Wetherell Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin Wood, III Kate Ireland Marty & Daphne Wood 10 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 11 2003 Tall Timbers Annual Fund Contributors Stoddard Society - $10,000 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Barron Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Rankin Mr. David H. Gambrell Mr. and Mrs. Klaus D. Bindhardt Mr. Joe W. Rogers, Jr. Miss Kate Ireland Mr. Darnall W. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Sedgwick, III Jones Tractor Company Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Buckley Mrs. Ellery Sedgwick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leigh H. Perkins, Sr. Mr. Arthur L. Cahoon Mr. John M. Simmons Mrs. Betsy B. Schafer Capital City Bank Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Smith Ms. Sallie P. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chapin, III Mr. and Mrs. William G. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Webster, Jr. Mr. James H. Dahl Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Tarver Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Davenport, III Mr. Walter G. Thompson Benefactor - $5,000-$9,999 Mr. Glen Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Jeptha H. Wade Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Davenport Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ebe Walter Mrs. Edward H. Gerry The James & Norma Edenfield Foundation Mr. Eugene F. Williams, Jr. Mr. Mason Hawkins Mr. C. David Fonvielle Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Williams Mrs. Gilbert W. Humphrey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jonklaas Mr. and Mrs. G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Witmer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kenan, III Mr. and Mrs. George M. Humphrey, II Sustaining - $500-$999 Mr. W. Thorpe McKenzie Miss Barbara Hunter Dr. and Mrs. J. Galt Allee Mrs. Ellery Sedgwick, Jr. Ms. Connie S. Kummer Mr. Leo T. Barber, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Sedgwick Mr. and Mrs. George R. Langford Mr. C. Victor Beadles Mr. Beau Turner Mr. Roberts C. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Ken B. Beverly Mrs. Jane Smith Turner Mr. Monty Lewis Mr. and Mrs. John S. Briedis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Williams, III Mr. and Mrs. Sean McAvoy Mr. R. R. M. Carpenter III Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin Wood, III Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Melton, Jr. Mr. John D. Carswell Mr. and Mrs. Ward W. Woods, Jr. Mr. W. S. Morris, III Mr. Wilson M. Carter Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mullin, III Patron - $2,500-$4,999 Mr. and Mrs. F. Whit Chase, Jr. Mr. George Oliva, Jr. Mrs. Richard T. Baker Dr. Jimmy Clanton Mr. George D. Overend Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Beall, III Mr. Louis E. Clark, MAI Mr. Timothy B. Pirrung Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bicknell, III Miss Wendy H. Bicknell Cherokee Plantation Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Chubb Mrs. and Mrs. Richard A. Corbett Mr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Dixon, Jr. Mr. Elbridge T. Gerry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Goodell Mrs. Rolf Kauka Mr. and Mrs. Alan Lamarche, Plantation Security, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lewis, Ph.D. Mr. David J. Middleton Mrs. Alexander Moore in memory of Mr. Alexander Moore The Theo B. Bean Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. H. Vail

Sponsor - $1,000-$2,499 Tall Timbers’ volunteer and environmental consultant, Helge Swanson, at left, demonstrates wetlands Ausley & McMullen delineation technique during Leadership Tallahassee Environment Day to Class XX classmates at Lake Mr. and Mrs. Delbert M. Archibald Iamonia in March 2003. 10 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 11 Mrs. Constance M. Conner Supporting - $250-$499 Mr. and Mrs. J. Everitt Drew Mr. William H. Anderson, II Mr. Howell L. Ferguson and Dr. Sharon Maxwell Mr. George D. Avant, Jr. Mr. Langdon S. Flowers, Sr. Mr. Lamar Q. Ball, III Mr. James C. Gatewood Mr. Richard R. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Hoke S. Grant, Jr. Mr. Max Beverly Mr. Michael A. Grimsley Mr. Larry Block Mr. John K. Higgins, Jr. Mr. Robert H. Bolling, Jr. Mr. D. K. Hollis, Jr. Mr. Edward S. Bonnie Jones Tractor company generously provides a new tractor each year to help with land management at Mr. D. Dwayne Hoven Dr. William D. Boyer Tall Timbers Mr. and Mrs. Hilton H. Howell, Jr. Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Brantly Mr. R. M. Jefferson, Jr. Mr. Thomas B. Hunter, IV Mr. John Bratton, Jr. Mr. Robert Jenkins Mr. Melville H. Ireland, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Brinn Mr. Harry T. Jones, III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ireland Mr. and Mrs. P.W. Bryan, Jr. Mr. Robert C. Jones, III Mr. and Mrs. Bolling Jones, III Mr. and Mrs. John M. Carlton, Jr. Mr. Bryan F. Knox Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Kellett Cherokee Plantation Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Leabo, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Gates Kirkham Mr. Percy Chubb, III Mr. Michael J. Lee Mr. John E. Ladson, III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chubb, III Mr. and Mrs. G. Mayo Livingston Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawton Langford Mr. Fred A. Collins Mr. R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lawrence, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David J. Cooper Mrs. William D. Lovett LBC Advertising Mr. Cader B. Cox, III Mr. and Mrs. John D. Macomber Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Love Mr. Douglas M. Croley Mr. Frank L. Mason Mr. and Mrs. William H. Luers Miss P. Anne Cundle Ms. Tavia C. McCuean Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mason Mr. Jasper C. Davis Mr. and Mrs. David J. Middleton, Jr. Mr. Frank Mercer Dr. John B. Davis, Jr. Ms. Carol L. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mitchell, III Mr. Daniel P. Davison Mr. Joseph W. Moody, Jr. Mr. Floyd Newton Mr. David J. De Camp Mr. Brad Mueller Mr. Jenks C. Parker Mr. Carlton Duggan Mr. Richard Murphy Mr. David D. Perkins Mr. William A. Dupré, III Mr. John S. Olson Mr. and Mrs. Everall D. Perkins Mr. Huntington Eldridge P. H. R. Partners L. P. The Proctor Dealerships Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. John M. Parker Dr. and Mrs. John B. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. John M. Finlayson, Sr. Mr. James W. Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Richardson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Floyd Mr. and Mrs. C. Mark Pirrung Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Sanders Mr. Franklin W. Foster Price Publication, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Scovil Mr. Aldwin G. Funderburk Reed Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. J. Vereen Smith Miss Patricia Gainey Mr. Tommy Rosser Mr. W.W.S. Sprague, Jr. Mr. D. Henry Gambrell Judge P. M. Ruff Mr. and Mrs. William W. Stahl, Jr. Mr. Charles R. Gardner Mr. Theodore Sedgwick Mr. Charles Stout in honor of Mr. George Deese Mr. Curt O. Hall, Jr. Mr. Fincher Smith and Mr. Alan Shiver Mr. Fred Hancock Dr. and Mrs. J. Orson Smith Mr. Timothy P. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Hartman Dr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Tripp Transou Dr. Charles B. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. William P. Smith, Jr. B. Sanders Walker, Sr. Charitable Trust Mr. Calvert W. Huffines Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Staller Mr. Robert A. Walter Dr. and Mrs. John Hutchinson Mr. John P. Stevens, Sr. Mr. James W. Warren, Jr. Mr. William L. Ireland Mr. R. Mac Stidham, III Mr. and Mrs. George C. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, III Mr. Stephen A. Stutts Dr. and Mrs. Dale A. Wickstrum Mr. M. Douglas Ivester The Savannah Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wight, Jr. Mr. John Izard Mr. John P. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Ben C. Willis, Jr. Mr. Frederick Jefferson 12 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 13 Dr. Forrest I. Townsend, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Fisch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Noble Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Vann, Jr. Ms. Susan M. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Calvin P. Ogburn Mr. Philip R. von Stade Mr. Darrell Freeman Mr. and Mrs. John H. Olden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Watkins, III Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gainey Mr. and Mrs. Tod Oliva Dr. and Mrs. Philip C. Watt Mr. David W. Gerhardt Mr. Allen Olson Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Webster, III Mr. Richard Gilchrist Mr. John S. Olson Ms. Martha G. Wellman Golden Brothers Company, Inc. in honor of Mr. Peter Schutt Mr. Roland Wetherbee Mr. James A. Goolsby Mr. C. Frederick Overby Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt H. Whelchel, Jr. Dr. Ben Grace Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Park Mr. James T. Willoughby Mr. and Mrs. Lane Green Ms. Camille L. Payne Mr. Robert D. Woodward Mr. Phillip Green Mr. Howard E. Poitevint Mr. Greg Hagar Mr. Kevin Pope Contributing - $125-$249 Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Hall Mr. Cliff Preston Dr. Kenneth B. Adams Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hancock Mr. William C. Rawson Mr. H. Inman Allen Mr. E. Reginald Hancock Mrs. Hilton S. Read Mr. R. Randall Almirall Dr. Bob Harbin Mr. and Dr. Maitland R. Remington, Jr. The Arkwright Foundation Mr. Lister Harrell Mr. William J. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Arthur Mr. David T. Harvey, Jr. Mr. James Rocker Mr. William H. Atwell, II Mr. Jim Harvey Mrs. J. B. Roddenbery, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Balfour, III Mr. Peter A. Hays Mr. James L. Schortemeyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Balfour Mr. Robert K. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sellars Mr. Stan Barnes Mr. Tom Hess Mr. John G. Shaw Mr. Lamar Beach Dr. Jack B. Hobson Mr. W. P. Shelley, Jr. Mr. Earl H. Bennett Mr. Charles B. C. Holt Dr. Daniel Simberloff Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Beverly Homestead Handcrafts, Inc. Mr. Jim Sineath Mr. A. Howard Bickerstaff, III Mr. Aubrey Iler Mr. Edward C. Soutiere Mr. William C. Bradley Dr. David A. Jones Mr. William H. Sowle Mr. George H. Brannen, II Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Jones, Jr. Mr. Warren Stafford Mr. Joseph S. Brannen Mr. and Mrs. Micajah B. Jones Mr. Theodore F. Thomas, Jr. Dr. Roland Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Powell Jones Mr. Bert E. Trammell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Brinson, IV Mr. Raymond Kearns Ms. Virginia A. Vail Mr. and Mrs. Arden S. Brown Ms. Betty Kemp Mrs. Kathleen Vignos Folsom Mr. and Mrs. David I. Brown Mr. Terry W. Knepper Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadsworth, Jr. Mr. Richard M. Brubaker Mr. Julian B. Knight Mr. Jody Walthall and Ms. Donna Legare Mr. F. L. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Marion D. Lamb, Jr. Mr. Robert N. Walthall Dr. Don Bush Mr. William M. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Arch Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chubb Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Masters Miss Pammy Webster Mr. Peyton S. Cochran, Jr. Mr. Tom Mastin Dr. and Mrs. Howard S. Weldon, Jr. Mr. Oscar T. Cook, Jr. Mr. Charles G. McDaniel Mrs. Richard L. Wilhelmy Mr. Angus R. Cooper, II Mr. and Mrs. William R. McGregor Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Williamson Mr. James A. Cox Mr. Harry H. McNeel Mr. Bryan Willis Dr. and Mrs. David E. Craig Mr. and Mrs. Keith McNeill Dr. F. P. Wirth Mr. W. Carey Crane, III Mr. Melvin Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Orby Wright Mr. Roger S. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mettler, III Mr. James R. Crosby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Vann Middleton 2003 Naturalists’ Ball Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. DeLoach Miley Miers, D.D.S. Underwriters Mr. C. C. Dockery Mr. Wade Miller Anonymous Mr. Monty C. Ferrell Mr. W. S. Montgomery, Jr. Ausley & McMullen Mr. Redmond C. Finney Mr. Alexander G. Morehouse The Bartlett Tree Expert Company, Inc. 12 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 13 Animal Veterinary Services (Dr. Stephen Fisch) Bank of Thomas County BB&T Landrum Yaeger Business Communications, Inc. Capital City Bank Group Chubb Associates/Realtors Clanton-Malphus Veterinary Commercial Bank Elberta Crate and Box Company Farmers & Merchants Bank F&W Forestry Services, Inc. Albany, GA Jones Tractor Company Joseph Parker & Company JSL/Howard Ventulett & Bishop (Sloan Howard) Monticello Nurseries Murphy Investments New York Life – C. B. Grubbs, III Palmer & Cay Consulting Group Tall Timbers supporter Jack Frazee bids on an auction item at the Kate Ireland Golf Tournament Dinner Pete Thomas Foundation Auction held at Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville, GA in April 2003. Plantation Services, Inc. Albany, GA Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beall Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. H. Vail (Lee Walters) Mr. and Mrs. Klaus D. Bindhardt Mr. and Mrs. Ebe Walter Southeastern Plastic Surgery (Dr. Ben Kirbo) Capital City Bank (Mr. Tom Barron) South Georgia Surgical (Dr. Alan Waller) Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Corbett Kate Ireland Golf Tournament Spence Oldsmobile Cadillac Pontiac Buick GMC Mr. & Mrs. E. A. Davis, Jr. Team Sponsors Super-Lube, Inc. (Dr. John Lewis) Mr. and Mrs. T. Wayne Davis Allen & Mooney Investment Advisors Tallahassee Ford Mr. and Mrs. Howell Ferguson Archbold Medical Center Tallahassee Land Company Mr. and Mrs. John P. Frazee, Jr. Ausley & McMullen Miss Pammy Webster Mrs. Gilbert W. Humphrey Bank of Camilla – Mr. Ray Muggridge Golf Tournament/Dinner Auction Contributors Miss Kate Ireland Bartlett Tree Experts Inc. Albert’s Provence- Mr. Albert Ughetto Mrs. Rolf Kauka Chubb Moreton Construction Mr. R. Randall Almirall Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawton Langford Mr. T. Wayne Davis Bedfellows Mr. W. Thorpe McKenzie Elberta Crate and Box Co. Betsy Barfield Photography Mr. David J. Middleton Mr. John P. Frazee, Jr. Mr. Max Beverly Diane Williams Parker Miss Kate Ireland The Bookshelf Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Perkins Lanigan & Associates Mr. Herb Booth The Honorable and Mrs. James C. Smith Longpine Plantation Bouncers Super-Lube, Inc. (John & Ellen Lewis) Mr. Dave Middleton Mrs. Diane Parker Mr. & Mrs. P.W. Bryan & Metcalf Lumber Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Tarver Company Parker Poe Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Ebe Walter Chelseas Salon Plantation Services Inc. – Albany, GA Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Webster, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Chubb Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Williams, III Radiation Oncologists – Dr. Stephen Johnson, Dr. David Saunders Chuck-E-Cheese Gifts in Kind / Donations Thomasville National Bank Mr. Bill Connally Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Corbett Dr. William D. Boyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Webster, Jr. Mr. Bill Dahl Mr. and Mrs. T. Wayne Davis Dr. Steven Weiner Mr. Jasper C. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kelly Mr. Thomas L. Williams, III Mr. and Mrs. T. Wayne Davis Mr. Ram Singletary Hole Sponsors Mr. Glen Davidson Pebble Hill Plantation Arsenal Herbicide – BASF 14 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 15 Fallin’s Bar-B-Q/Joe Fallin Signature Gallery Jones Tenant House Restoration Project The Firefly/Nan Myers Dr. and Mrs. J. Orson Smith Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Langdon S. Flowers, Sr. Software Solutions Now! Archibald Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Walter B. Ford, II Southern Seafood Florida Department of State The Fly Shop/Mike Teal Southwood Golf Club Florida Historical Commission Mr. and Mrs. John P. Frazee, Jr. Staffords/Warren Stafford Fun Station Stellers Gallery, Jacksonville, FL Leadership Tallahassee, Leadership Thomasville The Gift Shop Arren Stark and Stefan Ughetto Miss Kate Ireland Mr. Dean Gioia Super-Lube, Inc./Dr. John Lewis Library Enhancement Project Great Adventures Outfitters Tall Timbers Research Station Capital City Bank Group Foundation Mr. Greg Hagar Tallahassee Museum of History & Natural Mrs. Cornelia G. Corbett Mr. Tom Hamilton Science Elliot R. Donnelley Charitable Trust Harden’s Taxidermy Tallahassee Nurseries Mr. and Mrs. J. Orson Smith Mrs. Ena Henderson Thomasville YMCA Mr. and Mrs. Giles C. Toole, III Dr. Jack B. Hobson Vintage Lace Tea Parlor Mr. Bob Horner Mrs. Alston Watt Mellon Archives Mr. D. Dwayne Hoven Dr. and Mrs. Philip C. Watt Mr. and Mrs. Armour N. Mellon Mr. and Mrs. George M. Humphrey, II Wild Adventures Theme Park R.K. Mellon Family Foundation Mrs. Tracy Hurd/Partylite Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Wolsfelt Natural Resources Program Support Mr. and Mrs. John Ingle Fall Field Day BASF, Inc. Miss Kate Ireland Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Shea, Pinion Point Jones Tractor Mrs. R. L. Ireland, III Plantation Pennington Seed Company J’s Wine & Spirits/Jay Harvard Archbold Medical Center Jones Tractor Company BASF, Inc. Red Hills Horse Trials Karl Mark’s Catering Blanton’s Longleaf Container Nursery Red Hills Horse Trials, Inc. Kevin’s/Kevin & Kathleen Kelly Covey Rise Mr. Jon Kohler Destructive Furbearer Control Red Hills Wildlife Project - Bird Quest Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Love Flowers Foods Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chapin, III Mr. Walt Matia Jones Tractor Company Mr. and Mrs. John P. Frazee, Jr. Majic Plantation/Mr. Jeff Whiddon Plantation Security, Inc. Mrs. Kaye Gainey Mr. Thorpe McKenzie Spence GMC Mr. Angus K. Gholson, Jr. Melhana-The Grand Plantation-Zack Lewis Wildlife Trends Miss Kate Ireland Mr. Hugh McNatt Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Robertson Fire Ecology Program Support Mrs. Marvin G. Messex Mr. Shane Wellendorf Mr. and Mrs. John E. Phipps Mr. David J. Middleton, Sr. Mr. Mooney M. Player Tall Timbers Publication Support My Favorite Things The Joseph H. Thompson Fund Miss Kate Ireland Mr. and Mrs. Mark Oliva Mr. and Mrs. Virgil R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Virgil R. Williams Mrs. Diane Parker Pebble Hill Plantation Gift Shop Forestry Program Support Walter Lodge Project Mr. Leigh H. Perkins, Sr. Mr. Angus K. Gholson Allen Nobles & Associates Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee Perry The Joseph H. Thompson Fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. El Pescador Lodge/Mrs. Ali Gentry Flota Mr. and Mrs. Virgil R. Williams (Mr. Henry Kravis) Post Buckley Schuh & Jernigan Phipps Jewelry/Gavin & Lisa Phipps GIS Lab Program Support Plantation Propane/Mr. Monty Lewis The Walter Foundation ESRI Senah Plantation/Mr. Jay Williams Mr. Ebe Walter, PWH Leica Geosystems Mr. Michael D. Shea Mr. and Mrs. John E. Phipps Website Redesign Mr. William P. Shelley, Jr. Mr. Jeff Phipps Elliot R. Donnelley Charitable Trust Singletary’s Flowers & Gifts Mr. and Mrs. George Watkins 14 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION REPORT TO DONORS • 15 Planned giving and the Tall Timbers Foundation By Vann Middleton The Beadel family originally established Tall Timbers as a hunting plantation in 1896. In 1924, Mr. Herbert L. Stoddard, Sr. a pioneering naturalist and ornithologist began the Coop- erative Bobwhite Quail Study here in the Red Hills. Mr. Beadel’s involvement, and his belief in Mr. Stoddard’s research, convinced him to bequeath his 2800-acre property to be established as a research station in 1958. Over 40 years later, Tall Timbers Research Station has grown to become a nationally and internationally recognized wildlife habitat management, ecological research and conservation organization. However, we would not exist today had it not been for the initial planned gift from the Beadel Family Estate. As a result of the Beadel family’s gift, Tall Timbers enjoys an important financial benefit. In order to continue the legacy that was started by our founders, Tall Timbers relies on future planned giving from our current constituents. You can make a planned gift by naming the Tall Timbers Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, charitable trust, life insurance policy or retirement plan. By naming the Foundation as a beneficiary, or making the Foundation Tall Timbers’ benefactor, Henry Beadel, a recipient of a special bequest, you will be making a lasting statement about your personal circa 1930s with wild turkey and commitment to the important research and conservation efforts not only in the Red Hills, shotgun. but also throughout the Southeast. Establishing a planned gift to Tall Timbers as part of your overall estate planning strategy will not only enhance the future of Tall Timbers, but also Tall Timbers Foundation, Inc. potentially bring you a significant tax benefit. A planned gift is an excellent way to protect Board of Trustees Chairman the value of your estate as you provide for the future of Tall Timbers. Miss Kate Ireland Vice-chairman What kind of legacy will you leave? Mr. Michael D. Shea Tall Timbers is dedicated to providing the long-term stability and good stewardship of our Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Thomas A. Barron natural resources in the Red Hills Region and beyond. Find out how you can help us leave a Trustees legacy for future generations to enjoy. For more information, please contact: Vann Middle- Mr. Anthony Jonklaas ton, Development Director, 850/ 893-4153, x343, or Email: [email protected]. Mr. C. Martin Wood, III We need your membership support! Annual Membership gifts help support the day-to-day operations of Tall Timbers and are the lifeblood of our organization. As a charitable non-profit organization, Tall Timbers relies on the generous support of our members to help sustain the important ecological research and conservation programs within the organization. In order to continue this important work, Tall Timbers will kick-off a membership campaign beginning in March this year to attract new members. The campaign will focus on the Red Hills community and will include a letter-writing appeal, new membership brochure, outdoor advertising and a television public service announcement (PSA). If you are not currently a member of Tall Timbers, we hope you will consider becoming a member. To join, call Develop- ment Director, Vann Middleton at 850/ 893-4153, x343, or visit our web site at www.talltimbers.org. You can join online! This outdoor advertisement says who we are and what we do. 16 • QUAIL & CONSERVATION

The above painting, New Hope Road, by acclaimed Tallahassee artist Dean Gioia was commissioned specifically for the 100 Stewards Program. One hundred signed and numbered limited edition prints of this painting were made as gifts for each member of this dedicated group of conservation minded individuals.

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