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A collection of privately-owned stands, in various states of conservation (many are under Easements with Tall Timbers Research Station and/or The Nature Conservancy). Most are frequently burned and managed for bobwhite quail and other pinelands fauna and flora. These stands, in combination with #6 and #7 comprise the largest and best collection of old-growth longleaf pine forests and savannas. Most are/were managed under the Stoddard-Neel Selection Method of timber-wildlife management (USDA 1995) that has maintained these tracts in a pristine condition. Conservation efforts have been and should continue to be placed here to preserve this magnificent, biologically significant landscape.
Threats: uncertain management future, urban interface issues
Several past and current research projects under the direction of Tall
Timbers.