2024-05-01T09:18:55-05:00 2023-12-31 581304721 LANIGAN & ASSOCIATES P C 2630 CENTENNIAL PLACE SUITE 1 TALLAHASSEE FL 32308 990 2023-01-01 590952956 TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH INC TALL 8508934153 13093 HENRY BEADEL DRIVE TALLAHASSEE FL 323129712 WILLIAM E PALMER PRESIDENT/CEO 8508934153 2024-04-30 1 WILLIAM PALMER 999009999 0 JOHN KEILLOR P01315239 8508938418 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z WILLIAM E PALMER 13093 HENRY BEADEL DRIVE TALLAHASSEE FL 32312 15955188 0 X WWW.TALLTIMBERS.ORG X 1958 FL THE MISSION OF TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH, INC. IS TO FOSTER EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION. 19 19 144 0 119970 118970 16272874 14661176 654143 653565 245054 476229 158784 155984 17330855 15946954 0 0 0 0 7617227 7626828 0 0 102092 7187763 6996949 14804990 14623777 2525865 1323177 48815065 49525937 3019387 2407082 45795678 47118855 X THE MISSION OF TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH,INC. IS TO FOSTER EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION.OUR PRIMARY RESEARCH FOCUS IS THE ECOLOGY OF FIRE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING BOBWHITE QUAIL AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN. OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING PROTECT THE DISTINCTIVE RED HILLS LANDSCAPE OF SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA, AND ITS TRADITIONAL LAND USES. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM TRANSFERS RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INFORMATION FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.DEFINING EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP (ELS) BALANCES ECOLOGICAL VALUES AND ECONOMIC UTILITY WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF LONG-TERM CONSERVATION. THE FOUNDATION OF ELS ON UPLAND HABITATS IN THE RED HILLS IS THE FREQUENT USE OF FIRE TO ACCOMMODATE MANAGEMENT FOR BOBWHITE QUAIL, SELECTION TIMBER HARVEST, AND OTHER TRADITIONAL LAND USES. SCENIC, OPEN MULTI-AGED FOREST STRUCTURES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ELS. 0 0 5869394 GAME BIRD STAFF CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON NORTHERN BOBWHITE POPULATION DYNAMICS AT CORE STUDY AREAS IN THE RED HILLS OF FLORIDA (TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION AND LIVINGSTON PLACE) AND GEORGIA (ALBANY QUAIL PROJECT). 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, SOUTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ALABAMA. WE RADIO-TAGGED OVER 1000 BOBWHITES AS PART OF BOTH LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH ON OUR STUDY SITES; WE CONTINUED RESEARCH ON BOBWHITE CHICK SURVIVAL, DISEASE ECOLOGY, POPULATION ESTIMATION, HARVEST MANAGEMENT, AND HABITAT USE IN COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS AT MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES. OUR WILD BOBWHITE EXPANSION CONTINUES VIA TRANSLOCATION BY TALL TIMBERS MOVING OVER 7000 BOBWHITES TO DATE; IN 2023, WE TRANSLOCATED WILD BOBWHITES FROM FL AND GA TO SITES IN SC, FL, AL, AND VA FOR BOTH RESEARCH PURPOSES AND TO ESTABLISH NEW POPULATIONS. QUAIL MANAGEMENT PUBLISHED THE ANNUAL QUAIL CALL NEWSLETTER, PROVIDED INPUT TO 2 FEDERAL AGENCIES AND 10 STATE WILDLIFE AGENCIES ON BOBWHITE MANAGEMENT, COORDINATED 4 PUBLIC EDUCATION EVENTS, AND MADE OVER 300 SITE VISITS IN AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC, TX, DE, OK, MA, KS AND VA TO PROVIDE OUTREACH ON EXEMPLARY QUAIL MANAGEMENT. 3805794 FIRE RESEARCH AND OUTREACH STAFF FOCUSED ON CRITICAL RESEARCH ON FUELS, FIRE BEHAVIOR, FIRE EFFECTS, AND SMOKE IN THE SOUTH AND ACROSS THE US. SCIENTISTS PRODUCED 19 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS IN 2023. PER OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE CONTINUED OUR INCREASED FOCUS ON OUR NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT: WE PRESENTED RESEARCH AT THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT CONGRESS IN CALIFORNIA, PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND SERVED ON PANELS AND ADVISORY GROUPS FOR THE US DEPARTMENTS OF INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE. STAFF MADE 21 PRESENTATIONS VIA WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES ON THE IMPEDIMENTS TO PRESCRIBED FIRE, FIRE-CAUSED TREE MORTALITY, PLANT COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO FIRE, DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE BEHAVIOR MODELS, AND CONTINUED RESEARCH ON DENDROCHRONOLOGY TO DETERMINE FIRE HISTORY OVER THE LAST FIVE CENTURIES. SCIENTISTS WORKED WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND 7 GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ALABAMA, LOUISIANA, VIRGINIA, AND WASHINGTON. STAFF ASSISTED WITH FIRE AND FORESTRY EDUCATION 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 > 40 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 RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PRIORITIES. 2933696 GENERAL RESEARCH STAFF FOCUSED RESEARCH AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN THE CONSERVATION LANDS OF NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA ON A DIVERSITY OF SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN. RESEARCH ON RARE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES WAS CONDUCTED AT CORE STUDY AREAS AT TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION AND LIVINGSTON PLACE AND IN GEORGIA ON PRIVATE LANDS. WE MONITORED POPULATIONS OF GOPHER TORTOISES, STRIPED NEWTS, TIGER SALAMANDERS, EASTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKES AND OTHERS. THESE POPULATION MONITORING PROJECTS ARE LONG-TERM RESEARCH THAT DOCUMENTS THE POPULATION FLUCTUATIONS IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE AND LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. OUTREACH TO LAND MANAGERS ACROSS THE REGION IN THREE WORKSHOPS AND TO SCIENTISTS AND PUBLIC (STATE AND FEDERAL) LAND MANAGERS AND BIOLOGISTS WERE MADE AT THE GOPHER TORTOISE COUNCIL PROFESSIONAL MEETING. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROJECT FOCUSED ON FERAL HOGS, NOT NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA, BUT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE TO THE REGION. THIS WORK WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, AND LOCAL LAND OWNERS AND MANAGERS. WE HELD TWO WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM, DETAIL OUR RESEARCH FINDINGS TO DATE, AND TO ENGAGE ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERS. 1063270 1063270 13672154 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 107 0 1 144 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X WILLIAM E PALMER 8508934153 13093 HENRY BEADEL DRIVE TALLAHASSEE FL 323129712 DR GEORGE W SIMMONS CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR TOM L RANKIN TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS DAPHNE FLOWERS WOOD SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS CORNELIA CORBETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS ROSAMOND C DAVIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR O MASON HAWKINS TRUSTEE 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR ORRIN H INGRAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR JAMES R KARELS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR RICK B LEVERICH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR RODMAN R LINN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR DAVID D PERKINS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR STEPHEN PYNE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS VIRGINIA WETHERELL SCOTT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS KATE SULLIVAN SCOVIL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR HEWITT B SHAW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR WILTON R WITT STEPHENS JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR REGGIE E THACKSTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR RUSSELL TURNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR GEORGE WATKINS VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR PHILIP C WATT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS MARGARET WETHERBEE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM E PALMER PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 1.00 X 224829 0 1771 MELISSA PROCTOR CFO 40.00 1.00 X 106212 0 1800 JULIAN MORGAN VARNER DIRECTOR OF FIRE RESEARCH 40.00 X 177595 0 0 GEOFFREY BEANE PROJECT MANAGER 40.00 X 149987 0 4621 GEOFFREY GANNON PROJECT LEAD DEVELOPER 40.00 X 139060 0 0 DOUGLASS ROWELL FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAMMER 40.00 X 120000 0 0 DONALD SISSON DIRECTOR OF THE ALBANY QUAIL PROGRAMI 40.00 X 114483 0 10625 SHANE D WELLENDORF LAND CONSERVANCY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 111921 0 79 1144087 0 18896 8 0 1 0 MARKETING FOR CHANGE 110 SOUTH COLUMBUS STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 MARKETING SERVICES 131000 AMERICAN WILDLIFE ENTERPRISES 737 SILVER LAKE RD MONTICELLO FL 32344 BIOTELEMETRY EQUIPMENT 121010 2 1786397 3568576 9306203 14661176 FARM AND HUNTING LEASE 110000 572975 572975 MISCELLANEOUS RENTAL 532000 40590 40590 FIELD TRIAL 110000 40000 40000 653565 236377 236377 128204 8234 119970 119970 119970 239852 0 239852 239852 239852 MISC 900099 36014 36014 36014 15946954 929431 119970 236377 331041 292561 35520 2960 6007086 5308828 644540 53718 290590 259560 27307 3723 542995 505835 30622 6538 455116 406570 44398 4148 131000 99588 31412 56575 43010 13565 144225 144225 1240401 1189962 50264 175 532030 486642 37312 8076 100812 70270 26084 4458 19379 11380 3375 4624 450001 441060 8093 848 45308 45308 1841408 1841408 303124 208733 94391 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 402790 402775 15 SUPPLIES 398923 391732 2716 4475 FEED EXPENSE 264303 264303 VEHICLE EXPENSE 263082 263082 803588 995322 -200083 8349 14623777 13672154 849531 102092 5600118 7643576 1129208 1102590 852686 32049 193175 110688 49291107 8750296 40924293 40540811 115585 96223 48815065 49525937 479259 407062 155450 168461 2219862 1813767 164816 17792 3019387 2407082 X 8980493 9020896 36815185 38097959 45795678 47118855 48815065 49525937 1323177 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 10509998 12022467 13871215 16272874 14661176 67337730 10509998 12022467 13871215 16272874 14661176 67337730 12738416 54599314 816192 957809 719760 910692 1217998 4622451 30279 100526 19942 38216 36014 224977 72185158 0.75640 0.78290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 144225 144225 14479522 14623747 881187 220297 0 0 745524 800010 890250 881187 3316971 4975457 120000 120225 126225 144225 510675 186381 200003 222563 220297 829244 1243866 PART I-A, LINE 1: LOBBYING RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SMOKE ISSUE/AIR QUALITY AND ATTAINING AFFORDABLE INSURANCE FOR PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO PRESCRIBE FIRE. X X X X 214 170466.37 1 2 1 33889 X X X 0 30680350 30680350 8724821 4977214 3747607 6884839 3237073 3647766 3001097 536009 2465088 40540811 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 17792 17792 X 15955188 8234 8234 15946954 0 15946954 14632011 8234 8234 14623777 0 14623777 PART II, LINE 5: TALL TIMBERS ENFORCEMENT OF EASEMENTS POLICY, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON APRIL 8, 2008, INCLUDES STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED BY THE LAND TRUST STANDARDS AND PRACTICES AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE POLICY COMPLEMENTS THE TALL TIMBERS MODEL LEGAL EASEMENT, ARTICLE III, ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES SECTION. THE POLICY OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF BOTH MINOR VIOLATIONS AND MAJOR VIOLATIONS, AND INCLUDES DEFINITIONS OF BOTH TERMS. IT ALSO OUTLINES COURSES OF ACTION FOR COMPLIANCE, AND REFERENCES THE LEGAL EASEMENT FOR TIMELINES, INSPECTIONS, AND ALTERNATIVES TO LEGAL ACTION SUCH AS ARBITRATION OR MEDIATION. THE TALL TIMBERS MODEL LEGAL EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS ARE INCLUDED IN TALL TIMBERS EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION, TALL TIMBERS HAS AN INTERNAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT MONITORING PROCEDURE WHICH OUTLINES MONITORING FREQUENCY (ANNUALLY) AND PROCESS. PART II, LINE 9: GIFTS OF CONSERVATION AND SCENIC EASEMENTS ARE GRANTED TO THE ORGANIZATION BY PROPERTY OWNERS. THESE EASEMENTS RESTRICT THE USE OF THE LAND AND SOME ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON THE PROPERTIES. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ACQUIRE ANY RIGHTS TO THE PROPERTY, NO VALUE IS RECORDED FOR THESE EASEMENTS. PART III, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION HAS MUSEUM FURNITURE MAINTAINED AT THE HENRY BEADEL HOUSE. THESE ITEMS ARE KEPT ON DISPLAY FOR TOURS OF THE TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION AND HENRY BEADEL HOUSE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION USED IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 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THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A MATERIAL CHANGE IN ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT LIABILITY IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THERE IS NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECOGNIZED IN THE INCOME STATEMENT OR BALANCE SHEET. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE 8,234. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 8,234. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WILLIAM E PALMER PRESIDENT/CEO 224829 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1771 0 226600 0 0 0 JULIAN MORGAN VARNER DIRECTOR OF FIRE RESEARCH 177595 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177595 0 0 0 GEOFFREY BEANE PROJECT MANAGER 149987 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4621 0 154608 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO SIGNING THE 990. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PROVIDES THE PRESIDENT/CEO WITH APPROVAL OF THE 990 PRIOR TO HIM SIGNING THE 990. 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