20 Years and Counting! We have been celebrating all year but today marks the day 20 years ago that Quail Forever became a reality. Thank you to all our dedicated members, chapters and supporters for being a big voice for a small bird. In the next 20 years we will set new goals, refresh commitments, and rise to new challenges. We are just getting started. #quailforever #thehabitatorganization

Scenes from part one of our Montana grouse film. If you haven't seen it already, grab your bird dog and watch it at the link below. https://youtu.be/Zx1mftkopsU #quailforever #thehabitatorganization

Quail Fact Friday! Sericea lespedeza is invading our grasslands. This noxious weed was once promoted as erosion control and wildlife cover. But sericea releases chemicals that choke out native plants and drops thousands of seeds that can stay viable for decades. Even though quail eat the seeds, they offer little nutrition – not enough to raise healthy chicks. Luckily, late summer (now!) is a great time to fight back! Spot spray sericea before it flowers in September with labeled herbicides. Habitat Hot Tip: As you ride around your property, keep a small sprayer of herbicide with you to treat sericea each time you encounter it, the quail will thank you! Quail Fact Friday is sponsored by Irish Setter Boots. We want to thank them for supporting our conservation mission and for designing boots made for the most demanding upland hunters. #quailforever #quailfactfriday #thehabitatorganization

Got Western Wanderlust? This week’s episode of “On the Wing Podcast covers PF & QF’s habitat work across eleven states in the Western U.S. and the 26 different species of upland birds living there. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/4ooWkHm “On the Wing Podcast” is proudly fueled by Purina Pro Plan #quailforever #thehabitatorganization

July Weather Report: Tracking Heat, Drought, and Rain Across Quail Country - South West We’re entering the critical home stretch for brood survival leading into fall. How are conditions looking for late broods in your neck of the uplands? Let us know in the comments!

The fall issue of Quail Forever Journal is coming. Become a QF member by August 6th to receive the issue in your mailbox. If you aren't a member already you can join here: https://quailforever.org/join Inside, we learn to speak in code. We follow a legendary outdoor writer into the hidden canyons of the Pacific Northwest, a chef who revives the taste of ancestral prairies, and an artist who resurrects quail from blocks of wood as a plea against their vanishing. We carry old guns into new seasons, honoring the memory of those who came before. We tell the story of coveys hidden in forgotten corners and of a bird dog who survived the unthinkable. These stories link us to tradition, to memory, and to the wild beauty of what remains. It’s fall. Can you feel it? It feels like coming home. ~ Ryan Sparks, Quail Forever Journal Editor Cover photo by John Hafner