This holiday season, we're thankful for beloved bird dogs and precious upland landscapes, but more than anything, we're thankful for our incredible supporters, members, volunteers, and employees who answer the call each and every day. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Habitat Organization. #pheasantsforever #quailforever #thehabitatorganization #happythanksgiving #calloftheuplands

TEXAS PRECISION AG & CONSERVATION SPECIALIST NOW ASSISTING PANHANDLE PRODUCERS. Quail Forever announces the hiring of Joshua Michna as the new Precision Agriculture & Conservation Specialist to support growers in the Texas High Plains region. This new role is made possible by the collaboration of Quail Forever, Cotton Incorporated, BASF Agricultural Solutions, and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program to boost farm profitability and deliver tangible environmental benefits. Michna’s new role will help landowners make best use of cutting-edge technology and voluntary wildlife conservation practices to identify acres of farmland opportunity. He will work with farmers to develop a Precision Ag Business Plan suited to their operation. By targeting return on investment at a sub-field scale, Michna will help define areas to explore alternative agricultural practices, voluntary conservation programs, cost-share and other funding opportunities to increase profits and success for a producer’s operation. The end goal of this position is to offer habitat-based solutions including soil health, water quality, carbon sequestration and rural economic development while maintaining high farm revenues. To learn more about Michna, and the position of Texas Precision Ag & Conservation Specialist, head to the link below. https://quailforever.org/Newsroom/2022-November/Texas-Precision-Ag-Conservation-Specialist-Now-Assisting-Panhandle-Producers.aspx

QUAIL FOREVER HIRES SARA LYDA AS SOUTH REGION CONSERVATION DELIVERY MANAGER Quail Forever is proud to announce the hiring of Sara Lyda as its Manager of Conservation Delivery for the south region. In her new position, Lyda will serve as the primary contact for the United States Department of Agriculture and various other partnerships while leading a large team of conservation delivery staff – state coordinators, Farm Bill wildlife biologists and precision ag specialists – to help expand habitat programs throughout the quail range. learn more about Sara and the South Region Conservation Delivery Manager position at the link below. https://quailforever.org/Newsroom/2022-October/Quail-Forever-Hires-Sara-Lyda-as-South-Region-Conservation-Delivery-Manager.aspx

FALL HERBICIDE SITE PREP. Get a head start on next year's unwanted broadleafs. Late fall is a great time to chase roosters, quail, grouse and big game, but it’s also the ideal time for habitat site preparation. To learn some best practices for what you need to do this fall, head to the link below.

Habitat share partnership unites Quail Forever, Pheasants Forever, and Ohio Division of Wildlife for grassland restoration efforts on public lands. Read the full article on how this will positively effect the Buckeye State at the link below. https://quailforever.org/Newsroom/2022-November/Habitat-Share-Partnership-Unites-Pheasants-Forever,-Quail-Forever,-and-Ohio-Division-of-Wildlife-for.aspx Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are proud to announce a new Habitat Share partnership with the Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The five-year agreement was created to enhance upland bird habitat on public lands across the Buckeye State. The work will be funded with Pittman-Robertson Act dollars contributed by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in conjunction with matching funds provided by PF & QF. “This is an exciting program that all Ohio bird hunters should be paying attention to,” said James Harris, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s regional representative in Ohio and West Virginia. “Via our partnership with the Division of Wildlife, we’ll be able to further expand our habitat work in Ohio and create lasting impacts for not only pheasants and quail, but pollinators, grassland birds and all the other wildlife we care deeply about.”

ON THE WING PODCAST EP. 190: SWEEPING VIEWS AND SWINGING SHOTGUNS. This is the second episode from Rooster Road Trip XIII. Head to the link below to listen now. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Podcast-Ep-190-Sweeping-Views-and-Swinging-Shotguns.aspx Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Pheasants Forever’s Director of Marketing Andrew Vavra, Corporate Partnerships & Product Development Coordinator Erica Hill, and Montana Regional Representative Chad Harvey to recap the group’s hunt at the Teton River Wildlife Area. The Teton project was created through PF & QF’s Build a Wildlife Area program and is a wonderful illustration for Vavra’s selection of the “mixed bag” theme for this year’s Rooster Road Trip as the area provides critical habitat to a wide array of wildlife species, ranging from pheasants and Huns to moose and grizzly bears. A special thanks to our Rooster Road Trip XIII sponsors: Browning, SoundGear, Ruff Land Kennels, Federal Premium, Garmin, & Apple Autos