QUAIL FOREVER VOLUNTEERS LAUNCH NEW CHAPTER IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
Quail Forever is proud to announce a new chapter start in the extreme northwest corner of Oklahoma. The Panhandle Nomads Chapter of Quail Forever is based in Texas and Cimarron Counties, and local volunteers have their sights set on investments in public lands, habitat management efforts for quail, and youth events for the surrounding communities.
“I'm very excited about the future impact of this chapter for this region,” said Laura McIver, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s regional representative in southern Kansas and Oklahoma. “The extremes in weather patterns for this area make it a challenge for not only our upland birds, but for all wildlife in the panhandle of Oklahoma and adjoining states. I look forward to seeing the positive impacts that this chapter will bring to the area while creating unique solutions to help our wildlife and provide educational opportunities too.”
Elizabeth Brown of Guymon, Okla. is the chapter’s newly elected president. Brown’s family has a long history in Texas County, and she’s been connected to the outdoors in northwest Oklahoma all her life.
“My great grandparents settled in northern Texas County, making the trip in a covered wagon,” she said. “My dad taught me about shooting sports when I wasn’t much bigger than a rifle, but it wasn’t until I met my husband did I start upland hunting.”
The Panhandle Nomads began meeting in June and are currently working on setting up a youth event, public land advocacy work, and habitat projects.
The chapter meets the second Tuesday of every month at the Texas County Activities Center in Guymon, Okla. Hunters and conservationists interested in joining the chapter as volunteers are encouraged to attend. For more information about the chapter or to become involved, please contact Panhandle Nomads chapter president Elizabeth Brown at elizabethpeacockbrown@gmail.com
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