Why don't you tell us why instead of asking why?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Williams" <[email protected]> To: "MOU-net" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:21 PM Subject: [mou] Quail Forever > Why is it always hunters who get the job done? > Jim Williams > Wayzata > > > NEWS RELEASE: > > Pheasants Forever (PF) has announced it is extending its successful > approach to pheasant conservation to another beloved upland bird > species: > quail. Quail Forever will build on PF's track record of successful local > chapter development, localized habitat initiatives, and national public > policy leadership and advocacy. Plans for the new organization include > recruitment of additional wildlife biologists and a phased chapter > development plan. > > PF has a steady track record of success, including the completion of > more > than 300,000 habitat projects benefiting 3.4 million acres for wildlife > since inception. PF has also participated in over 800 land acquisitions > totaling more than 100,000 acres now open to public hunting. All told, > PF > has spent more than $170 million nationwide on wildlife habitat projects > and conservation education during its 23-year history. > > In forming Quail Forever, PF plans to deploy its current organizational > model – localized decision-making with lean, low-overhead central > administration. Pheasants Forever already has a strong presence in > states > where quail and pheasants share habitat – Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, > Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, and > Pennsylvania. In fact, Pheasants Forever members have been responsible > for > delivering more than 2 million acres of wildlife habitat in those shared > habitat ranges. Those same states have also been some of the country's > most successful at enrolling acres in the bobwhite buffers (CP-33) > component of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). > > PF is outlining a phased approach to establishing the Quail Forever > organization. Initial focus will be on states with both pheasant and > quail > hunters and habitat. Quail Forever's expansion south and west will be > based on chapter interest and available resources. In the > organization's > first year, Quail Forever has set a goal of forming 50 chapters and > recruiting 12,000 members to work on quail habitat projects. > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net >
