This is an edited version of a press release I received today from Pheasants Forever, a bird-conservation group with an excellent record of achievement. Yes, they want more pheasants to hunt. The work of PF, however, benefits many non-game bird species. Read about their activities and accomplishments, and how they do it. As a birder, I wish there was a national birding-only organization with both state and county chapters that could boast of such successful hands-on work.
I am, as you might know, a PF member. Jim Williams Wayzata > Press Release > > For Immediate Release > Eran Sandquist (320)236-7755 > Saint Paul, Minn. ? January 30, 2008 ? The Kandiyohi County Chapter of > Pheasants Forever (PF) was recently recognized as the Minnesota Chapter of > the Year by PF at the annual Minnesota PF state meeting. > In the past year, the Kandiyohi County chapter has supported PF Habitat > Teams, has grown in membership and had several committee members > participating in the Minnesota PF State Convention & Summer Habitat > Meeting. In addition, the committee supports their local youth with a > kid?s camp and partnership trap shoot, and has cost share programs to > assist private landowners in their area. The chapter is also a leader in > supporting state and federal conservation policy. The chapter participates > in the Minnesota Habitat Fund and is active in improving habitat management > on public lands. > > "The Kandiyohi County chapter does it all," stated Eran Sandquist, regional > wildlife biologist for PF. "They throw a great fundraising banquet and > leverage those locally raised dollars to bring more resources to bear on > the habitat mission locally. They also reach beyond county lines to help > other PF chapters accomplish projects, and simply put, the chapter provides > leadership to the entire state on what a local chapter can do." > The Kandiyohi County chapter formed in 1983. The chapter?s next fundraising > banquet will be held on April 4th at the Holiday Inn in Willmar. The > public and media are invited to attend. For tickets or more information, > please contact Kevin Ochsendorf at (320)212-2412. > Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are non-profit conservation > organizations dedicated to the protection and enhancement of pheasant, > quail, and other wildlife populations in North America through habitat > improvement, land management, public awareness, and education. PF/QF has > more than 115,000 members in 700 local chapters across the continent. -30- > For additional information about Pheasants Forever, please visit > www.pheasantsforever.org
