New Quail Forever Hires in Missouri to Boost Grasslands, Bobwhite Quail Numbers

By Justin Stakes

Positions provide guidance for voluntary conservation program enrollment

Columbia, MO -(AmmoLand.com)- Quail Forever has appointed Lora Brewer and Len Gilmore as the organization’s newest team members in the state of Missouri.

Brewer will serve as a Farm Bill wildlife biologist in Scott and Stoddard counties, responsible for providing technical assistance to farmers and ranchers interested in voluntary conservation programs. Gilmore serves Quail Forever as the coordinating grazing lands biologist for west-central Missouri, working with landowners and producers in the region to establish grazing systems on private lands that are conducive for both livestock and wildlife.

“We are excited to continue to strengthen Missouri’s conservation support for private landowners through these cooperative positions,” stated Elsa Gallagher, Quail Forever’s statewide quail coordinator in Missouri. “It is our privilege to help Missouri landowners meet their land use objectives while providing additional habitat for quail and other wildlife. With over 93 percent of Missouri’s landscape in private ownership, it makes good sense to focus quail restoration efforts on private lands while maintaining sound, public lands habitat.”

As the state with the most Quail Forever members, Missouri represents a stronghold for Quail Forever supporters nationwide. Since the first chapter was formed in 2005, <a class="colorbox" …read more

Source:: AmmoLand