Quail Forever Biologists in Texas Set to Influence Quail Populations

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Upland game bird stamps help fuel early-successional habitat improvements in Texas

San Antonio, Texas –-(Ammoland.com)- Quail Forever has announced the addition of two Coordinating Wildlife Biologists in the state of Texas to assist landowners in implementing early successional habitat projects for the benefit of quail and other wildlife. New team members, Derek Wiley and Will Newman, will work alongside Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) staffers to help restore the whistle of quail in both the Rolling Plains and South Texas Plains regions.

Supported in part by the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture Partnership as well as upland game birds stamps purchased in the state of Texas, Wiley and Newman will add much-needed capacity for private lands conservation assistance as part of the state’s Farm Bill Biologist Partnership. Commonly referred to as the “One Stop Shop” for anything conservation or wildlife-related on private lands, Quail Forever biologists possess the knowledge of federal, state, and local programs to assist landowners in finding the right program to meet their personal habitat, wildlife, and land use goals. Since 2012, the program has impacted 692,130 acres for habitat …Read the Rest

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