NBCI Fills Vacant Spatial Analyst Position For Bobwhite Information Network...
The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) has hired Molly K. Foley as its new IT Spatial Analyst charged with the continued construction and growth of the NBCI Bobwhite Information Network....
View ArticleShell’s Covert: I Still Love the Bobwhite Quail
I have been off on a much needed break for a bit now. After 21 years with DGIF and over 25 working with quail, burnout can ensue. While home the other day I was doing some “cleaning out” when I found a...
View ArticleYou’ve Got Quail: Why Thousands of Rural Mail Carriers Count Roadside...
In a handful of states, the annual surveys of bobwhite, pheasants, rabbits, and other game species provide valuable data for wildlife managers. Read the entire story in Audubon magazine here.
View ArticleNative Grass Gazette: “That One Thing”
Preface I had the joy and privilege of filming and producing the Firing Up Your Beef Production video. Aside from being an avid hobby photographer, which is one reason why this project was so...
View ArticleArkansas Democrat-Gazette: Progress for quail hunting stamp
Arkansas Sportsman Progress for quail hunting stamp By Bryan Hendricks We’ve been waiting for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to do more than talk about quail restoration, and it looks like...
View ArticleThree to be Honored for Quail Science Achievements During Eighth National...
KNOXVILLE, TN — The National Bobwhite Technical Committee (NBTC) and the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) are honoring three individuals, one in memoriam, for their significant...
View ArticleFarm Bill Works for Landowners and Birds, New Report Finds
‘State of the Birds 2017’ Identifies Benefits for Agriculture, Forestry, and Conservation Contact: Jennifer Howard, American Bird Conservancy, 202-888-7472, or Marc Devokaitis, Cornell Lab of...
View ArticleShell’s Covert: From the Civil War to the Coordinated Implementation Program
Hot cannon metal under my hands, I peered down the barrel and across the open lands to where the Union troops under General John Pope poured from the wood line and into the hail of artillery from 36...
View ArticleNew WMA in South Alabama Focuses on Quail Habitat and Small Game Hunting
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) and the U.S. Forest Service have partnered to expand and improve bobwhite quail...
View ArticleConservation Reserve, other USDA Programs, Help Game Bird Populations Take...
(NBCI note: Bobwhites also benefit from native grass plantings on CRP.) By Beverly Preston, USDA Farm Service Agency North America is filled with people who appreciate birds. Many watch them, some...
View ArticleNative Grass Gazette: A Heinous Invader
Producing one to three million seeds per acre and remaining viable for what is thought to be up to 20 years in the soil, the seed rain alone creates an ever-abundant seed bank. Once established, plants...
View ArticleBeltway Bobwhites: NBCI Working for Bobs in Next Farm Bill, Invites You to Help
The federal farm bill’s Conservation Title provides the nation’s single largest source of money and technical assistance for quail habitat restoration. The periodic reauthorization of the federal farm...
View ArticleManassas National Battlefield Park Next NPS Unit Joining Bobwhite/Grassland...
The 5,000-acre Manassas National Battlefield Park in Manassas, Virginia, just 30 miles from the nation’s capital, is the next National Park Service (NPS) unit scheduled to work collaboratively with the...
View ArticleNBCI, FSA Finalize Cooperative Agreement On Behalf of Bobwhites
SANDY, Utah — The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) and the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) finalized an agreement today that paves the way for a closer working relationship on behalf...
View ArticleShell’s Covert: Quail Science Synthesized
This year our team was lucky enough to be able to attend the Quail 8 Symposium in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the National Bobwhite Technical Committee...
View ArticleNBCI Issues 7th ‘State of the Bobwhite’ Report
The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative’s (NBCI) priorities for the 2018 Farm Bill, a review of what the initiative has accomplished under the first three years Pittman-Roberson (Wildlife and...
View ArticleNBCI Fire Bird Conservation Award Recipients Show Bobwhite Support Can Come...
A military installation, a native seed company, a cranberry company and a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service national wildlife refuge were among recipients of the 2017 NBCI National Fire Bird...
View ArticleNational Bobwhite Initiative, Turkey Federation Renew Agreement
The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), both requiring the creation and management of early successional habitat for success, renewed their...
View ArticleVirginia NRCS Debuts New Grazing Initiative That Benefits Beef and Bobs
Richmond, VA, October 2, 2017 – If you think cattle and quail don’t mix, a new concept in managed grazing may just change your mind. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is now...
View ArticleBipartisan bills aim to save America’s prairies, grasslands
Scott Streater E&E News reporter Published: Thursday, October 5, 2017 Congressional leaders from South Dakota and Minnesota are spearheading a bipartisan effort to include legislation in the...
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