Quail Forever, in partnership with the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture and through a generous grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, is pleased to announce the hiring of Thomas Janke as the new Coordinating Wildlife Biologist – Prescribed Fire Coordinator.

Quail Forever is proud to recognize ALPS OutdoorZ as the organization’s newest national sponsor. 

ALPS OutdoorZ delivers financial support of the overarching mission of the nation’s leading upland conservation group, including direct endorsement of the organization’s Hunter Mentor Pledge campaign.

Quail Forever is celebrating today’s passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), a historic conservation bill passed in the House of Representatives by a landslide vote of 310 – 107.

Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever today announced its first virtual Women, Wine & Wild Game event to be hosted on the evening of August 20th, featuring prominent wild game chef Danielle Prewett

Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever has named five new recruits that will join the organization’s National Youth Leadership Council - an advisory board from around the country, ages 12-18 - who represent the conservation community for their age group.

Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever has announced new officer appointments of Matt Kucharski (chairman), Marilyn Vetter (vice chair), Brett Reber (treasurer) and Nancy Anisfield (secretary) within the organization’s National Board of Directors.

Today, Quail Forever announced the retirement of longtime Vice President of Government Affairs Dave Nomsen. Nomsen has been employed by “The Habitat Organization” since 1992 and has been one of the nation’s leading voices for wildlife habitat conservation for the last three decades. 

Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever are partnering with conservation leaders, including Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, National Wild Turkey Federation, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, to spearhead #ResponsibleRecreation, a media campaign encouraging Americans to enjoy outdoor recreation while adhering to proper COVID-19 safety protocols.
 

Quail Forever is launching Give to the Uplands Day: A National Day of Giving for Upland Conservation on May 5th in response to the heavy burden placed on wildlife habitat conservation efforts by the current and unprecedented health crisis.

Quail Forever, Pheasants Forever and dedicated partners have been selected to receive two Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) awards from the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) totaling $1.67 million for habitat delivery efforts in the states of Missouri and Montana.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through the general signup which ended on February 28th.

Quail Forever issued a formal letter to the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today requesting an extension to the current general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup.

Quail Forever has appointed Nick Golias, an avid outdoorsman and former business development executive in the steel industry, to serve as the organization’s Regional Representative in Indiana.

Benefitting farmers, ranchers, landowners, and natural resources throughout the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (USDA- FSA) today announced a general signup for the longstanding Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) from December 9, 2019, through February 28^th, 2020.

On Wednesday afternoon, Quail Forever praised the efforts of the House of Representatives for passing bipartisan bill, H.R. 925, to reauthorize funding for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) at $60 million per year until 2024.