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It's All in the Soil
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by
Gilbert Randolph
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published
Apr 06, 2025
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last modified
May 27, 2025 05:42 AM
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filed under:
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Stories,
Northern Bobwhite Quail
Do you know your dirt? A local USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) representative can help landowners get up to speed on what sort of ground they’re working with.
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Grazing Study Brings New Insights for Bobwhite Quail Management
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by
Gilbert Randolph
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published
Apr 06, 2025
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last modified
May 27, 2025 05:46 AM
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filed under:
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Stories,
Northern Bobwhite Quail
The University of Tennessee, in cooperation with the USDA Workings Lands for Wildlife and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, recently completed a four-year study that aimed to explore how the combination of planting native warm-season grasses and cattle grazing may benefit bobwhite quail and other upland birds.
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Meeting the Mestads
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by
Gilbert Randolph
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published
Apr 06, 2025
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last modified
May 27, 2025 12:27 PM
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filed under:
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Stories,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Northern Bobwhite Quail
When Bruce and Marla Mestad bought thirty acres in northern Missouri, they didn’t expect to find that their fields were home to a seedbank for remnant prairie. With the help of Quail Forever and the USDA-NRCS, the Mestad’s have brought life back to their slice of prairie in north central Missouri.
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Kicking Out Cool Season Grasses
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by
Gilbert Randolph
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published
Apr 06, 2025
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last modified
May 27, 2025 05:43 AM
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filed under:
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Stories,
Northern Bobwhite Quail
Replacing cool season grasses with native warm season grass can be a challenge. Foliar spraying is a cost-effective way to kickstart that conversion.
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The Softball Method
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by
Gilbert Randolph
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published
Apr 06, 2025
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last modified
May 27, 2025 05:46 AM
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filed under:
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Stories,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Northern Bobwhite Quail
Determining the quality of upland habitat is one of the first steps in making better management decisions. One of the simplest ways to accomplish this is with the Softball Habitat Evaluation Technique (SHET) method. Simply put, it’s using a softball to mimic how quail use the landscape.
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Innovative Conservation on the Sid Williams Ranch
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by
Gilbert Randolph
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published
Apr 06, 2025
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last modified
May 27, 2025 05:45 AM
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filed under:
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Stories,
Northern Bobwhite Quail
“I’m addicted to taking a piece of land that’s worthless and turning it into something,” says Sid Williams, a rancher and landowner whose innovative conservation work in South Texas is making an outsized impact for bobwhite quail.
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Pollinator plantings benefit the birds and the bees
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by
Rachel Holt
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published
May 26, 2025
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last modified
May 27, 2025 05:46 AM
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filed under:
WLFW,
WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Pollinators,
Monarch Butterfly
How implementing pollinator plantings can benefit both quail and pollinator species
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Breakfast with Biologists July 24, 2025
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by
Web Editor
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published
Jul 11, 2025
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filed under:
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
WLFW
Featured speakers from Ducks Unlimited, New Jersey Audubon, Quail & Pheasants Forever, Xerces Society, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will discuss NRCS programs and funding opportunities for upland and wetland habitat restoration, enhancement, and creation projects
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Join the Bobwhite in Hardwood Forested Systems Webinar!
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by
Gilbert Randolph
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published
Jan 21, 2025
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filed under:
WLFW,
News & Events,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Bobwhite Quail Seminar Series,
News,
WLFW Conservation Webinar Series,
Bobwhite,
Working Lands for Wildlife
Join us February 13th at 11:30 AM CST for a webinar on Bobwhite in Hardwood Forested Systems. We will be joined by John Gruchy of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
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NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife Presents: Breakfast With Biologists-March 27th 2025
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by
Web Editor
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published
Mar 14, 2025
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last modified
Mar 14, 2025 06:06 PM
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filed under:
WLFW,
American Black Duck,
News & Events,
Bog Turtle,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Quail Forever,
Grasslands and Savannas,
News,
Events
Woodstown, NJ – Quail Forever, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and the New Jersey Audubon Society, will cohost an informational outreach event for landowners on Friday, March 27th, from 7:00 am to 9 am at the Woodstown Diner. The event aims to provide landowners with valuable information on habitat restoration and wildlife conservation efforts available to them.
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