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Meeting the Mestads
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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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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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Sagebrush Biome Framework
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This framework for 2021-2025 reflects collaborative, multi-state planning efforts to update SGI 2.0, and continues to build from a decade of success conserving the sagebrush biome. This framework also serves as NRCS’ ongoing contribution to the Sagebrush Conservation Strategy administered by Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Sharing common cross-boundary threats, NRCS staff across eleven western states collaborated to create this shared vision for conservation action.
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Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, and WLFW East Region Webinar Series
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Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever, in partnership with USDA-NRCS’s Working Lands for Wildlife, has reformed the WLFW Pollinator Conservation webinar series to include broader topics and changed platforms to Zoom. This series aims to enhance understanding, confidence, and knowledge of conservation concepts. It is designed for conservation professionals working in the WLFW East Region. NRCS staff and partner organizations are welcome to attend (click image for more details), so please feel free to share it with your field staff.
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America the Beautiful Challenge Grant Adds Value to Hellbender Working Lands for Wildlife Partnership
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The recently awarded grant will increase economic opportunities for farmers who plant riparian buffers in hellbender priority watersheds.
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series: Session # 9 Pollinators & Forestland-Underappreciated Pollinator Habitat
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Session 9 of the WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar series, presented by Kass Urban-Mead, Pollinator Conservation Specialist for the Xerces Society and a Partner Biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This session focuses on the relationship of pollinators and forestland. Topics covered include an introduction to bee diversity and forest habitats, how bees and other pollinators use the woods, and forest health and pollinators.
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series
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Quail habitat also protects threatened orchid species in Tennessee
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Two rare species were recently found on working lands in Van Buren County
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WLFW East Region Conservation Webinar Series: Northern Bobwhite Session #9 “Brood Rearing Habitat”
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Session 9 of the “Northern Bobwhite” mini-series was presented by Justin Hill with University of Georgia. This session focuses on research looking at brood rearing habitat for bobwhite quail. Topics covered include life history of bobwhite quail, bobwhite chick ecology, and brood rearing habitat.
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WLFW Northern Bobwhite Webinar Series
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Warm Season Native Grasses for Forage
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With many states experiencing record drought, livestock producers may find themselves in a tight spot when trying to provide forage for their cattle. In the long run, native warm season grasses can offer drought resistant forage during the summer slump when many cool season grasses slow in production.
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A Hellbender Working Lands for Wildlife 2023 Roundup
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A look back on accomplishments and forward to new opportunities.
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