Public Access to Habitat Program Shatters 10,000-Acre Goal

PATH program quickly moves to year two of funding for habitat & access on private lands Sioux Falls, S.D. – May 9, 2024 – Pheasants Forever and its partners are proud to announce the fulfillment of 11,686 new public access acres in South Dakota. The Public Access to Habitat (PATH) initiative, announced in August 2023 with the objective… Read More Public Access to Habitat Program Shatters 10,000-Acre Goal

Pheasants Forever: It’s Time to Get Your Hands Dirty

Habitat improvement is at the heart of Pheasants Forever’s mission and that’s why we’re challenging our chapters, volunteers, and supporters like you to join us in helping to improve the upland landscapes we know and love. Our dedicated chapters host events across the country all year long to help engage with their local communities and make… Read More Pheasants Forever: It’s Time to Get Your Hands Dirty

SJR | Week 607: Rare Pheasants & Land Management

On this week’s show, we’re talking about all the wildlife on the spring landscape! Bret Amundson has been in the field with the camera observing breeding pheasants, ducks, deer and more, and he spotted a rare pheasant. Jared Wiklund from Pheasants Forever joins the show to talk about that bird, habitat conditions, why prescribed burns… Read More SJR | Week 607: Rare Pheasants & Land Management

Advocates for Grassland Act Welcome New Conservation Tool

Science-based project demonstrates the need for legislation aimed at conserving America’s prairies, savannas, glades, and sagebrush Washington, D.C. – April 11, 2024 – Today, a coalition of conservation organizations is celebrating the launch of MapforGrasslands.Org as illustration of the need for the North American Grasslands Conservation Act. The first-of-its-kind website documents the loss of grasslands in North America, the subsequent… Read More Advocates for Grassland Act Welcome New Conservation Tool

Introducing Pheasants Forever’s Farmer of the Year

Pheasants Forever’s 2023-2024 Farmer of the Year Award, sponsored by John Deere, is presented to Mark and Denise Nelson of Claremont, Iowa. The annual award recognizes the innovative use of precision ag technology and utilization of data to identify profitable solutions for agriculture and wildlife on working lands throughout America. WATCH: 2023-24 Pheasants Forever Farmer of… Read More Introducing Pheasants Forever’s Farmer of the Year

 Wild Northern Bobwhite Quail Reintroduced in Pennsylvania 

Habitat conservation efforts reinvigorate Bobwhite Quail Focus Area March 20, 2024 – Chambersburg, Penn. – For the first time since being extirpated from their natural range in the mid-2000s, wild bobwhite quail were reintroduced in Pennsylvania this week. Roughly 100 wild quail, captured from multiple locations across the eastern U.S., were released at the Letterkenny Army… Read More  Wild Northern Bobwhite Quail Reintroduced in Pennsylvania 

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Hire Austin Roby as Regional Representative in Ohio and West Virginia

Local chapter volunteer is prepared to advocate for the future of The Habitat Organization March 18, 2024 – Dunkirk, Ohio – Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are proud to introduce Austin Roby as the new regional representative for Ohio and West Virginia. With his leadership skills and conservation experience, Roby will work with local chapters to… Read More Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Hire Austin Roby as Regional Representative in Ohio and West Virginia

USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie Announces Northern Bobwhite Quail Pilot Project

Historic investment will provide dedicated funding to bobwhite habitat conservation Sioux Falls, S.D. – March 2, 2024 – Today, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Robert Bonnie announced a new national initiative to advance private lands conservation for the northern bobwhite quail, as well as for grasslands across the east-central United States. The Northern… Read More USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie Announces Northern Bobwhite Quail Pilot Project

National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 2024 Draws 35,415 Attendees to Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls

Habitat, access, advocacy and education take center stage for three-day event Sioux Falls, S.D. – March 3, 2024 – Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s 2024 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic, presented by Federal Ammunition, concluded today at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. A record-breaking crowd of 35,415 supporters flocked to the annual gathering to… Read More National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 2024 Draws 35,415 Attendees to Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls

USDA Announces General CRP Signup to Bolster Wildlife, Water, Soil and Climate Resources 

Signup period runs from March 4-29, 2024 Sioux Falls, S.D. – March 2, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has announced a new general signup period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) running from March 4-29, 2024. The announcement came during the 2024 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic in Sioux Falls,… Read More USDA Announces General CRP Signup to Bolster Wildlife, Water, Soil and Climate Resources