Quail Forever, Minnesota DNR to Dedicate 70-acre Addition to Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Quail Forever 10.10.14
Quail Forever (QF) (Pheasants Forever’s quail division) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will dedicate a 70-acre addition to Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest. This will mark the first-ever land acquisition project by Quail Forever in Minnesota since the organization established in 2005.
Utilizing a Conservation Partner Legacy grant from Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Fund, Quail Forever and contributing partners have permanently protected a 70-acre addition on the east side of, and directly adjacent to, the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest. Creating wildlife habitat and permanently protecting Winnebago Creek, one of several southeast Minnesota trout streams in the area, the new addition will provide additional hunting and recreational opportunities to Minnesota residents.
WHO: This event is open to the public. Representatives from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Pheasants Forever, Inc., Quail Forever – including members of the Metro Quail Forever chapter & the Southeast Minnesota Quail Forever chapter – and other partners will be in attendance.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 1:00 p.m (Meeting in Caledonia, see below)
WHERE: For the convenience and safety of all parties, a caravan will be leaving at 1:15 p.m. from the Good Times Restaurant located at 118 Bissen Street in Caledonia, MN.
Contact
Jared Wiklund (651) 209-4953
Pheasants Forever launched Quail Forever in August of 2005 to address the continuing loss of habitat suitable for quail and the subsequent quail population decline. Bobwhite population losses over the last 25 years range from 60 to 90 percent across the country. The reason for the quail population plunge is simple - massive losses of habitat suitable for quail. There are five major factors leading to the losses of quail habitat; intensified farming and forestry practices, succession of grassland ecosystems to forests, overwhelming presence of exotic grasses like fescue that choke out wildlife, and urban sprawl.
