Bob Caveny of Carlinville, Illinois, is the Land of Lincoln’s new agriculture and grassland wildlife program manager in the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Illinois Names Bob Caveny the New ‘Quail Coordinator’
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NBCI, Supporters Score for Bobwhites in 2018 Farm Bill
The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) achieved its two top priorities in the 2018 Farm Bill.
From Farmhouse to the White House: Coordinated Implementation Program (CIP) Matters
Dozens of researchers and managers from many states, organizations, and institutions—under auspices of the National Bobwhite Technical Committee—spent two years developing the CIP.
NBCI Releases New How-To VIDEO For Sericea Lespedeza Management
To assist land managers in controlling of one of the most invasive, problematic, exotic weeds in northern bobwhite range, the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative has released a new video.
It Is Time For A Native Plant Policy At USDA
Such a move will be good for the birds, the pollinating bees, the monarchs and many other butterflies. And for soil health, water quality and clean air..
National Forests in the South Join Bobwhite Quail Restoration Effort
The U.S. Forest Service has joined the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) in efforts to restore wild bobwhite quail at the landscape level.
Manassas National Battlefield Park Joining Bobwhite/Grassland Restoration Efforts
Manassas National Battlefield Park is the next National Park Service (NPS) unit scheduled to work collaboratively with the NBCI
Remembering Rocky Evans, Co-Founder Of Quail Unlimited
Much better known as “Rocky,” he and Jerry Allen launched the nation’s first national quail conservation organization in 1981 in Edgefield, South Carolina.
Quail Forever’s Brittney Viers Honored with National Fire Bird Conservation Award
Recognized for her contributions to restore and manage bobwhite quail habitat in Tennessee, Brittney Viers of Quail Forever was recently presented the National Fire Bird Conservation Award.
Odds Improve for Landscape Restoration of Wild Bobwhites
The grasslands proposal targets 150,000 acres in eight states — Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.
‘NatiVeg’: NBCI Releases Online Tool to Aid Native Plant Selection
NBCI has taken another significant step in the recovery of native vegetation and habitats with the release of a new decision-making tool, NatiVeg.
New PIF Landbird Conservation Plan Reinforces Bobwhite Urgency
Partners in Flight (PIF) recently released a comprehensive revision of the network’s landmark 2004 North American Landbird Conservation Plan.
From the Farmhouse to the White House: Bittersweet Birding
A solo birdwatching trip to an east Arkansas national wildlife refuge last weekend took me physically and mentally away from work’s reports, contracts and budgets.
Quail 8 Annonces the Eighth National Quail Symposium
The University of Tennessee, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) and National Bobwhite Technical Committee (NBTC), invite you to the Eighth…..
The Eighth National Quail Symposium Set for July 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee
The Eighth National Quail Symposium, expected to draw 200 quail experts, researchers, policy-makers and natural resource managers from state, federal and institutional entities from around the…..
National Upland Game Bird Stamp : Proposal
The attached letter contains NBCI’s recommendation for a serious discussion about establishing a National Upland Game Bird Stamp to help fund conservation…
National Sportsmen’s Advisory Council to Interior, Ag Departments
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) efforts to restore wild bobwhites across their historic range received a boost on the national stage recently when the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage…
From the Farmhouse to the White House: Something to Prove
Area 51 is no match for the range-wide bobwhite decline as fodder for public speculation and skepticism of authority.
NBCI Hires Data Analyst for Bobwhite Information Network
The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) has hired a researcher from Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale, Derek Evans, as the program’s new data analyst. Evans will begin work…
If You Build It, They Will Come: National Parks for Quail
Quail biologists often paraphrase the movie Field of Dreams – “If you build it, they will come” – usually to emphasize the importance of suitable habitat as the foundation of quail populations.
Southeastern State Wildlife Organization Endorses States’ Full Funding of National Bobwhite Effort for 3 Years
The Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies has voted unanimously to endorse member states’ fully funding operations of the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative for an initial 3 years…
From The Farmhouse To The White House: Rejuvenated & Worn-Out
The 19th Annual Meeting of the National Bobwhite Technical Committee (NBTC) in Roanoke, Virginia, July 23-26 2013, led to the most pleasant and stimulating exhaustion one can get from work…
Is USDA’s Nod to Native Grass Research a Hopeful Sign for Wildlife, Producers, Consumers?
Integrating native, warm-season grasses into livestock operations is simply a commonsense approach that’s good for producers, good for wildlife, good for consumers and good for taxpayers…
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative 2012 Annual Report
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) deploys an innovative “pyramid strategy” to tackle a bobwhite challenge that has defied conventional tactics for more than a half-century…
Seeking Quail Leadership and Finding Latest Example in Texas
With the legal and political realities of quail conservation in the U.S., some sources of leadership are more crucial than others.
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation Commits $50,000 To Bobwhite Quail Recovery
For the second year in a row, the Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation and their national chapters are committing $50,000 to the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative…
Quail Hunters Just Go Away
Deer hunters will march on the steps of the capitol to protest buck regulations; but quail hunters just go away….
Bobwhite Basics Brochure Now Available
This brochure is a handy reference on Habitat Basics, Nesting, Brood Habitat, Fall/Winter Activities, Foods, Management Overview of Bobwhites…
The State Of The Bobwhite Is …
The State of the Bobwhite report makes clear this is gut-check time for everyone who cares … while there is time…
Quail – Are We Ready For Success
What I do wonder lately is whether bobwhite conservationists are really ready for success…