Volunteers strive to involve the community in conservation efforts
Pheasants Forever (PF) is thrilled to introduce a new chapter covering southeastern South Dakota. The Sanborn County Chapter of PF will work with landowners to increase conservation efforts, education and awareness of wildlife habitat, and conservation career paths for students.
Unique among national conservation organizations, chapters of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever retain 100 percent decision-making control over fundraising dollars, allowing volunteers to support impactful wildlife habitat projects, public access initiatives and conservation education programs throughout the upland bird range. PF’s regional representative for South Dakota, Cameron Lahndorf, will work closely with the new chapter to support the organization’s vision to sustain abundant populations of wild pheasants and other wildlife.
“I hope to start many more chapters around the James River Valley,” Lahndorf said. “This area provides so much prime pheasant hunting that the region is known for, and I want to see it continue to grow.”
The group is excited to involve the community in their activities. Not only do they want to encourage youth to participate in the outdoors, but they also want to teach them what good upland habitat looks like. Chapter members look forward to partnering with local landowners and agricultural producers to increase wildlife habitat while boosting land profitability.
To learn more about the Sanborn County Chapter of Pheasants Forever, contact chapter president Justin Enfield at (605) 770-5026 or JEnfield@PheasantsForever.org. For questions about Pheasants Forever South Dakota, contact Cameron Lahndorf at CLahndorf@PheasantsForever.org.