Today, Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever announced the retirement of longtime Vice President of Government Affairs Dave Nomsen. Nomsen has been employed by “The Habitat Organization” since 1992 and has been one of the nation’s leading voices for wildlife habitat conservation for the last three decades.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever is partnering with conservation leaders, including Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, National Wild Turkey Federation, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, to spearhead #ResponsibleRecreation, a media campaign encouraging Americans to enjoy outdoor recreation while adhering to proper COVID-19 safety protocols.
 

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever is launching Give to the Uplands Day: A National Day of Giving for Upland Conservation on May 5th in response to the heavy burden placed on wildlife habitat conservation efforts by the current and unprecedented health crisis.

Pheasants Forever has announced a 60-day application period for farmers and ranchers to enroll in the organization’s Soil Health and Habitat Program, funded by pet care leader Purina.

Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever and dedicated partners have been selected to receive two Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) awards from the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) totaling $1.67 million for habitat delivery efforts in the states of Missouri and Montana.

With critical support from Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Fund, a large group of partners led by Pheasants Forever and Minnesota Prairie Chicken Society are thrilled to announce the acquisition of 955 acres to be opened as public land.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever recently presented five wildlife professionals with Conservation Service Awards during the 85th North American Wildlife & Natural Resources Conference in Omaha, Nebraska.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through the general signup which ended on February 28th.

Among a packed room of farmers, certified crop advisers, wildlife biologists and other conservation professionals, North Dakota native Christof Just was recently honored with Pheasants Forever’s 2020 Precision Farmer of the Year Award, sponsored by John Deere.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic presented by Federal Ammunition drew a record-breaking crowd of 32,467 attendees to the Minneapolis Convention Center over the weekend.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever issued a formal letter to the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today requesting an extension to the current general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup. 

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever and the United States Department of Agriculture are inviting landowners, farmers and ranchers to review their enrollment options for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup during the upcoming National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic on February 14-16 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. In addition, staff will be available to discuss other voluntary conservation opportunities through the Farm Bill including but not limited to; EQIP, CSP, ACEP and CREP.

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever has appointed Nick Golias, an avid outdoorsman and former business development executive in the steel industry, to serve as the organization’s Regional Representative in Indiana.

Benefitting farmers, ranchers, landowners, and natural resources throughout the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (USDA- FSA) today announced a general signup for the longstanding Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) from December 9, 2019, through February 28^th, 2020.

On Wednesday afternoon, Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever praised the efforts of the House of Representatives for passing bipartisan bill, H.R. 925, to reauthorize funding for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) at $60 million per year until 2024.