Recently, the Anoka County (Minnesota) Chapter of Pheasants Forever was honored with a plaque celebrating the chapter’s success of raising $1,000,000 for conservation efforts in Minnesota.
Among the 74 Pheasants Forever chapters statewide, the Anoka County chapter is one of only 26 chapters in the state to have accomplished this goal. The award is presented to chapters that, through fundraising efforts, have donated $1,000,000 to Pheasants Forever’s habitat conservation mission locally and throughout the state.
Since the chapter’s inception in 1984, the Anoka County Chapter of Pheasants Forever has contributed funds for habitat conservation projects—nesting cover, food plots, land acquisitions, woodland cover, conservation lobbying efforts, and education. The chapter’s most recent project was the acquisition of a 212-acre addition to the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area. Additionally, the chapter is an annual contributor to the
Build a Wildlife Area program in Minnesota.
The Anoka County Chapter of Pheasants Forever currently has 1,200 members, making it one of the largest chapters in the nation. In an effort to achieve the chapter’s conservation initiatives, which include land acquisition and youth education, the chapter’s dedicated 12-person committee tirelessly sponsors many activities throughout the year. Among them are exhibiting at the annual Game Fair in Ramsey, Minn. each year, hosting a Youth Education and Fun Day event at a local gun club for the past 17 years, and various habitat projects. In addition, every year, the chapter sponsors four or five high school trap leagues in Anoka County through the Midway USA Scholastic Shooting Trust Fund.
“While we are grateful for the recognition of our efforts for this conservation award, it is really far more of an honor to do our part to support conservation efforts in our community,” said John Newpower, Anoka County chapter president. “On behalf of our 1,200 members, we strive to accomplish goals that support strong wildlife habitat environments in Anoka County and throughout the state. In addition to that, we have also made a commitment to youth to educate them about the importance of preserving their conservation legacy while also teaching them to appreciate the outdoors.”
For more information about the Anoka County Chapter of Pheasants Forever, please visit the chapter’s website at
www.anokapf.org.
About Pheasants Forever
Pheasants Forever, including its quail conservation division, Quail Forever, is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have more than 140,000 members and 700 local chapters across the United States and Canada. Chapters are empowered to determine how 100 percent of their locally raised conservation funds are spent; the only national conservation organization that operates through this truly grassroots structure.
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