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Houston Chronicle: Prairie landowners replant to make room for quail

Prairie landowners replant to make room for quail

Native grasses put on 40,000 acres to create a bird-friendly habitat

CAT SPRING – Jim Willis knows it isn’t easy to love a prairie. The quilt of burnt orange and brown that covers his Colorado County land can’t awe or inspire the way a canyon or mountain range does. But he can step onto his porch on a crisp morning, take a sip of coffee and hear the three-count whistle of the northern bobwhite quail.

Read more of The Houston Chronicle’s front page story on bobwhite restoration in The Houston (TX) Chronicle HERE