“In the End, We Will Conserve Only What We Love”
I am often asked why we put so much time and effort into educating landowners and the public about bobwhite quail. My response is inspired
May 10, 2021
Alyssa Merka
Bobwhite Response Wins Over Delaware Landowners
In 2018, then-NBCI Communications Director John Doty, penned an article “Sometimes, People Can’t See the Forest for the Trees. In Delaware, You Can’t Hear the
March 15, 2021
Good Direction and Partners Go a Long Way
A few quotes from prominent figures in American history come to mind when I consider the influential change the NBCI has had on Arkansas’s bobwhite
February 19, 2021
New Forest Management Program Holds Promise for Bobwhites
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new program last month offering financial incentives to forest landowners. This program, the Forest Management Incentive (FMI),
February 3, 2021
The Power of Partnerships for 21st Century Conservation Solutions
In 2008, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) wrote a statewide, 10-year bobwhite restoration plan, the Road to Recovery. In the summer
January 26, 2021
Understanding Private Lands Conservation as a Working Automobile
We can all agree on the components comprising any given automobile. We can also agree a source of power is needed to run it. The
January 20, 2021
NBCI Releases State of the Bobwhite 2020
Bobwhite management occurred on at least 3,217,523 acres in 2019—78 percent of that on private land, according to the latest edition of the National Bobwhite
November 17, 2020
Brood Habitat: Create or Prepare it Now
Fall is here in Alabama, or it’s supposed to be. We are still having those warm days mixed in, but our current temperatures are a
November 12, 2020
The Three-Bedroom House: An Analogy for Quail
As a wildlife biologist focusing on upland game like Northern Bobwhite, it does not take long to hear EVERY reason for their decline. Anything from
November 5, 2020
2020 SEAFWA Private Lands Symposium
The states included in the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) are, on average, composed of 89% privately owned land. This land is
October 28, 2020
