Third Annual Colorado Pheasants Forever State Habitat Meeting Rescheduled in Holyoke
OutdoorHub 04.08.12
Pheasants Forever is hosting its Third Annual Colorado State Habitat Meeting on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at the Phillips County Events Center in Holyoke, Colorado. This event is rescheduled from a weather related cancellation in February.
During Friday’s portion of the event, Pheasants Forever’s Colorado State Council will host a Pheasants Forever Chapter Member workshop to discuss chapter outreach and youth conservation education programs. Friday will also include a Leopold Education Project teacher workshop. On Saturday, the event is a cooperative effort with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agency and the Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service targeted toward landowners interested in improving wildlife habitat on their properties.
“We are excited about the third annual state meeting, to build on past events and to continue to educate the public about Pheasant Forever’s mission to develop wildlife habitat in our region and reconnect youngsters with the land,” said Bob Hix, Pheasants Forever Regional Representative in Colorado. “The seminar speakers for our third event come from a variety of different organizations, and attendees are sure to gain valuable insight to successful wildlife habitat management and organizing their own outdoor youth events.”
The weekend kicks off with the Pheasants Forever Chapter Member Workshop from 4PM to 8:30PM on Friday, April 20. This event will include presentations on:
- Youth conservation education outreach
- Chapter organization
- Pheasants Forever’s Leopold Education Project
If interested attending the workshop, please RSVP at Colorado Pheasant Forever or with Bob Hix via Email. The Leopold Education Project Workshop will run from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Please contact Janine Kohn, Pheasants Forever Education Specialist, via Email to register.
Saturday seminars run 8:00AM – 4PM and will cover pheasant ecology, pheasant habitat opportunities for pheasants and quail, and mid-contract management for CRP acres. There will be dialogues from the Colorado State Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Regional Manager, Pheasants Forever Vice President of Governmental Affairs Dave Nomsen, and Pheasants Forever Education Specialist Janine Kohn. Presenting organizations include Pheasants Forever, the CPW, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The Phillips County Events Center is located on North U.S. Highway 385 in Holyoke. For more information regarding the Colorado Pheasants Forever 2012 Habitat Meeting, visit Colorado Pheasants Forever or contact Bob Hix at (303) 743-8957 / Email Bob.
