Pheasants Forever Adds Dr. Kent Forney, Nebraska Veterinarian, to National Board
Pheasants Forever 08.27.14
Pheasants Forever announces that Dr. Kent Forney of Lincoln, Neb. has been elected to the nonprofit organization’s National Board of Directors. Dr. Forney is a veterinarian and owner of the Nebraska Animal Medical Center in Lincoln. He is currently serving as a Commissioner on the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and has previously served on the Board of the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association and the Nebraska State Board of Health.
Pheasants Forever’s 16-member board oversees the operations of the nation’s largest upland conservation organization. Dr. Forney has been involved with Pheasants Forever since 2001 when he first attended the organization’s Cornhusker Chapter Banquet in Lincoln. He has also given presentations about dog care in the field for bird hunters at the organization’s state meeting in Nebraska. Dr. Forney is a Pheasants Forever life member.
“Dr. Forney brings Pheasants Forever experience as a rancher, landowner, Game and Parks Commissioner, veterinarian, hunter and conservationist,” remarked John Gottschalk, Chair of Pheasants Forever’s National Board of Directors, “In fact, Dr. Forney and his family are widely recognized across Nebraska for their exceptional conservation work on their lands over three generations.”
“I am honored to have been chosen to serve on the Pheasants Forever Board. My dad was an avid conservationist and believed in preserving habitat. Our family has continued that legacy. We all know that habitat preservation is critical in every state,” added Dr. Forney. “I hope to be able to contribute to Pheasants Forever and share what I have learned over the generations and in my time serving on the Game and Parks Commission. I also look forward to looking at new ideas and dealing with the challenges we may be facing in the future.”
Originally from Rushville, in northwestern Nebraska, Dr. Forney grew up on the family ranch where he spent his days ranching, hunting and fishing. Dr. Forney earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University. In 1987, he opened Forney Animal Center, now the Nebraska Animal Medical Center, in Lincoln. His special interests include animal dentistry and dermatology. In 2009, Dr. Forney was appointed by the Governor to the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, which oversees the efforts of the Nebraska Game & Parks Department to steward the state’s natural resources.
Dr. Forney and his wife, Rochelle, have three sons. The family also has two dogs and enjoys hunting and fishing together.
Contact:
Anthony Hauck (651) 209-4972
Pheasants Forever launched Quail Forever in August of 2005 to address the continuing loss of habitat suitable for quail and the subsequent quail population decline. Bobwhite population losses over the last 25 years range from 60 to 90 percent across the country. The reason for the quail population plunge is simple - massive losses of habitat suitable for quail. There are five major factors leading to the losses of quail habitat; intensified farming and forestry practices, succession of grassland ecosystems to forests, overwhelming presence of exotic grasses like fescue that choke out wildlife, and urban sprawl.
