Hawkeye Native Selected as New Pheasants Forever Representative for Northern Iowa
Pheasants Forever 07.10.12
Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) have named Brice Morris of Marengo, Iowa, as the organization’s new Regional Representative for northern Iowa. Morris is a longtime supporter of Pheasants Forever and a founding member of the Hi Point Quail Forever chapter.
As Regional Representative, Morris will work to foster relationships with volunteers and supporters who have a mutual desire to improve wildlife habitat and raise awareness of Pheasants Forever’s upland conservation efforts in Iowa. He will also assist chapters as they raise and distribute funds for wildlife habitat improvements, develop quality upland habitat and provide youth education programs for the region.
“My main goal is to support our chapters in accomplishing our habitat, youth and conservation awareness mission,” says Morris. “Some of the most dedicated PF chapters are in Iowa, and leveraging their strengths with new opportunities is needed to get Iowa’s bird numbers back to where they once were.” From helping chapters offer youth outings to spearheading more land acquisitions, ensuring habitat and public access forever, Morris “looks forward to being involved with every aspect of Pheasants Forever in Iowa.”
Morris was born and raised in the Dike/New Hartford area. He graduated from Upper Iowa University in 2000. Shortly after graduation, Morris began teaching K-12 physical education and health and coaching in southeastern Iowa. Morris noted that his teaching background fuels his passion for youth involvement. He and his wife Shawna, along with their two children, own and operate Morris Kennels, where they have raised, trained and trialed multiple English pointer field champions.
With Morris’ Iowa roots, strong youth education background and knowledge of the outdoor industry, the Pheasants Forever team is excited for Morris to join their ranks and provide additional leadership to Iowa’s 104 PF/QF chapters. “We are very pleased to welcome Brice to our Iowa team,” notes Tom Fuller, Iowa PF/QF State Coordinator. “Brice grew up experiencing some of Iowa’s best pheasant hunting and is driven to bring bird populations back to historical highs. He has the passion to assist our Iowa chapters in doing bigger and better things in the future, which is why Brice is an excellent fit to our staff and will help lead our strategic approach to bring back the birds.”
Morris will begin work immediately and can be reached at (515) 360-8712 or Email Brice. For more information about Pheasants Forever in Iowa, please contact Tom Fuller at (319) 321-9775 or Email Tom.
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.
