2010 Landowner Habitat Tour Schedule
There is no cost to attend these workshops
Call 308-428-3062 or email mkorth@pheasantsforever.org to register
Grassland Management to Improve Grazing Lands
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Franklin, NE
May 20, 2010
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Management tools to increase forage quality & plant diversity including brush management, prescribed grazing, rangeland monitoring & prescribed fire.
In conjunction with the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Wildcat Hills Tour
Wildcat Hills Nature Center
4 miles S. on Hwy 71
Gering, NE
May 22, 2010
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Birding hikes, wildflower ID walks and a Landowner Help Desk. There will also be an 8K Fun Run and nature/craft activities for the kids.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Prescribed Burning
Veterans Hall
Main Street
Maywood, NE
May 2010
check back for the date
The eastern red cedar is public enemy number one for Nebraska cattle producers and prairie wildlife. See how a local burn association uses fire to control and manage red cedars and improve grassland health and diversity.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Quail and Pheasant Management
Community Center
Main Street
Wolbach, NE
June 18, 2010
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Habitat management techniques used to increase quail and pheasant numbers and provide the specific habitat requirements for their success.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Plant ID & Habitat Management Workshop
The Gathering Place
612 Howard Avenue
St. Paul, NE
June 22, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
National Pollinator Week Event
Prairie plant ID, prairie restoration techniques and the use of grazing & fire as a management tool for grazing land health, wildlife habitat and prairie restoration.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Quail Management
Curtis Cattle Company
Center Avenue
Curtis, NE
June 24, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
National Pollinator Week Event
Habitat management techniques used to increase quail numbers and provide the specific habitat requirements for quail sucess.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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The Do's and Don'ts of Pheasant and Quail Management
US Post Office
Harbine Street
Alexandria, NE
June 26, 2010
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
National Pollinator Week Event
In the field examples of good nesting, brood-rearing and woody for pheasants and quail. Examples of common problems and their solutions.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Plant ID & Grazing Management
Gering Civic Center
M Street
Gering, NE
June 29 & 30, 2010
National Pollinator Week Event
Prairie plant ID and range management topics focusing on the use of grazing and fire as management tools. Site visits will include Scotts Bluff National Monument.
Plant ID Workshop Flyer
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Pheasant Management
USDA Office
36465 US Highway 34
Trenton, NE
June 30, 2010
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Habitat management techniques used to increase pheasants & quial numbers, CRP Mid Contract Management, Programs, and provide the specific habitat considerations for their success.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Plant ID & Habitat Management Workshop
Derr House
Wood River, NE
July 10, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Prairie plant ID, prairie restoration techniques and the use of grazing & fire as a management tool for grazing land health, wildlife habitat and prairie restoration.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Pheasant & Quail Management
Hickory Ridge WMA
East parking Lot
Tecumseh, NE
July 14, 2010
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Pheasants management project, results through the Focus on Pheasants partnership, habitat management techniques used to increase pheasants & quail numbers, CRP Mid Contract Management and provide the specific habitat considerations for their success.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Prescribed Burning
North Platte NRD
100547 Airport Road
Scottsbluff, NE
July 22, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Using prescribed burning to enhance wildlife habitat, fulfill CRP management requirements, control cedar and enhance rangeland condition.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Cedar Tree Removal and Control
Valley View Campgrounds
Calamus Reservoir
Burwell, NE
July 29, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
A look at the different methods available to landowners to both remove and control future cedar tree growth and expansion.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Rangeland Management
Huckleberry's Hideout
625 South 10th Street
Broken Bowl, NE
August 19, 2010
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Learn about prescribed fire, invasive treee removal, innovative grazing systems and how to get involved in conservation programs. Workshop will also include a Plant ID session and presentation on quality mule deer management.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
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Quail Management
The Gathering Place
612 Howard Avenue
St. Paul, NE
September 14, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Habitat management techniques used to increase quail numbers and provide the specific habitat requirements for quail success.
Contact Mary Korth at mkorth@pheasantsforever.org or 308-428-3062 to register
Include your name, address & phone number |
2010 Habitat Tours Flyer - pdf