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Pheasants Forever experts (well, some of them!) post daily about what's happening afield, in the world of conservation and anything else that pops like a scattergun blast in their minds. Don't let this conservation conversation get one-sided – post your thoughts and comments any time you like.

The Nomad No Comments

A Change at Ole Olson’s Farm

I had never heard of such a thing, but I never forgot it either. Thus was born my consciousness of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a effort that today, nearly 25 years later, has become synonymous with upland conservation, great pheasant hunting and the rise of Pheasants Forever – for our destiny’s have been, and remain, intimately intertwined.

Posted on July 30, 2010

The Pointer No Comments

Now These Words from Our Sponsors

Some of conservation’s biggest corporate supporters aren’t thanked often enough. So, at the risk of coming off as a cheesy advertisement, please indulge me to thank the corporations putting dollars behind PF, our hunting heritage and wildlife habitat conservation.

Posted on July 29, 2010

Anthony's Antics Afield No Comments

CRP and The Fridge Test

Let’s, for a moment, talk about CRP for what it really is: A program for real people just like you and me.

Posted on July 28, 2010

Get 'em Outdoors No Comments

A Salute to Volunteers

PF just hosted a workshop for volunteers to learn how to get youth more involved in the outdoors. It was so much fun to see how interested and enthusiastic the volunteers were to learn more. I learned that today’s younger generation is also really into volunteering. Do you volunteer in your community?

Posted on July 26, 2010

D.C. Minute No Comments

CRP General Sign-up on Horizon

As we quickly approach the expiration of 4.4 million acres of Conservation Reserve Program contracts, the author sees positive signals leading to a new general CRP sign-up coming soon.

Posted on July 19, 2010