Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever Establish Habitat Relief Fund to Help Nebraska Landowners Rebuild for Wildlife Following Devastating Floods

With the magnitude of the devastating floods in Nebraska being realized – state officials predict about $1 billion in agriculture and livestock losses – Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever have initiated a Nebraska Habitat Relief Fund. Donations will help landowners restore conservation practices for wildlife, including grassland reseedings, grazing infrastructure and short-term cover. Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever will work with partner conservation organizations to match funds with local field biologists to deliver projects in affected areas.
 
Eighty percent of Nebraska has been declared in emergency, with Governor Pete Ricketts calling the floods, the most widespread destruction we have ever seen in our state’s history. Nebraska is 97 percent privately owned, and many farmers and ranchers have experienced a total loss to their operations.
 
“In Nebraska, wildlife habitat starts with our private landowners, many of who voluntarily enroll in habitat programs. Through the state’s Open Fields and Waters, landowners also open their lands to much of the public access enjoyed in the state,” said Kelsi Wehrman, Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s State Coordinator in Nebraska, “Rebuilding critical habitat for pheasants, quail, monarchs, pollinators and other wildlife will come at a cost, one landowners shouldn’t bear alone. The Nebraska Habitat Relief Fund is a way to help this effort in a time of great need.”
 
Donations to the Nebraska Habitat Relief Fund can be made online through the Pheasants Forever &Quail Forever in Nebraska website at www.nebraskapf.com. To show your #NebraskaStrong support, a special Pheasants Forever Nebraska hat is available for $30 with proceeds going toward the Nebraska Habitat Relief Fund. Donors also have the option of contributing through the GoFundMe PF/QF Habitat Relief Fund page.
 
About Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever in Nebraska

Nebraska is home to 62 Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever chapters and 11,000 Pheasants Forever and/or Quail Forever members. Volunteers, in partnership with 31 Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever employees in the state, complete 5,300 projects and enhance 450,000 acres of wildlife habitat on an annual basis.
 
About Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever

Pheasants Forever, including its quail conservation division, Quail Forever, is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have more than 140,000 members and 740 local chapters across the United States and Canada. Since creation in 1982, Pheasants Forever has spent $867 million on 540,000 habitat projects benefiting 18 million acres nationwide.
 
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