March 5, 2026 – Nashville, Tenn. – This week, Governor Lee signed Senate Bill 1477 into law, bringing a new specialty license plate, and an opportunity for habitat conservation funding to Tennessee. Quail Forever is proud to thank Representative Tandy Darby for championing this bill, and for his dedication to upland conservation and hunting traditions in The Volunteer State.  

Passing this bill provides a meaningful, voluntary way to support Quail Forever’s conservation efforts, including habitat restoration, increasing public access to the outdoors, and educating the next generation of hunters and conservationists. Specialty license plates are a proven tool that allows citizens to directly invest in conservation efforts they value, while increasing public awareness of the work taking place across the state. 

“With the funding provided by this initiative, our team will continue to cultivate and inspire stewardship of Tennessee’s wildlife and their respective habitats for current and future generations,” said Catherine Carter, Tennessee Coordinating Wildlife Biologist for Quail Forever. “I would like to express our utmost gratitude to Representative Darby for supporting this bill to further northern bobwhite quail and native habitat conservation in our great state of Tennessee.” 

Visit this site to preorder a Quail Forever specialty license plate today. The license plate costs $40 each and 1,000 signatures must be collected by June 30, 2027. Once this is complete, the plate can become available statewide.  

About Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever 

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever make up the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. This community of more than 560,000 members, supporters and partners is dedicated to the protection of our uplands through habitat improvement, public access, education and advocacy. A network of 754 local chapters spread across North America determine how 100 percent of their locally raised funds are spent — the only national conservation organization that operates through this grassroots structure. Since its creation in 1982, the organization has dedicated more than $1 billion to 580,000 habitat projects benefiting 31 million acres. 

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