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NBGI Releases State of the Bobwhite 2022
It’s been a long and arduous three-year period for the newly coined National Bobwhite and Grassland Initiative (NBGI). From three retirements in key leadership positions, to the Office of Inspector...
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Ode to an Oddball – the American Woodcock
On a warm day in late March a few years back, while conducting prescribed fires on one of our piedmont Wildlife Management Areas, our crew had the good fortune to observe a woodcock...
View ArticleNBGI -Blast from the Past: Quail III Workshop VHS to video
Thanks to South Texas Chapter of Quail Coalition, we have the historic VHS videos converted to digital of 1992 Quail III Workshop. 4-part series. 1992 Quail III Workshop-Ag, Pesticides, and Practices:...
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Quail vs Rabbitat
“A nice field of rabbit cover in winter” Quite often I hear it stated as a matter of fact that “If you have rabbits, you will have quail.” These folks are well meaning, and perhaps they are...
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Retirement Tribute to the Real Deal
Mike Fies with striped bass, Manteo, NC, 2016 – There Will be More Time for Fishing Now. Back in April of 1993, I was a graduate student of Dr. Pete Bromley’s out of NC State. My project, located...
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Birds of a Feather…Habitat Together
Deer on the lee side of the dunes – Corolla North CarolinaPhoto by Marc Puckett To celebrate our daughter’s high school graduation, we took a beach trip to Corolla on North Carolina’s Outer Banks...
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A Lifetime of Perseverance
Phyllis Puckett and Shell – 1994Photo by Marc Puckett I am dedicating this BLOG to my mom, Phyllis Ann Phelps Puckett, September 18th, 1934, to July 27th, 2023. Though how her life relates...
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Falling for Fall Fire
Heavy brush fuel load in late summer under open oak hardwood after herbicide application – this will burn far differently than a similar situation in spring long after leaf dropPhoto by Marc Puckett...
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Perfect is the Enemy of Good Enough
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The Quail That Gave Us Everything We Ever Dreamed Of
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NBGI Releases State of the Bobwhite 2023
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Creative assignments for graduate level Grassland Ecology course rewarding...
I am currently teaching a graduate level Grassland Ecology course through Clemson University Forestry and Environmental Conservation online program. Graduate level courses can be rewarding...
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Giving with a glad heart…why we help another state restore their bobwhite...
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Press Release: US is Losing 2.5 million Acres of Grasslands Annually
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Invasive Species Management Revisited: Time for a Sane Approach
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A Look Back…to Find a Way Forward
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Don’t You Want to be a Burn Boss
“Nothing Forges a Team Like Fire”Photo by Clay Ferguson DWR It may (or may not) come as a shock to you that we are short on burn bosses. And it is hard to increase the use of this...
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