Posts Tagged ‘highway clean up’
March President’s Corner
An update from Southern Arizona Quail Forever. Overview: -Our winter rain and snowfall has been good and can not hurt as we look forward to next season. It should make a difference for desert quail. -U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge [BANWR] has released a little over 400 Masked Bobwhite…
Read MoreDecember President’s Corner
Overview: -I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is looking forward to a Happy New Year. -Desert quail numbers are really poor. Much of the habitat looks pretty good and we had decent rain this year but not at the right time for the chicks. Very few first year chicks are being taken.…
Read MoreHwy Clean-Up and Chapter Elections
Highway Clean up. We need volunteers to assist with our highway cleanup scheduled 7:30 next Sat 14 Apr. We will meet at the intersection of Highway 82 and Hog Canyon Road. It should take about 1 hour and then the chapter will pick up breakfast for volunteers at the monthly Sonoita Fire Station breakfast in…
Read More03/28/President’s Corner -N.R.C.S.Info included
Overview: -Overall this has been a below average hunting year. Hunting reports have been mixed with the majority of folks having a tough season for both desert and mearns quail due to warmer than normal temperatures and tough scenting conditions. Bird numbers for desert quail appeared lower than normal and mearns also low but better…
Read More03/15/2018 Meeting Minutes
Southern AZ Quail Forever 15 Mar 18 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steak Out in Sonoita. We had 14 people attend including a G&F rep. Social started at 6:15 with formal meeting start at 7:00. We did not have a quorum of chapter officers with only 3 attending (4 is required for a quorum…
Read More01/02/2018 President’s Corner
Happy New Year, I hope everyone had a good holiday period. Chapter meetings: -The 18 Jan meeting will include Bill Radke from US Fish and Wildlife Service who will discuss the Masked Bobwhite recovery project at Buenos Aires NWR in Southern AZ. Tom Sullivan will also bring us up to speed on our habitat projects.…
Read MorePresident’s Corner 11/28/2017
An update to let folks know what is going on with the chapter in Southern AZ. We are working to keep our webpage and Facebook current. If you see an issue let Dave Brown or I know. Chapter Meetings: -Our first meeting of the season was 16 Nov at Steak Out in Sonoita. Speakers included…
Read MoreNov.17th Meeting Minutes
Southern AZ Quail Forever 16 Nov 17 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steakout in Sonoita. This is our first meeting of the 17/18 hunt season. Our next meeting will be 14 Dec. We will also do another highway cleanup which is tentatively scheduled for 8:00 6 May. We had 29 people attend. Social started…
Read More06/15/2017 President’s Corner
A quick update to let folks know what is going on with the chapter in Southern AZ. It is toasty warm now but we got a little rain today. -Highway cleanup. We had 7 volunteers for our highway cleanup in early May. Thanks to those that helped out. Our next cleanup is planned in Nov.…
Read MoreSaw Mill Fire and S.A.Q.F. Update
A quick update to chapter members and a request for highway cleanup help. Info on the Sawmill Fire which has burned since last Sunday is available at http://wildfiretoday.com/2017/04/28/firefighters-make-progress-on-the-sawmill-fire-in-arizona/ . The fire has not taken any lives or damaged any buildings but it is still not fully under control. It appears to be human caused…
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