Posts Tagged ‘southern arizona quail forever’
01/06/2018 President’s Corner
A quick update to let you know what is going on with Southern Arizona Quail Forever. Overview: -I am seeing Gambels chicks around the house now. We got a very small amount of rain in early May but the G&F outlook is not great for desert quail based on the current drought. -The weather guessers…
Read MorePresident’s Corner -May 2018
A quick update to let you know what is going on with Southern Arizona Quail Forever. Overview: -The Gambels around my house have started pairing off and we should start seeing chicks before long. Overall desert habitat looks good but our last significant rain was in Feb. Late spring moisture is important to provide the…
Read MoreElection Transparency
One of the responsibilities of The S.A.Q.F. Board of Directors is to share information regarding decision making,fianances and of course elections to our Membership. Below is the timeline of the Nomination Process, who was nominated for positions and if they accepted or rejected the position. The board was apprised of the process and was copied…
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 MoreDinner and Auction Stats
Here is the summary of the banquet. The majority of the increase in costs for this year was product which was up nearly $2,500 over last year.Scroll down and you will see the summary of the last 6 years’ Dinner and Auctions.Note that in 2017 we changed Venues and switched from The Elgin Hall to…
Read More14/02/2018 President’s Corner
Southern AZ Quail Forever 15 Feb 18 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steak Out in Sonoita. We had 18 people attend. Social started at 6:15 with formal meeting start at 7:00. We had a quorum of chapter officers. For those out of town, we have received nearly 2 inches of rain in the last…
Read More01/18/2018 Meeting Minutes
Southern AZ Quail Forever 18 Jan 18 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steak Out in Sonoita. We had 29 people attend. Social started at 6:15 with formal meeting start at 7:00. We had a quorum of chapter officers. Agenda: -Treasurer; $20,000+ in bank with outstanding bills just under $5,000, no outstanding issues. -Schedule; schedule…
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 MoreQuail Festival Update
UpdatesQuail Festival Sat afternoon Sonoita Fairgrounds. Time -1pm-4 pm Your well behaved dog is welcome inside the hall. The quail festival sticker provided by G&F will get you a 10% discount on your bill at Steak Out through next Friday. If you bring Mearns into the festival from Sat morning, Alberto can collect the…
Read MoreMasked Bobwhite Hazing
Jeff Hintz and I had the opportunity today to harass an endangered species. It is something that you could get you in legal trouble but in this case it was at the invitation of U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Wild Masked Bobwhite are feared to be extinct with the last ones seen in Sonora around 2000.…
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