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The Habitat Organization - dedicated to habitat improvements, public access, education, and advocacy.

06/17/2026

Join us tonight for another quick virtual meeting at 6PM PST to discuss some updates on the QF chapter start progress and schedule upcoming meetings/events.

The great news is that we have officially started our first Quail Forever chapter in Oregon, covering all of the Southwest and Central Oregon territory!

Folks have stepped up to fill the roles of President and Treasurer, but many other leadership and volunteer opportunities are still available with the chapter, so please let us know if you would like to help.

Message us for the link to join, see you there! 👋

06/11/2026

Have you heard about our Community Conservation Program (CCP)?

We've identified the most common barriers to conservation as time constraints, knowledge gaps, and financial barriers. That's where CCP comes in. The CCP was created on the simple idea that conservation should be accessible to everyone - not just those with spare cash, free time, or a degree in environmental science. This program helps tackle these issues by providing flexible funding tools to cover gaps, local staff to help shoulder the red tape, and partnerships that help bring these projects to life.

We're excited to see the CCP in Oregon because by removing these financial and administrative barriers, it empowers local producers to focus on what they do best: caring for the land they love.

If you're curious to learn more about CCP, contact our Southern Oregon-NE California Watershed Resiliency Coordinator, Abigail Sanders, she'd love to hear from you!
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06/05/2026

'Tis the Season for Ticks! Prepare yourself and your dog before your next outdoor adventure by checking out our Sporting Dog Short: "Ticks Are Out Early: What Bird Dog Owners Need To Do Right Now".

Here in Oregon, the four most common tickborne diseases are Colorado tick fever, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and soft tick relapsing fever. The major tick species serving as vectors in Oregon are the Soft Tick, the Western Black-legged Tick, American Dog Tick, Brown Dog Tick, and the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick. Learning how to ID these ticks can help you in a field-based tick crisis!
https://www.pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Sporting-Dog-Shorts-Ticks-Are-Out-Early-What-Bird-Dog-Owners-Need-to-Do-Right-Now.aspx

Fueled by Purina Pro Plan

06/02/2026

What is Juniper removal and why do we do it?

Although they are conifers native to the West, juniper have expanded into historically treeless sagebrush rangelands due to a variety of reasons like land use changes and fire suppression.

This encroachment reduces sagebrush cover, alters the natural water table, and degrades habitat for species like the Greater Sage Grouse.

By deploying targeted and selective cross-boundary juniper cutting projects, we can help protect in-tact core sagebrush areas and impact the land where it benefits sage-grouse the most.

That's what we did in Central Oregon where we treated over 1,500 acres of sagebrush habitat by implementing a series of juniper cuts in partnership with the Department of State Lands and USFWS. These projects also coincided with sage-grouse restoration efforts occurring within the project area and on adjacent private lands.

Enjoy this aerial view of the project site post juniper cutting!

05/29/2026

It’s Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s vision that current and future generations of hunters and conservationists are able to enjoy abundant populations of wild pheasants, quail and other wildlife.

Wildlife habitat faces monumental challenges in an ever-changing world. If there are to be places for wildlife going forward, we’ll have to work harder, be more creative and build more partnerships than ever before.

Our advantage, is more people than ever care about wildlife, which also makes it a time of opportunity. There’s room for habitat on every farm and ranch across the country — to better protect our natural resources and to leave uplands and wetlands for future generations to enjoy.

Follow along to see how we achieve this vision in Oregon!

📷: Connor Jaloszynski

05/20/2026

Happy ! 🐝🌸 Our Coordinating Wildlife Biologist in the Upper Willamette Basin recently captured this amazing photo of a native long-horned bee (likely Eucera edwardsii) resting on the column of a rosey checkermallow (Sidalcea virgata).

Resting and sleeping in flowers is a common behavior in male solitary bees, due to the lack of a hive or communal habitat. Of the approximately 500 species of native bee in Oregon, the majority of them are solitary nesters. The more you know!

05/18/2026

Meet our Pheasants & Quail Forever Oregon Partnerships and Restoration Manager, Erin Blair.

Originally from Colorado, Erin got her B.S. in Wildlife & Conservation Biololgy from Western Colorado University. There she researched the effect of ungulate browsing on shrub vigor in critical winter habitats. Since then, her work has spanned from researching hummingbird vision and being a land trust steward in the Rocky Mountains, to restoring wildlife habitat along the Snake River and working for BLM range and fuels in Idaho.

Erin moved to Oregon 3 years ago to conduct shorebird monitoring work and has since fallen in love with Oregon and the diversity of it's landscapes. She joined the Pheasants Forever team just over a year ago and is thrilled to see the organization grow here. In her role, Erin works directly with in-state partners to lead and coordinate the delivery of habitat conservation across Oregon. She has the best team of field staff and loves connecting their on-the-ground implementation of Farm Bill Programs to PF & QF priorities within the state.

If you would like to connect over the Habitat Organization in Oregon, reach out to Erin! She'd love to hear from you.
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05/15/2026

This , we’re reminded that upland conservation benefits far more than the species we set out to support.

Through habitat restoration, technical assistance, and partnerships with landowners, our work across Oregon’s uplands helps improve conditions for a wide range of at-risk wildlife. From the Columbian white-tailed deer to the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly, the work we do sustains the healthy grasslands and working lands they rely on.

By investing in our upland habitats, we’re not only supporting pheasants and quail, we’re contributing to the long-term resilience of entire ecosystems and the species that depend on them.

05/13/2026

🍷🌿 Oregon Wine Month reminds us that great wine starts with healthy land 🌿🍷

In Muddy Valley, Yamhill County, stewardship is woven into the landscape. Many grape growers here are creating space for conservation alongside working vineyards and the results are speaking for themselves.

One vineyard recently completed an RCPP* oak restoration project, transforming what was once an overgrown stand, choked with invasive blackberry and hawthorn, into an open oak savanna. For three years, invasive shrubs were painstakingly removed using organic methods: pulling up by the roots using large mechanical equipment. Eventually, sunlight returned to the forest floor. Native seeds were planted and the oaks and maples were thinned, giving them room to grow.

This spring, that care showed itself. Riverbank lupine and California poppy bloomed wherever the canopy opened. And after years of being crowded out, even native wildflowers not included in the seed mix emerged on their own, including this Cat’s Ear Lily (Calochortus spp.).

During Oregon Wine Month this May, we celebrate vineyards like this one, where biodiversity, soil, water, and wildlife are valued just as much as the grapes.

*The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a partner-driven approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land. Learn more at NRCS.USDA.gov

📷Photo and story from PF Coordinating Wildlife Biologist Jacob Crestani

05/09/2026

Are you interested in starting a Pheasants or Quail Forever chapter in your community? Join us Wednesday May 13 as we meet to discuss what it takes to get a chapter going and meet with other interested Oregonians. Message us to get the meeting link for Microsoft Teams. See ya there!

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