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Catching Water in The Desert Video
An excellent Video explaining why our recent Rock Dam Project is so important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=150&v=IvTd2nL_eWw
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Habitat Work February 19th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, and March 1st @B.A.N.W.R
There will be Habitat work planned for these following dates. February 19th (Tuesday), 21st (Thursday), 22nd (Friday), 28th (Thursday), and March 1st (Friday). We will continue with the Location described below but that is subject to change if we finish that area. NEW We will also be doing some erosion control techniques on small washes…
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Ecology of Mearns Quail in S.E. Arizona
Follow this Link PChavarria-Dissertation-Ecology of Montezuma Quail in Southeast Arizona Please read the Author’s finding regarding Mearns Quail and how they don’t deal with cold weather via freezing to death especially if the Covey is broken up.
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December 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.…
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Hunting Among Hazards -by Greg Munther
“Hunting among Hazards I knew that the continuous piercing high screams from my nearby German shorthair Oakley meant something serious. Just out of sight over a small rise I closed the distance and saw her chest wide open, with a tear 4 inches by 2 inches. It was soon apparent she had impaled herself on…
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November President’s Corner
Overview: -Desert quail numbers are 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. One exception appears to be San Carlos Indian reservation where gambles, scaled and mearns quail are all…
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Arizona Vegetation and Quail P.D.F By Rana Tucker
For those that could not attend the last S.A.Q.F. meeting please click on the link below to view a P.D.F. version of Rana Tucker’s Presentation.AZVegetationAndQuail
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San Rafael Valley Roads Closures
A quick update on what we have been doing with the San Rafael Valley gate closures. SAQF set up and attended a meeting this week with representatives from Coronado National Forest (CNF) and AZ G&F. The meeting was called to formulate the way forward to reopen road access to public land in San Rafael…
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November President’s Corner
Overview: -The rain keeps falling – we had an Oct well above average. While the rainfall varies around the region Tucson is well above the average rainfall for the entire year with 2 months left in the year. -Desert quail opened this month. Bird numbers are clearly down but some can be found. We…
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