Stearns County Chapter of Pheasants Forever

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2012 SCPF Banquet Date is Set
The Stearns County Pheasant Forever Chapter knows how important their annual banquet is to accomplishing their goal for increased pheasant habitat. The 2012 banquet will be on Saturday, March 10 at the Freeport Community Center in Freeport, MN. Since 1983, the Stearns County Chapter has raised over $2.9 Million for conservation and wildlife habitat projects. Chris Denn, Stearns County Pheasants Forever Banquet Chair, is excited about having the banquet at the Freeport Community Center. Chris states, “The Freeport Communtiy Center provides a great meal with plenty of space, and has easy access right off of Interstate 94”. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for the traditional “Crowing Hour”, with dinner and prizes starting at 7:30 p.m.



Where: Freeport Community Center
When: March 10, 2012
Time: 5:30 - 10:00
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2011 Pheasant Forecast
Weather contributes to pheasant decline of 64% in Minnesota!
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On the heels of the second consecutive severe winter for much of the farmland region of Minnesota and cold, wet conditions during the peak brooding season pheasant production was poor and saw major declines. Pheasant declines ranged from a whopping 82% in SW MN to 59% in Central MN. The one bright spot was a nearly steady population (1.9% increase) in East Central MN.

Further, Minnesota has also seen a loss of habitat from a 2007 peak of 1.1 million acres to 948,000 acres in the pheasant range which likely had an impact on populations.

Farm programs make up the largest portion of protected grasslands in the state. The expiration of a large proportion of existing CRP contracts is still a major concern for PF with over 550,000 acres in Minnesota scheduled to expire in the next 3 years.

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Stearns County Chapter of Pheasants Forever
If by chance you're not familiar with the Stearns County Chapter of Pheasants Forever, be sure read up about us on the Chapter History page. If you're not familiar with the Pheasants Forever organization, be sure to check out the organization's national website at www.pheasantsforever.org or the Minnesota Pheasants Forever website at www.minnesota.pheasantsforever.org. Pheasants Forever (PF), and its quail branch, Quail Forever (QF) are national conservation organizations "dedicated to the conservation of pheasants, quail, and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public awareness, education, and land management policies and programs." Note how there is no reference to hunting our mission statement. PF/QF is not centered around hunting as many may believe. Nor is it focused solely on pheasant or quail conservation. PF/QF is an all-around conservation organization dedicated to the conservation of all wildlife and their habitats.

How do we operate? PF/QF is unique in that it allows local chapters such as ours to keep 100% of the money we raise and spend it locally on conservation efforts right here in our own community. Thus, every dime we raise at our banquet and from every fundraiser we have throughout the year is spent right here in Central Minnesota on valuable habitat and conservation education efforts. No other national conservation organization operates under such a truly grassroots structure. That local control of money we raise right here in Stearns County has allowed us to do some pretty amazing things.

Our goal for this website is to bring you the best, most up to date news on upcoming events and conservation projects as well as educate our site visitors on the conservation needs of Stearns County and surrounding area. Be sure to check back regularly for updates.

If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for our website, let us know.

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