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South Texas Bobwhite Brigade. Texas Brigade Camps. 5-day camps Open to students ages 13-17 Cost is $300, Scholarships Available Held annually in June and July. Central Texas >. < South Texas Carrizo Springs < North Texas Albany. Texas Brigades. < Rolling Plains Coleman
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Texas Brigade Camps • 5-day camps • Open to students ages 13-17 • Cost is $300, Scholarships Available • Held annually in June and July
Central Texas > < South Texas Carrizo Springs < North Texas Albany Texas Brigades < Rolling Plains Coleman < South Texas Campbellton East Texas > Garrison
Texas Brigade Partners Texas Chapters of NWTF Texas Wildlife Association Texas AgriLife Extension Texas Chapters of Quail Unlimited Texas Parks & Wildlife Department USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Covey Composition Covey Leader Asst. Covey Leader 5 cadets
“Tell me, I forget, Show me, I remember, Involve me, I understand.”
“…and this bird you cannot change” -Lynyrd Skynyrd
Interspersion A variety or “patchwork” pattern of habitat and cover types in close proximity to each other and connected by travel lanes.
Diversity Good bobwhite quail habitat has a variety of plants that provide food and/or cover.
Plant Succession The process (natural or human-influenced) of one group of plants replacing another.
Edge Effect The transition zone between two different vegetative types.
Water Food Cover Limiting Factor Any “weak-link” that is critical to the survival of an animal.
Home Range The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40 acres. Bobwhite quail are “sedentary” species.
Cover Types Required by Quail • Nesting Cover • Loafing and • Escape Cover • Screening Cover • Roosting Cover • Brood Cover
Quail Anatomy & Physiology
Team Building & Leadership Skills
Critical Thinking
Plant Collections
Shotgun Safety & Shooting After Before
Radio Telemetry
Insect Collection Nest Depredation
Media Skills
Who Dun It?
Constructing TRI-FOLD DISPLAYS
Conservation Cadences
The Hunter’s Role In Conservation Our Hunting Heritage Hunter Safety and Responsibility Striving for A Land Ethic
The Future of Conservation “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but no one can count the apples in a seed.” Anonymous
Texas Brigades For more information or to receive a copy of the application, long onto www.texasbrigades.org Or contact Helen Holdsworth at 1-800- TEX-WILD