PRAIRIE QUAIL, 2: Banding together to restore native 
prairie and native species ... details ahead on Passport to 
Texas.

PTT from TPWD and the SFWR Program

We learned that to have more wildlife that we had to have better 
habitat. That is the chief factor controlling the amount of game 
you have, wildlife of all sorts, on the ranch. :10

When James Willis bought 225 acres in Colorado County, 
the land had been overgrazed and wildlife was virtually 
nonexistent. He began revegetating his property with 
native grasses, forbs and woody cover.

After we got started and improved the habitat, the wildlife 
responded so well, that we decided to expand this and get our 
neighbors involved. :10

Willis started the Wildlife Habitat Federation with his 
neighbors: a coalition of adjoining landowners who 
manage their land for wildlife -- especially quail. 
 
[When] You have more quail you're going to have other types of 
species. This had already been proven by Texas A&M. 
Researchers came out -- and in those areas where we restored 
with native grasses and forbs they identified 31 species of 
upland birds. So, what we've done for quail has definitely had 
an impact on the other species. :22

Tomorrow learn about a unique partnership among 
birders, hunters, landowners and scientists to save our 
native grassland prairies.

That's out show, with support from the SFWR Program ... 
providing funding for the Private Lands and Pubic 
Hunting Program. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.





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