Purposethe purpose of this project is to maintain healthy wildlife populations by providing technical guidance to private landowners regarding best wildlife and habitat management…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,059,184 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC). The grant will fund activities to maintain healthy wildlife populations by providing technical guidance to approximately 650 private landowners in Arkansas regarding best wildlife and habitat management practices. Key objectives include:

1. Developing 350 management plans in collaboration with private landowners and other conservation partners by June 30, 2025.
2. Directly assisting landowners in managing or enhancing 1,500 acres of wildlife habitat by June 30, 2025.

As a sub-awardee, Pheasants Forever, Inc. will assist AGFC with implementing prescribed burns and other habitat management activities on both private and public lands. The grant aims to benefit wildlife species of greatest conservation concern in Arkansas, as well as federal trust species, by empowering private landowners to adopt conservation-friendly land management practices.

Purposethe purpose of this project is to maintain healthy wildlife populations by providing technical guidance to private landowners regarding best wildlife and habitat management practices.objectiveprovide technical assistance to approximately 650 private landowners by june 30 2025.develop 350 management plans in collaboration with private landowners and other conservation partners by june 30 2025.directly assist landowners in managing or enhancing 1500 acres of wildlife habitat by june 30 2025EXPECTED outcomeswildlife resource management on private land is essential to the long term welfare of wildlife and their habitats. By providing technical guidance and private landowners can implement management practices that achieve their land use goals in ways that benefit wildlife to include benefiting species of greatest conservation concern from the arkansas wildlife action plan (AWAP) along with federal trust species.intended beneficiariesprivate landowners and agfcsubrecipient activitiessubaward given to quail forever to assist with prescribed burn activities