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• 5-day camps

•Open to students ages 13-17

•Cost is $300, Scholarships Available

•Held annually in June and July

• 5-day camps

•Open to students ages 13-17

•Cost is $300, Scholarships Available

•Held annually in June and July

Texas BrigadeCamps

< South TexasCarrizo Springs

< North TexasAlbany

< Rolling PlainsColeman

< South Texas Campbellton

Central Texas >

East Texas >Garrison

Texas Brigades

Texas Brigade PartnersTexas 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

5 cadets Asst. Covey Leader

Covey Leader

CoveyComposition

“Tell me, I forget,

Show me, I remember,

Involve me, I understand.”

“…and this bird you cannot change”

-Lynyrd Skynyrd

“…and this bird you cannot change”

-Lynyrd Skynyrd

A variety or “patchwork” pattern of habitat and cover types in close proximity to each other and connected by travel lanes.

A variety or “patchwork” pattern of habitat and cover types in close proximity to each other and connected by travel lanes.

Interspersion

Good bobwhite quail habitat has a variety of plants that provide food and/or cover.

Good bobwhite quail habitat has a variety of plants that provide food and/or cover.

Diversity

The process (natural or human-influenced) of one group of plants replacing another.

The process (natural or human-influenced) of one group of plants replacing another.

Plant Succession

The transition zone between two different vegetative types.

The transition zone between two different vegetative types.

Edge Effect

FoodWater Cover

Any “weak-link” that is critical to the survival of an animal.

Any “weak-link” that is critical to the survival of an animal.

Limiting Factor

The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40 acres. Bobwhite quail are “sedentary” species.

The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40 acres. Bobwhite quail are “sedentary” species.

Home Range

• Nesting Cover

• Loafing and

Escape Cover

• Screening Cover

• Roosting Cover

• Brood Cover

• Nesting Cover

• Loafing and

Escape Cover

• Screening Cover

• Roosting Cover

• Brood Cover

Cover TypesRequired by Quail

Quail Anatomy

& Physiology

Team Building & Leadership

Skills

Critical Thinking

Plant Collections

Conservation Games

Shotgun Safety

& ShootingBefore After

Radio Telemetry

Insect Collection

Nest Depredation

Media

Skills

Taxidermy

K.P. Duty

Wildlife Photography &

Journaling

Wildlife Photography &

Journaling

Who Dun It?

A Little Friendly Competition!

A Little Friendly Competition!

TRI-FOLD DISPLAYSTRI-FOLD DISPLAYS

ConstructingConstructing

Conservation Cadences

The Hunter’s Role In Conservation

Our Hunting Heritage

Hunter Safety and Responsibility

Striving for A Land Ethic

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

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

Texas Brigades