Upland Game Bird Management Account Projects

In this project, Santa Clarita Chapter of Valley Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation has recently undertaken a volunteer project to locate and assess all of the existing DFW guzzlers and has already located over 20 of the DFW guzzler units in the Los Angeles District, all of which are in need of repair.

This project will establish a sixty-six-acre demonstration site to test the viability of certain plant species as well as the wildlife response over a three-year period. Plantings include mixes of forbs, with some limited grasses in various combinations to simulate the various season scenarios which might be experienced under water transfer or idling programs.

We propose to develop a monitoring strategy for quail and dove species residing in the Sonoran, Colorado, and Mohave Deserts, the Great Basin and other arid highland ecosystems where large scale habitat monitoring programs (AIM and NRI) are operational.

This project will develop and implement a comprehensive habitat enhancement plan for roughly 50 acres including water management and establishment of perennial grasses to improve nesting, foraging, and over wintering habitat for pheasant, turkey, dove, and quail populations.