ROLLING PLAINS BOBWHITE BRIGADE
What is Texas Brigades? 5-day wildlife leadership camps Open to students ages Cost is $400 – scholarships available Held annually in June and July 7 camps across the state of Texas
Bass Brigade Santa Anna North Texas – Santa Anna South Texas - Uvalde Rolling Plains - Coleman South Texas - Pleasanton Tennessee Colony Santa Anna
Texas Brigades Partners
Covey Composition Cadets Asst. Covey Leader Covey Leader
“Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.”
Quail Anatomy and Physiology “And this bird you cannot change…”
Plant ID and Collections
Technology in Wildlife Management Radio TelemetryGPS
Insects and Entomology
Habitat Evaluation
Wildlife Photography & Journaling
Leadership & Team Building
Conservation Games
Taxidermy
Firearm Safety and Shooting Skills
Trifolds! Trifolds! Trifolds!
Marching and Cadences “I don’t know but I’ve been told, About a man named Leopold, Wrote an ethic for the land, Taught us how to understand”
Public Speaking and Media Skills
Critical Thinking and Life Skills “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but no one can count the apples in a seed.” – Anonymous
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.
Food Limiting Factor Any “weak-link” that is critical to the survival of an animal. Water Cover
Home Range The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40 acres. Bobwhite quail are “sedentary” species.
Cover Types Required by Quail Nesting Loafing Escape Screening Roosting Brooding
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