2. 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 Brigade Camps

3. < South Texas Carrizo Springs < North Texas Albany < Rolling Plains Coleman < South Texas Campbellton Central Texas > East Texas > Garrison Texas Brigades

4. Texas 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. 5 cadets Asst. Covey Leader Covey Leader Covey Composition

6. “Tell me, I forget, Show me, I remember, Involve me, I understand.”

7. “…and this bird you cannot change” -Lynyrd Skynyrd “…and this bird you cannot change” -Lynyrd Skynyrd

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

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

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

11. The transition zone between two different vegetative types. Edge Effect

12. FoodWater Cover Any “weak- link” that is critical to the survival of an animal. Limiting Factor

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

14. 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 Types Required by Quail

15. Quail Anatomy & Physiology

16. Team Building & Leadership Skills

17. Critical Thinking

18. Plant Collections

19. Conservation Games

20. Shotgun Safety & Shooting Before After

21. Radio Telemetry

22. Insect Collection Nest Depredation

23. Media Skills

24. Taxidermy

25. K.P. Duty

26. Wildlife Photography & Journaling

27. Who Dun It?

28. A Little Friendly Competition!

29. TRI-FOLD DISPLAYS Constructing

30. Conservation Cadences

31. 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

32. The Future of Conservation “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but no one can count the apples in a seed.” Anonymous

33. 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