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Next Meeting Date: Jan. 10th Location: Waconia American Legion Post Time: 6:30pm
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Wanted: Habitat Projects!!!!!

The Carver County Pheasants Forever Chapter in collaboration with the Hamburg Hunt and Fish Club are actively seeking good wildlife habitat projects to cost share on.

Interested parties that have land with the potential to implement one of the following practices may be eligible:

- Grassland restoration for nesting habitat
Now is the time to plan for improving/expanding nesting habitat. It’s simple. More nesting habitat = more birds/wildlife

- Shelterbelt tree plantings/woody cover food plots
Typically conifer/evergreen planting with fruit bearing shrubs incorporated on the outside. Provides winter cover from storm and late season winter food source for game and non-game species.

- Wetland restorations
Cattail sloughs provide ESSENTIAL winter habitat for pheasants. In fact in almost all winters, the lack of sufficient winter habitat areas is the main limiting factor for pheasant survival. If possible Water levels will be raised enough to provide open water habitat for waterfowl and other non-game species. Eligible wetland restoration sites will be those where a ditch plug, tile break or embankment construction is feasible to raise/impound water.

- Food Plots
Eligible sites will be those that are in close proximity to good winter cover. An ideal site would be one that is next to cattail slough and a woody cover shelterbelt is implemented on the N and W side of the food plot.

Many times there are federal and/or state programs that can be partnered with. The proposed project may even be eligible to receive annual payments. Chapter/Club funds will then be utilized to help out with any additional out of pocket expenses.

If interested or you just would like someone to come out to evaluate if there is any potential for habitat improvement on your land, contact Chip Hentges, Greg Graczyk or Terry Meiller at the Carver Soil and Water Conservation District.


Contact information: (952) 466-5230

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Welcome to the internet home of the Carver County, Minnesota Chapter 117 of Pheasants Forever. Established October 6th 1986, located in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, MN. Currently the Carver County Chapter consists of over 1,000 active members. Meeting are open to anyone wishing to get involved with their local chapter. Meetings are held the second Monday of every month at the Waconia American Legion Post at 6:30pm.

You can easily navigate through our site to learn more about Carver County, Minnesota Chapter of Pheasants Forever, Pheasant Forever National, and many ongoing habitat and conservation issues. You will find information on various habitat programs we are involved with, conservation issues, CRP information, Pheasants Forever news releases and more. If you enjoyed this site, please encourage others to visit!