"It takes habitat, and habitat takes work"

Helping bobwhite quail at a Maryland management area
Rachael Pacella

In Maryland, conservationists used controlled burning, forest clearing, and planting native vegetation to grow great food and cover for bobwhite quail on Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Area, quadrupling the area's quail population in just four years. Quail Forever member John Brader notes: "It takes habitat, and habitat takes work."