BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.nemasternaturalist.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.3 0.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:55d645be-be24-47f1-bdcb-c2c187a1fda8 X-WR-CALDESC:The Nebraska Master Naturalist Program has partnered with Phea sants Forever Nebraska to help them in their Pathway For Wildlife (PFW) ha bitat studies. Please view list of potential projects below\, this is a gr eat opportunity for Nebraska Master Naturalists to assist in research and data collection across the state! \n\nThe NMNP will be hosting June’s “Noo ntime Talk” on June 16th at 12:00pm CST and we will be joined by Holly Mau slein and Nathan Pflueger of Pheasants Forever\, who will be discussing Th e Pathway for Wildlife Habitat Studies. If you plan on attending please rs vp to Matt Jones mjones30@unl.edu by Monday June 14th. \n\nMeeting Link:\n https://unl.zoom.us/j/91749012808\n\nMeeting ID: 917 4901 2808\n\n\nMaster Naturalist Pathway for Wildlife- Community Habitat Request\nBackground: P athway for Wildlife (PFW) is a Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever of Nebr aska habitat program built to offer incentives for enhancing wildlife habi tat. Program participants apply specific wildlife and pollinator conservat ion practices that benefit pheasants\, quail\, grassland songbirds\, monar ch butterflies\, native bees\, and other wildlife. The program also aims t o reduce soil losses\, encourage soil health\, and improve water quality. Three pathway options are available: pathway for grasslands\, pathway for precision ag conservation\, and pathway for community habitat. This resear ch project with the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program aims to focus on th e collection of quality data from Community Habitat Pathway locations. The se urban green spaces are near city parks\, colleges\, libraries\, churche s and other frequently visited areas to encourage passers-by to monitor na tive wildflowers and the pollinators that use these spaces. The Nebraska M aster Naturalist partnership will allow for Pheasants Forever and Quail Fo rever of Nebraska to monitor and evaluate the program’s seeding success ra te\, local awareness\, and wildlife use.\n\nLocation: Locations will depen d on current contracts across the state. These sites are approximately 1 a cre in size and marked with Community Habitat Project Signs. Locations for study will be selected by proximity to the NE Master Naturalist Volunteer and their desired travel distance.\n\nContact: Interested parties should contact Holly Mauslein\, Outreach & Communication Coordinator\, at hmausle in@pheasantsforever.org or 402-975-5698. \n\nPotential Projects:\n1.) Entom ology Research – The Pathway for Wildlife Community Habitat locations are seeded with a diverse wildflower mixture. A wide array of insects will be capable of breeding\, hiding\, and feeding on these locations. Pheasants F orever is interested in documenting species diversity\, relative density w ithin these plots\, and species richness. Research will take place twice a month on the same location\, between the months of April and October. Par ticipants will utilize a phone app through Pheasants Forever to record the ir data. Surveys will be conducted via this app and selecting the insects present on checklist in a set timeframe. Photo identification will be help ful for identifying and recording additional data.\n\n2.) Avian Research – Community Habitats through the Pathway for Wildlife Program have the poten tial for songbirds to use them in an urban setting. Pheasants Forever is i nterested in documenting species diversity\, relative density\, and specie s richness on these locations. Research will take place twice a month on t he same location\, between the months of April and October. Participants w ill utilize a phone app through Pheasants Forever to record their data. Su rveys will be conducted via this app and selecting the insects present on checklist in a set timeframe. Photo identification will be helpful for ide ntifying and recording additional data.\n\n3.) Vegetation Research – Pathwa y for Wildlife Community Habitat locations are the smallest of the habitat development programs that Pheasants Forever offers. As such\, studying th e seeding success rates\, species diversity\, and species density\, and sp ecies richness will be helpful for adjusting the program. Participants wil l utilize a phone app through Pheasants Forever to record their data. Surv eys will be conducted via this app and selecting the insects present on ch ecklist in a set timeframe. Photo identification will be helpful for ident ifying and recording additional data.\n\n4.) Education and Outreach – Oppor tunities for Education and Outreach on Pathway for Wildlife Community Habi tat locations will be plentiful as the program targets urban hotspots near city parks\, colleges\, libraries\, churches and other frequently visited areas. Studying the number of individuals that might utilize an area at v arious times of the day will help us understand the impact of urbanized pr ojects. In addition\, pollinator\, plant identification\, insect experienc es\, and other education opportunities will create further opportunities f or Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever of Nebraska and the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program to reach education and outreach goals towards their mi ssions.\nPartners to the Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Pathway for W ildlife Program are:\n \n\nMaster Naturalist Cover C rop Request\n\nBackground: Historically producers farming in an agricultur al dominated landscape have had little interest in the Conservation Reserv e Program (CRP) or any perennial habitat program. With the lack of interes t in creating perennial wildlife habitat from landowners\, Pheasants Forev er of Nebraska began looking at using cover crops within the agriculture l andscape to create wildlife habitat on an annual basis. A lot of research has been done in the area of cover crops and how they benefit soil health\ , but little research has looked at cover crop benefits to wildlife on the landscape. Coming into year 3 of our Pathway For Wildlife (PFW) program\, which Pheasants Forever utilizes as a program to put cover crops on the l andscape\, we are interested in studying the impact of our cover crops on wildlife.\n\nLocation: Counties eligible for the PFW cover crop program in clude Merrick\, Polk\, Butler\, Hamilton\, York\, Seward\, Clay\, Filmore\ , and Saline.\n**Field locations will depend on landowner interest and qua lity projects. All field sites have yet to be identified. Landowner consen t for projects will be obtained from Pheasants Forever personnel. Addition ally\, all communication with landowners will take place through Pheasants Forever personnel and occur in a timely manner to ensure site visit. \n\n \nPotential Projects:\n1) Entomology Research – Many of the diverse cover c rop mixtures hold a wide array of insect species and we are interested in documenting species diversity\, relative density\, and species richness of these PFW cover crop sites. Projects within this category can be as in de pth as the individual prefers or as simple as taking pictures of insects a nd assisting in identifying them from home. For individuals interested in a more in-depth study\, there is potential to compare the cover crop site to adjacent row crop agricultural field.\n\n2) Camera Trapping – For this p roject Pheasants Forever is interested in documenting all wildlife species that are large enough to set off a camera trap. Individuals who are inter ested in assisting with this project will be assigned a site within their preferred travel area. There they will be responsible for deploying a trai l camera and collecting the pictures at least once every two weeks. Indivi duals will look through pictures captured on the trail cameras and identif y the species within them. No pictures should be deleted\, removed\, or ot herwise relabeled. This ensures that all photos are saved for use within a larger data set. In order to maintain a scientific process\, all trail ca meras set should be done in a similar manner to ensure quality data collec tion.\n\n3) Birding Opportunities – Pheasants Forever is interested in iden tifying avian species richness of the PFW cover crop sites. For this study individuals will be given a field(s) within their travel range where they can identify as many avian species as they can. Timing will depend on eac h specific project. Full season cover crops are usually planted mid-May wh ile cover crops following small grain harvest are planted the first week o r two of July. This study would target early spring planted cover crops an d cover crops planted following the small grain harvest. The timing of the se projects is important because there is potential for the cover crops to offer nesting habitat for some species and brood rearing resources for ot hers. \n\nIf you are a Nebraska Master Naturalist interested in participat ing in these Pathway For Wildlife (PFW) habitat studies\, please contact P recision Ag Coordinator Nathan Pflueger at npflueger@pheasantforever.org o r call Work: (402) 362-5700\, Cell (402) 646-5426.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:283a8993413a6644173947c4ea902150 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20211107T020000 RDATE:20221106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20220313T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4e935d19-f495-4c2f-8597-3d3285f8eb8e DTSTAMP:20260503T201635Z DESCRIPTION:The Nebraska Master Naturalist Program has partnered with Pheas ants Forever Nebraska to help them in their Pathway For Wildlife (PFW) hab itat studies. Please view list of potential projects below\, this is a gre at opportunity for Nebraska Master Naturalists to assist in research and d ata collection across the state! \n\nThe NMNP will be hosting June’s “Noon time Talk” on June 16th at 12:00pm CST and we will be joined by Holly Maus lein and Nathan Pflueger of Pheasants Forever\, who will be discussing The Pathway for Wildlife Habitat Studies. If you plan on attending please rsv p to Matt Jones mjones30@unl.edu by Monday June 14th. \n\nMeeting Link:\nh ttps://unl.zoom.us/j/91749012808\n\nMeeting ID: 917 4901 2808\n\n\nMaster Naturalist Pathway for Wildlife- Community Habitat Request\nBackground: Pa thway for Wildlife (PFW) is a Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever of Nebra ska habitat program built to offer incentives for enhancing wildlife habit at. Program participants apply specific wildlife and pollinator conservati on practices that benefit pheasants\, quail\, grassland songbirds\, monarc h butterflies\, native bees\, and other wildlife. The program also aims to reduce soil losses\, encourage soil health\, and improve water quality. T hree pathway options are available: pathway for grasslands\, pathway for p recision ag conservation\, and pathway for community habitat. This researc h project with the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program aims to focus on the collection of quality data from Community Habitat Pathway locations. Thes e urban green spaces are near city parks\, colleges\, libraries\, churches and other frequently visited areas to encourage passers-by to monitor nat ive wildflowers and the pollinators that use these spaces. The Nebraska Ma ster Naturalist partnership will allow for Pheasants Forever and Quail For ever of Nebraska to monitor and evaluate the program’s seeding success rat e\, local awareness\, and wildlife use.\n\nLocation: Locations will depend on current contracts across the state. These sites are approximately 1 ac re in size and marked with Community Habitat Project Signs. Locations for study will be selected by proximity to the NE Master Naturalist Volunteer and their desired travel distance.\n\nContact: Interested parties should c ontact Holly Mauslein\, Outreach & Communication Coordinator\, at hmauslei n@pheasantsforever.org or 402-975-5698. \n\nPotential Projects:\n1.) Entomo logy Research – The Pathway for Wildlife Community Habitat locations are s eeded with a diverse wildflower mixture. A wide array of insects will be c apable of breeding\, hiding\, and feeding on these locations. Pheasants Fo rever is interested in documenting species diversity\, relative density wi thin these plots\, and species richness. Research will take place twice a month on the same location\, between the months of April and October. Part icipants will utilize a phone app through Pheasants Forever to record thei r data. Surveys will be conducted via this app and selecting the insects p resent on checklist in a set timeframe. Photo identification will be helpf ul for identifying and recording additional data.\n\n2.) Avian Research – C ommunity Habitats through the Pathway for Wildlife Program have the potent ial for songbirds to use them in an urban setting. Pheasants Forever is in terested in documenting species diversity\, relative density\, and species richness on these locations. Research will take place twice a month on th e same location\, between the months of April and October. Participants wi ll utilize a phone app through Pheasants Forever to record their data. Sur veys will be conducted via this app and selecting the insects present on c hecklist in a set timeframe. Photo identification will be helpful for iden tifying and recording additional data.\n\n3.) Vegetation Research – Pathway for Wildlife Community Habitat locations are the smallest of the habitat development programs that Pheasants Forever offers. As such\, studying the seeding success rates\, species diversity\, and species density\, and spe cies richness will be helpful for adjusting the program. Participants will utilize a phone app through Pheasants Forever to record their data. Surve ys will be conducted via this app and selecting the insects present on che cklist in a set timeframe. Photo identification will be helpful for identi fying and recording additional data.\n\n4.) Education and Outreach – Opport unities for Education and Outreach on Pathway for Wildlife Community Habit at locations will be plentiful as the program targets urban hotspots near city parks\, colleges\, libraries\, churches and other frequently visited areas. Studying the number of individuals that might utilize an area at va rious times of the day will help us understand the impact of urbanized pro jects. In addition\, pollinator\, plant identification\, insect experience s\, and other education opportunities will create further opportunities fo r Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever of Nebraska and the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program to reach education and outreach goals towards their mis sions.\nPartners to the Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Pathway for Wi ldlife Program are:\n \n\nMaster Naturalist Cover Cr op Request\n\nBackground: Historically producers farming in an agricultura l dominated landscape have had little interest in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or any perennial habitat program. With the lack of interest in creating perennial wildlife habitat from landowners\, Pheasants Foreve r of Nebraska began looking at using cover crops within the agriculture la ndscape to create wildlife habitat on an annual basis. A lot of research h as been done in the area of cover crops and how they benefit soil health\, but little research has looked at cover crop benefits to wildlife on the landscape. Coming into year 3 of our Pathway For Wildlife (PFW) program\, which Pheasants Forever utilizes as a program to put cover crops on the la ndscape\, we are interested in studying the impact of our cover crops on w ildlife.\n\nLocation: Counties eligible for the PFW cover crop program inc lude Merrick\, Polk\, Butler\, Hamilton\, York\, Seward\, Clay\, Filmore\, and Saline.\n**Field locations will depend on landowner interest and qual ity projects. All field sites have yet to be identified. Landowner consent for projects will be obtained from Pheasants Forever personnel. Additiona lly\, all communication with landowners will take place through Pheasants Forever personnel and occur in a timely manner to ensure site visit. \n\n \nPotential Projects:\n1) Entomology Research – Many of the diverse cover c rop mixtures hold a wide array of insect species and we are interested in documenting species diversity\, relative density\, and species richness of these PFW cover crop sites. Projects within this category can be as in de pth as the individual prefers or as simple as taking pictures of insects a nd assisting in identifying them from home. For individuals interested in a more in-depth study\, there is potential to compare the cover crop site to adjacent row crop agricultural field.\n\n2) Camera Trapping – For this p roject Pheasants Forever is interested in documenting all wildlife species that are large enough to set off a camera trap. Individuals who are inter ested in assisting with this project will be assigned a site within their preferred travel area. There they will be responsible for deploying a trai l camera and collecting the pictures at least once every two weeks. Indivi duals will look through pictures captured on the trail cameras and identif y the species within them. No pictures should be deleted\, removed\, or ot herwise relabeled. This ensures that all photos are saved for use within a larger data set. In order to maintain a scientific process\, all trail ca meras set should be done in a similar manner to ensure quality data collec tion.\n\n3) Birding Opportunities – Pheasants Forever is interested in iden tifying avian species richness of the PFW cover crop sites. For this study individuals will be given a field(s) within their travel range where they can identify as many avian species as they can. Timing will depend on eac h specific project. Full season cover crops are usually planted mid-May wh ile cover crops following small grain harvest are planted the first week o r two of July. This study would target early spring planted cover crops an d cover crops planted following the small grain harvest. The timing of the se projects is important because there is potential for the cover crops to offer nesting habitat for some species and brood rearing resources for ot hers. \n\nIf you are a Nebraska Master Naturalist interested in participat ing in these Pathway For Wildlife (PFW) habitat studies\, please contact P recision Ag Coordinator Nathan Pflueger at npflueger@pheasantforever.org o r call Work: (402) 362-5700\, Cell (402) 646-5426.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210616T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210616T130000 LOCATION:https://unl.zoom.us/j/91749012808 SUMMARY:CE: Pheasants Forever Pathway For Wildlife Habitat Studies Noontime Talk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR