A Private Land Focus From a Public Agency?
Quail and other grassland birds responded exceptionally well to 19th century farming practices - small fields with brushy borders, irregular patches of uncultivated land, fields left fallow, and the presence of native warm season grasses in pasture areas. Since most potential habitat of this type occurs on private land, the Commission decided that the CURE program would be a cooperative approach using Commission knowledge and resources applied to private lands and landowner resources. Using this approach, biologists could select focal areas based upon ecology rather than only the location of public lands.
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