Farm & Ranch
National Ranching Heritage Center Hosts Inaugural Quailapalooza
DATE: March 30, 2015
CONTACT: Sue Jones, [email protected]
(806) 834-2646
National Ranching Heritage Center Hosts Inaugural Quailapalooza
With the quail being an important part of the South Plains ecosystem, children will have the opportunity to learn more about this bird.
Children 6-12 years old will have a hands-on opportunity to see how scientists study quail during the inaugural Quailapalooza from 1-3:30 p.m. April 18 at the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) at Texas Tech University.
“For many ranchers, the northern bobwhite quail is a treasured rangeland inhabitant,” said Brad Dabbert, a Texas Tech University professor of natural resources management who will share his knowledge with some of the area’s youngest students. “Unfortunately, bobwhite populations are declining throughout their historic range in Texas.”
The NRHC will partner with the Department of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech to host a hands-on educational presentation for children focusing on Northern Bobwhite Quail and the science behind studying this ecology.
Dabbert and Texas Tech graduate students will give participants the opportunity to see live adult quail and chicks, learn about thermal cameras and radiotelemetry, observe a quail nest and eggs, learn what quail eat and how scientists capture them, and see how scientists use cameras to study bobwhites and quail predators.
The program is free to NRHC Junior Roughriders and $5 for non-members. Limited space is available. To register for the event, contact NRHC Director of Educational Programs Julie Hodges at (806) 742-0498 or [email protected].
Supported by the Ranching Heritage Association and Texas Tech, the NRHC is a unique 27-acre museum and historical park offering educational programs and exhibits to promote interest in ranching history and contemporary ranching issues. Located at 3121 4th St., the center provides 49 authentic dwellings and ranch structures from some of the nation’s most historic ranches.
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CONTACT: Julie Hodges, director of education programs, National Ranching Heritage Center, Texas Tech University, (806) 742-0498 or [email protected]
By Tressa Lawrence
Babies are tucked away in every nook and cranny. Many ranchers across Wyoming have baby animals popping up all over this time of year.
By Lindsey Monk
Another load of grain in to keep feeding the calves until the green grass can really start popping.
By Rayford Pullen | [email protected]
Spring has sprung and hopefully the rains will continue where our country will heal from the previous droughts and our grasses will thrive. We are especially hopeful for the Panhandle of Texas where our neighbors and friends have been dealt a deadly blow to homes, ranges, livestock, and people. Keep them in your prayers as they will not be able to return to normal for many years if at all. Having lost their ability to benefit from this great cattle market is a double whammy for all of them.
Now is the time of year when we need to take care of business as it relates to our new calves that have been hitting the ground this spring. First and foremost is vaccinating for Blackleg followed by deworming with a white wormer and the IBR complex. Blackleg is a soil-born disease and with pastures extremely short this spring our calves have been grazing the green grass as soon as it shows itself, making them even more vulnerable to picking contaminates from the soil.
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