Mahaska County Pheasants Forever

Welcome to Mahaska County Pheasants Forever website. We would like to give you some history about our non-profit organization and our many worthwhile projects that we have done over the past 21 years with the help of all our sponsors. Our promise to you is that we will continue to work hard to improve habitat and promote outdoor education.

MAHASKA COUNTY CHAPTER

Of Pheasants Forever

January 1, 2010

PHEASANTS FOREVER SPONSORS

Thank you For Supporting the Work of

Mahaska County Pheasants Forever!

Soon, a Mahaska County Pheasants Forever committee member will contact you to enlist your assistance again with our March 27^th Fundraising Banquet. Through your past support, we have been able to carry out many worthwhile projects. In the 21 years just past, Mahaska County Pheasants Forever has invested $471,041.00 for conservation, including the local projects below:

1. 469 food plot projects for 4042 acres, at a cost of $19,873.00.

2. 473 nesting cover projects for 5173 acres, at a cost of $179,888.00.

3. 44 Controlled Burn projects for1271.5 acres.

4. 10 Wetland projects on 474 acres.

5. 374 Woody cover projects for 699 acres and 143,018 trees, at a cost of $29,399.00.

6. 10Land acquisition projects for 1189 acres, at a cost of $84,091.00.

7. Helped sponsor an annual outdoor classroom for all Mahaska County fifth graders, which had over 400 people attend.

8. Sponsored the High school shooting team.

9. Sponsored an area Youth Hunter Education Challenge Team.

10. Mahaska County Pheasants Forever has reached over 3700 youth in its youth programs.

11. Helped sponsor the annual Youth Outdoor Field Day, attended by over 200 kids which all received a ringnecks membership.

12. We have invested $78,450.00 into youth education and public awareness.

13. We have purchased over $43,277.00 of habitat equipment.

14. Contributed $2500.00 to the Legislative Action Fund.

Contributed 10% of our banquet profits, to the Iowa PF Land Trust for land acquisition.

Our plans for the upcoming year:

Fight to protect CRP in the Farm Bill.

Continuing our commitment to Conservation Education in Mahaska County.

Sponsor local girls to attend Outdoor Journey Camp.

Sponsor local boys to attend DNR Outdoor Skills Camp.

Cost-sharing cover on CRP, WRP & wetland restoration projects.

Expanded private lands programs such as food plots, nesting cover, and mid- contract management.

Add more to local land acquisitions.

Thank you for you’re past generous donations that helped us raise the funds we needed for these projects over the past 21years. Please consider donating again. This year, as in the past, we truly appreciate your consideration and your support.

Jeff VanDerBeek, President Mahaska County Pheasants Forever

603 N. 11^th Street

Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577

641-673-0119 or 641-660-2671

ssfans@mchsi.com

HABITAT TODAY PHEASANTS FOREVER