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On Feb. 28, 2020 a group of ladies (and one token guy) were guests of the chapter at the Valhalla Bijou Preserve. Our guests were primarily all from the oil and gas industry in various capacities. Pheasants and chukars were the game. There were 2 hunts that day. The morning group received a brief safety refresher before heading to the field. The second group received more intensive safety and field simulation instruction before their afternoon hunt. Both groups got to "warm up" with some practice clay targets before heading to the field. PF chapter members provided the instruction and acted as guides, dog handlers and field safety officers during the hunts. Pointing dogs were used exclusively for theses hunts. Lunch in the clubhouse included sandwiches, chips and gourmet "chukar dip". Homemade donuts and cookies topped off the lunch perfectly. Pheasants Forever has initiated a "Women on the Wing" program to reach out to women who would like to learn how to hunt and enjoy opportunities to be involved in habitat conservation. Other PF programs for women include "Women, Wine and Wild Game", and Women on the Wing Chapters. Women are the fastest growing demographic of all hunters today.

Another group pic including chapter members who were instructors, guides, dog handlers and field safety officers.

March 20, 2019, Rocky Mountain National Wildlife Refuge......Youngsters from Odyssey Elementary School spent the day with PF volunteers learning in a classroom about habitat and wildlife before going to the field to help to establish a pollinator plot.

Odyssey Students help PF volunteers do soil preparation in order to plant milkweed seed as part of a pollinator project. Milkweed is critical for Monarch butterflies survival. The youngsters learned how to "stomp" in the seed like a buffalo would!

Odyssey School students learned how to handle milkweed seed and make sure it got properly in the ground.

April 30, 2018 Elementary school children come for a field trip to Barr Lake in order to learn about habitat, wildlife, take part in classes and to actually plant critical shrubs in the park. South Metro PFand Barr Lake State Park sponsored the event in conjunction with a Colorado Parks and Wildlife grant.

April 30, 2018 Larry Miller, PF Field Biologist for the Northeast region, instructs students on the necessary elements for wildlife to thrive.

April 30, 2018 South Metro PF volunteers and CPW personnel teach elementary school age students how to plant shrubs which will provide food and shelter for wildlife at the park. Many students learned how to handle a shovel for the first time!