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1、Sadie Newman:RestoravoreBrent Rudolph:Pheasants Forever&Quail Forever Got Grass?Community-Led Solutions&Regional Strategies for Restoring Midwest Grasslandsand Climate ResilienceFriday,May 2,2025Brent A.Rudolph,Ph.D.Director of Sustainability PartnershipsBRudolphPheasantsForever.orgPheasants Forever

2、&Quail ForeverSustainability Partnerships and Midwestern GrasslandsBrent A.Rudolph,Ph.D.Director of Sustainability Partnerships2 May 2025in Northern bobwhite quail populations across their entire range(1966-2017)in Americas pheasant population in the majority of pheasant states since 1970North Ameri

3、can Grasslands&BirdsSource:Dixon et al.(2014)in Wilsey et al.(2019)“Grassland birds have suffered the biggest bird declines of any terrestrial biome”Biodiversity loss and agriculture 300 Original extent remaining 4%Grass species 40-60 Midwest Tallgrass PrairieTeam Growth:Working Lands Technical Assi

4、stanceFarm Bill Biologists,Grazing Specialists One-on-one in-field consultations Management plans Cost-share advice&enrollment 2003-2023 growth:4 to 268 positionsConservation DeliveryWhen we conserved and improved 2.5 million acres of habitat last year,worked with more than 37,000 landowners,and rea

5、ched nearly 230,000 acres permanently protected since 1982,we also provided diverse sustainability benefits.pheasantsforever.org/sustainability quailforever.org/sustainabilitySustainability Solutionspheasantsforever.org/sustainability quailforever.org/sustainabilityPROSPEROUS COMMUNITIESBIODIVERSITY

6、CLIMATE SOLUTIONSWATER STEWARDSHIPPROSPEROUS COMMUNITIESMidwest Grasslands SummitMidwest Grasslands Summit1.Shape a unified vision for Midwest grasslands that focuses on collective impact of all partners and organizations.2.Build an active coalition of grassla