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Agricultural Water Enhancement Program


Pushing Brush to Create Quail Habitat

June 29, 2011 Randall Henry, NRCS Texas

Tommy Berend, ranch operator at the 9,000-acre Circle A Ranch in Archer County, Texas, wanted to eliminate mesquite, restore open spaces and plant native grasses on the ranch. The mesquite consumed large amounts of water in areas where Berend wanted to create habitat for quail and other wildlife...

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