Enjoy the Woods. Connecting Soldiers and Families with Nature.... Fort Bragg Wildlife Branch

Fort Bragg Wildlife Purpose of the Briefing Short Overview of Bragg Volunteer Partnerships Values and Intent –Build lasting relationships among constituents –Give users meaningful ways to contribute to conservation –Accomplish resource management Challenges –Keep them all pointed in the same general direction

Fort Bragg Wildlife Volunteer Oversight Human Intelligence Levels Vary Applies to Government Staff as well???

Fort Bragg Wildlife Legal Stuff Sign Up as Volunteers with Installation Volunteer program –Simple job description –Volunteer program instills concept of a job and dependability –Workmen’s Comp –Easier Installation Access Create / maintain group affiliations and sign them up as sanctioned Installation Group –Gives additional insurance liability coverage –Allows to meet on post –Makes work direction much easier through group leader or habitat committee –Gives staff and quick reference for volunteer queries rather than address each person and keep them employed –Ex Wounded Warriors

Fort Bragg Wildlife Fort Bragg Wildlife Volunteer Programs QDMA – Quality Deer Management Association Military Warrior Support Foundation Wounded Warrior Hunts Youth of Deployed Soldier Hunts Mentoring- firearm training- hunting skills Disabled Hunter Blinds Bass Busters and Wounded Warrior Fishing Derbies and Classes Ducks Unlimited Wetlands Creation Wood Duck Boxes Beaver Levelors Eagle Scout Projects You name it! Fox Squirrel Houses Duck/Owl/Bird houses Fish Structure Fishing Piers/Signs/Benches Fort Bragg Quail Unlimited 1000’s of hours Covey Kid’s Day!! Serious Ag and equipment Work

Fort Bragg Wildlife QDMA – Quality Deer Management Association & Military Warrior Support Foundation QDMA /MWSF Wounded Warrior Hunts Youth of Deployed Soldier Hunts Mentoring- firearm training- hunting skills Disabled Hunter Blinds Food Plot Plantings

Fort Bragg Wildlife Bragg Bass Busters Fishing 101 & Wounded Warrior Fly Fishing Classes

Fort Bragg Wildlife Partnerships in the Making Fort Bragg and Ducks Unlimited Wetland habitat evaluation, design, and creation

Fort Bragg Wildlife Beaver Pond and Impoundment Management Water level Manipulation Wildlife Food Enhancement Road Crossing Co-existence Fort Bragg Chapter of DU Boy Scouts Troops and Eagle Scouts

Fort Bragg Wildlife Wood Duck Box Program 160+ Wood Duck Boxes installed and maintained on Fort Bragg. Many installed and maintained by Boy Scouts Currently maintained by Fort Bragg Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. Fort Bragg Chapter of DU Boy Scouts Troops and Eagle Scouts

Fort Bragg Wildlife All Sorts of Projects You name it! Fox Squirrel Houses Duck/Owl/Bird houses Fishing Piers Bulletin Boards/Signs Benches / Boardwalks Boy Scouts Troops and Eagle Scouts

Fort Bragg Wildlife Even More: Fish Structure Boy Scouts Troops and Eagle Scouts

Fort Bragg Wildlife Bragg Quail Unlimited now Bragg Quail Group / Gang?? COVEY KIDS DAY - SIMPLY AWESOME!

Fort Bragg Wildlife Serious Heavy Lifting: Tractor Work Bragg Quail Unlimited now Bragg Quail Group / Gang??

Fort Bragg Wildlife Wildlife Opening and Brush Pile Creation Bragg Quail Unlimited now Bragg Quail Group / Gang??

Fort Bragg Wildlife Bragg Quail Unlimited now Bragg Quail Group / Gang?? Thousands of Hours

Fort Bragg Wildlife Lots more photos and stories on the Bragg Facebook Page Fort Bragg Wildlife Volunteer Programs

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