WHF has added an automated Membership System utilizing the secure PayPal payment system.

If you would like to become a member please click on the link below. You will be redirected to the WHF Membership Sign-up Page. Please have your credit card ready as you will need this to make payment to WHF through the secure PayPal Payment System. Once the payment has been received and verified you will receive a confirmation email and will be able to login to the Member Areas.

 

The WHF Member's Website is fully interactive. Members will have access to:

 

•WHF Web Forum - post questions, respond to questions or comments made, email other members etc.

•WHF Photo Gallery - ability to view and post photos

•Event Calendar

•FAQ's

•Ability to generate Polls or Surveys

•Classified Ads - ability to post and see

•Map(s) indicating the location of Member Properties. (In the Future)
 

If you only want to be placed on our mailing list click on the same Membership link below and select the free membership. This will allow you to enter your contact information. We hope you enjoy the new interactive member's site.

 

 

If you have any problems with signing up with this forum please email the WHF webmaster

WHF prefers you to use the online automated membership sign-up page linked above for both paid and free membership. If for some reason you can not use please click on one of the links below to download and fill out the form and mail to the address listed within.
Your access to the member's website will be delayed until the whf webmaster receives your information from WHF and updates the database.
 

The following Membership items were covered during the 1-29-05 WHF meeting. WHF officers are working to finalize the details.

Membership

$35/year; calendar membership year; dues are to be paid at the outset of the membership, not prorated, then January 1 of each new year.

 

Member benefits/duties --

Action-oriented organization offers its membership –

 

Bobwhite Quail Management Plan by Audubon Texas for requesting member’s property. Similar plans are available from other sources, e.g., NRCS, USFW, TPWD, etc., and WHF will accord them same status as Audubon Texas’ plans

 

Monitor Landowners’ activities via area map, data file, etc.

 

Members are expected to be active on his/her owned or managed land capable of quail population

 

Graduated landowner goals and recognition

Conservationist – 1) Qualified Conservation Plan (QCP) must be prepared by conservation organization, such as Audubon Texas, NRCS, USFW, TPWD, or qualified landowner, or qualified professional

 

AND

 

2) implementation by Landowner of 4 or more habitat improvements, such as herbicide application, disking, planting and/or restoring native grasses, mechanical brush or cedar clearing, prescribed burns, controlled cattle grazing on Member’s land.

 

Master Conservationist – Same as above PLUS 2 or more habitat improvements spanning 3 years, AND 2) implements at least one type of census (such as spring whistle count or fall morning covey call) or quail population assessment, e.g., Texas Quail Index – see protocols at http://teamquail.tamu.edu, to monitor quail response to conservation efforts and results must be submitted to WHF.

 

Additional categories may be introduced in the future.

Quarterly landowner meetings

Newsletters

Web site access to confidential information

Signs - photo examples coming

Signs sell for our cost ($30 each)

Must be WHF Member to qualify for WHF sign

 

Graduated landowner goals and recognition may be set forth on sign (strip attached at bottom of sign), as earned, e.g., Member on all signs, but Apprentice Conservationist, Conservationist, and Master Conservationist strip must be obtained from WHF and may be attached to sign only as above goals are accomplished.