The Episcopal Ecological Network (EpEN)

USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Northern Bobwhite Quail Habitat Initiative is aimed at creating 250,000 acres of habitat for the northern bobwhite quail.

The initiative introduces a conservation practice intended to create 250,000 acres of early successional grass buffers along agricultural field borders. Because the initiative is limited to 250,000 acres, enrollment is targeted to specific geographic areas in 35 states that have the greatest potential to restore bobwhite quail habitat (basically, Ohio to Colorado and Canadian Border to the Gulf Coast).

Complete details of this program are on a USDA Fact Sheet in PDF Format. More information on the CRP Northern Bobwhite Quail Habitat Initiative is also available on the Farm Service Agency’s Website.

The EpEN is a national network of active lay and clergy persons within the Episcopal Church, USA, who share a common concern for the environment and a common belief in the presence of God in all Creation and who work to make these concerns and beliefs known throughout all Provinces and Dioceses within the church.  Members come from around the Episcopal Church USA.  The activities of the EpEN are focused on the areas of Reflection, Education, and Action. 

If you would like to contact any of these groups or to find out more about the EpEN, please click on the links on the left