Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers Project

Our new chapter VSH projects to support habitat for the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (RCWO) habitat at the ID Fairchild State Forest will get under way in January 2023. We have a variety of ways to assist Donna Work who is with the Texas Forest Service and responsible for managing habitat for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker at the ID Fairchild State Forest and the WG Jones State Forest. We are going to kick-off this project work in January and February by running transects across two areas of the Fairchild State Forest.  Our work dates for January will be Thursday January 12 and Saturday January 21 (these may shift depending on the weather forecast). On each day, we’ll meet at the state forest entrance (south side of Hwy 84 at intersection with FM 767) at  8:00 AM.  We will plan to work until early afternoon so bring a lunch, snacks, water, and a folding chair (also a compass/GPS if you have such). Please contact Mark Edmund if you plan to attend either day or if you have any questions.

Photo credit: Chuck Hess, USFS