{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F9cd64481-b2bd-407d-8ca1-e326e548ac41","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"EP. 284: Creating Public Lands with Biologist Matt Holland","description":"Host Bob St.Pierre visits with Matt Holland, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever\u2019s vice president of grant development and a wildlife biologist, about the organization\u2019s public land creation efforts in celebration of Build a Wildlife Area Week. The organization first created a public wildlife area in 1986. Since that time, PF & QF has worked on 1,810 different land acquisitions covering 229,846 acres of permanently protected habitat for wildlife. Those acres are now open to public recreation, including hunting. \nEpisode Highlights:\n\u2022\tSt.Pierre approximates that Holland has played a role in the creation of 100,000 acres of public wildlife areas during his 28-year career with \u201cThe Habitat Organization.\u201d In an oddly funny comparison, St.Pierre goes on to equate Holland to being a Swiss Army Knife and how sometimes he must be the blade and other times the toothpick to help facilitate a land acquisition. \n\u2022\tHolland shares news of $300,000 in matching contributions to help incentivize donations from listeners interested in becoming \u201cPublic Land Creators.\u201d\n\u2022\tTo learn more about PF & QF\u2019s Build a Wildlife Area program and to get your hands on a new limited edition coffee mug, please go to www.PheasantsForever.org/BAWA or www.QuailForever.org/BAWA to learn more. \nonX Hunt is a proud supporter of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever and they want to thank everyone who gives back to the birds we all love to hunt and the places they call home. Click this link to get a free month of onX Hunt and then use code PFQF to get 20% off, and a portion will go back to supporting Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever\u2019s wildlife habitat mission.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c960dabd-7904-426b-97fa-90131abc2cc4/artworks-wnzl6moiz9sl9a7u-yfijzq-t3000x3000.jpg"}