Introducing Habitat University

What is Habitat University?

Habitat University (HU) features free, self-paced, how-to courses online, sharing training and techniques specific to habitat establishment and management from principle to practice. The HU goal is simple: more and better-trained habitat managers putting quality upland habitat on the ground.

HU Students

Habitat University courses are designed to provide content appropriate for all types and experience levels of students including chapter leaders, volunteers, landowners, contractors, wildlife students, PF & QF staff and other wildlife professionals.

Content Organization

Individual HU courses take between 20 to 60 minutes to complete, and include practice quizzes to reinforce key learning along the way. Students earn completion certificates for each course completed.

Related courses are grouped into curriculum bundles. Once all related courses are completed, students earn digital badges for denoting their credentials on resumes and professional networking sites like LinkedIn. These students will be invited to attend in-person training workshops where they can practice and hone their newly acquired skills and network with peers across the conservation community.

Habitat University Launch and Spring Trimester

Habitat University held a soft launch at Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2026, where chapter volunteers, landowners and other conservation professionals visited with our HU training coordinator team and engaged with courses presented live on the Habitat Stage.

Today, Habitat University is open and enrolling students interested in improving upland wildlife habitat. Our inaugural first semester includes a dozen courses. New bundles of courses will be added each new semester, with a sprinkling of featured courses added randomly throughout the year to ensure students have opportunities to continue expanding their practical knowledge of habitat.

Enroll Today!

Whether you are a new or experienced chapter leader, college student studying wildlife ecology at UW Stevens Point (hey Katie), a DIY landowner managing old CRP, an entrepreneur contractor expanding your business to include native grassland restoration, or one of the hundreds of professional private lands partners biologists working for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Habitat University is the place for you to brush up and expand your habitat skillset.

Spring 2026 Courses are now available. Visit Habitat University to enroll.

Thank You For Your Support

Habitat University is offered through Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever with funding support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service, and a growing number of private companies supporting habitat training for private landowners, professionals and volunteers.

Look for the Habitat University column in future issues of Pheasants Forever's and Quail Forever's Journal of Upland Conversation. Spring, summer, fall and winter, we will share specific course insights from Habitat University for all to enjoy, learn from, and make a difference for pheasants, quail, and all the other wonderful creatures that rely on robust and healthy upland wildlife habitat.