Quail ranch complex off the ground

-RPQRR, present and future-

The new headquarters for the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch is now a standing structure. On the south side of US180, just across the road from the current site, the framing and walls for the new buildings can be seen coming up out of the prairie.

Originally, according to the RPQRR newsletter, the complex was going to include a research center, an education center, a lodge and kitchen, and a guest cabin. A more current article in the Lone Star Outdoor Newsletter cites three new buildings: a research lab, an education center, and a guest lodge; totaling 6,400 square feet of new working space.

RPQRR has been operating since 2006. Dale Rollins, executive director since the beginning, has changed roles to outreach director. Brad Kubecka, a protege of Rollins, is the new ED.