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RGS & AWS Featured on Gun Dog It Yourself Podcast

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This month, the creators of the Gun Dog It Yourself (GDIY) podcast have chosen RGS & AWS as the featured organization for their GDIY Spotlight. At the end of May, ten percent of all Patreon proceeds provided to GDIY will go back to RGS & AWS.

To announce the spotlight and discuss RGS & AWS news and organizational updates, RGS & AWS President and CEO Ben Jones joined hosts Nick Adair and Adam Williams on the latest episode of the GDIY Podcast.

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RGS & AWS announces Forest Conservation Director to lead forest wildlife conservation efforts in the southern Appalachians.

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Nick Biemiller

With funding donated specifically for the purpose, the Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) have moved forward with a new Forest Conservation Director position in the Southern Appalachian Region. The generous gift, from a donor who wished to remain anonymous, was placed in a restricted account late in 2019 as recruitment ensued. The Society announced today that Nick Biemiller was selected for the role from a highly qualified group of applicants. In the newly developed position, Biemiller will build and manage a network to achieve forest wildlife goals across several states. The region includes northern Georgia and South Carolina, western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and Kentucky.

“Having a dedicated person in the southern Appalachians has been a priority since my first day at RGS/AWS. Ruffed grouse are hanging on by a thread and we have to put our best foot forward. With his deep understanding of forestry and wildlife conservation, Nick is the right person for the job,” said Ben Jones, RGS/AWS President & CEO.

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CZ-USA Extends Commitment to Ruffed Grouse Society

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CZ-USA extends commitment to forest wildlife conservation in partnership with Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society.

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society are proud to announce an extension of their corporate partnership with CZ-USA, an importer, manufacturer and distributor of shotguns. The partnership will directly fund the RGS & AWS mission efforts to expand forest wildlife habitat through working forests. In addition CZ-USA will play a key role in supporting membership growth along with hunter recruitment and retention efforts. 

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Dear Hunter Podcast features RGS & AWS CEO Ben Jones – RGS

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RGS & AWS President and CEO Ben Jones, joins the Dear Hunter Podcast to discuss the future of ruffed grouse.

About the episode:
“In this episode of the Dear Hunter Podcast, we’re joined by the President and CEO of the Ruffed Grouse Society, Dr. Ben Jones. We discuss the fragile future of the Ruffed Grouse, and what steps we can take to conserve the species and help improve its habitat. Ben also shares with us details about the Ruffed Grouse Society’s new Model of Working Forests, and how he envisions this new, big picture approach to conservation and habitat management will impact sustainable forest use, conservation, and habitat management.”

LISTEN | Ep. 18: The Fragile Future of the Ruffed Grouse with Dr. Ben Jones

RGS | AWS Kids’ Coloring Contest

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Get out those crayons, colored pencils and markers, renowned artist, Jay Dowd has partnered with RGS | AWS to bring you this one-of-a-kind Quarantine Coloring Contest.

How to participate:

Parents/guardians: Please print off this coloring sheet and then post completed pictures to IG/Facebook with the tag #RGS2020 or email back to kellen@ruffedgrousesociety.org.

Deadline to submit is Friday, May 1 at 5pm EST – top 25 go to second/final round vote via Facebook album and members will vote via “likes” on the images. Round 2 voting goes through May 11 – Top 3 winners announced May 22.

Rules:

One picture per contestant allowed to submit. Age cutoff: 13

Top 3 winners receive:

  • 1st place also receives Youth Lantern, Waterproof Anti-Impact 3W Flashlight and Youth Mountain Terrain Backpack
  • 2nd place also receives youth lantern, waterproof anti-impact 3W flashlight
  • 3rd place also receives youth lantern, waterproof anti-impact 3W flashlight

RGS & AWS Address with Ben Jones and Sean Curran

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Answering more of your questions related to this week’s announcements of organizational re-structure and our model of working forests conservation.

RGS & AWS President and CEO Ben Jones is joined by RGS & AWS Vice President of Mission Sustainability Sean Curran to discuss recent news related to organizational staffing and conservation delivery programs.

The team at RGS & AWS is committed to answering your questions and providing our membership the most up to date information on the organization and the status of our mission.

Upland Nation Podcast with Scott Linden features a conversation about RGS & AWS

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RGS & AWS President and CEO Ben Jones recently joined Scott Linden, host of the Upland Nation Podcast to discuss recent news of an organizational re-structure and changes to the conservation delivery program.

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A Conversation About RGS & AWS with Ron Boehme on The Hunting Dog Podcast

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Ben Jones joins Ron Boehme of The Hunting Dog Podcast to discuss a new model for forest conservation.

In a recently released episode of The Hunting Dog Podcast, RGS & AWS President and CEO joins host Ron Boehme to discuss recent news regarding an organizational restructure and a new model for forest conservation.

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Topics of conversation include analysis of the newly announced Ruffed Grouse Society Model of Working Forests as well as answers to many of the questions members have been asking about the news.

Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Announces Re-Structure

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Coraopolis, PA
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2020

The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) announced that the group is moving forward with a planned re-structure of its conservation delivery programs. The re-organization will replace the Regional Biologist job title with a new Forest Conservation Director position.

“We have been working on re-organization plans over the past 18 months,” said Ben Jones, RGS & AWS President and CEO. The change is among RGS & AWS efforts to increase engagement in forest management issues, and will result in the layoff of three biologists in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Eastern Great Lakes Regions. “While we know this is the right move, it is not easy to let folks go. These biologists have worked with great passion and dedication. We appreciate all they have done.”

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Project Upland Podcast features RGS/AWS Staff – RGS

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The Project Upland Podcast recently featured Ben Jones, Brent Rudolph and RGS/AWS member, Forrest Gibeault.

On a recent episode of the Project Upland Podcast the guest list was decidedly RGS/AWS-centric. Featured guests included RGS/AWS President and CEO, Ben Jones, Director of Conservation Policy, Brent Rudolph and RGS/AWS Member Forrest Gibeault of Steigerwaldt Land Services, Inc.

Topics of conversation included healthy forest make-up and distribution along with the driving forces and dynamics of timber markets and wildlife habitat creation.

LISTEN | on ProjectUpland.com