Ruffed Grouse, The King of Spring, the Bellwether of All Forest Wildlife, has a very fragile future. According to the Ruffed Grouse Society, their populations have declined at least 50% […]
Hiawatha Early Successional Project (Michigan)
Agreement Narrative: Hiawatha Early Successional Project Primary Funder: Hiawatha National Forest (Challenge Cost Share) Location: Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan Innovation: This project leverages a mutual interest in working together to […]
Huron-Manistee Stewardship Agreement (Michigan)
Agreement Narrative: Huron-Manistee Stewardship Agreement Primary Funder: Huron-Manistee National Forest (Stewardship Agreement) Location: Cadillac-White Cloud Ranger District, Huron-Manistee National Forest, Michigan Innovation: Utilizing the USFS goods-for-service Stewardship program, will contract […]
Pere Marquette Forest Habitat Collective (Michigan)
Agreement Narrative: Pere Marquette Forest Habitat Collective Primary Funder: Michigan Wildlife Habitat Grant Program Location: Baldwin Ranger District, Huron-Manistee National Forest, Michigan Innovation: A landscape-level forest habitat enhancement project focused […]
Southern Michigan Woodcock Habitat (Michigan)
Agreement Narrative: Southern Michigan Woodcock HabitatPrimary Funder: Michigan Wildlife Habitat Grant Program Chapter Funding: Robert J. Lytle Chapter, Roger Moore Chapter, Saginaw Valley, Chapter, Southwest Michigan ChapterAdditional Funding: Uplanderlifestyle.com, The Michigan […]
Take Action: Support White Pine Removal Project on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
RGS & AWS Members, The White Pine Removal Project will help meet the habitat needs for ruffed grouse and a broad suite of forest wildlife by increasing forest age class […]
Building an Adaptive Management Framework for the Green Mountain National Forest Early Successional Habitat Creation Project (Vermont)
Primary Funder: University of Vermont Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)Â Â Funding Amount: $25,000, RGS match, $12,500Â Project Title: Building an Adaptive Management Framework for the Green Mountain National Forest Early […]
New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters
 Primary Funder: Indiana University of PA  Funding Amount: $365,316.78 Project Title: New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters Location: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Clinton, Franklin Counties New […]
Birds & Forests – Embracing the Opportunities & Challenges of Conservation
As New York forest landowners, we know the importance of being good stewards of the Empire State’s 19 million acres of forests. From the northern reaches of the Adirondacks to […]
New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters
Primary Funder: US Forest Service  Funding Amount: $5,000 Project Title: New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters Location: Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector Ranger District, Schuyler County New […]
