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Falling to the Frozen World

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Written by: Jesse Rock. Duane, NY. For me, growing up, “pá-tridge” hunting was something you did in the coldest days of winter at the hopes of staving off cabin fever in a desperate attempt to get back in the woods after deer and ducks were no longer on the table. I have fond memories of trudging through the snow of an open field, nostrils froze with the sting of cold and eyes watering in cutting wind as I headed off to find the thickest conifers in the old pastures and hedgerows across the family farm. It was there that...

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2024 Northern Ohio Chapter of The American Woodcock Society Tree Planting Project (Ohio)

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Agreement Narrative: 2024 Northern Ohio Chapter of The American Woodcock Society Tree Planting Project Primary Funder: National Wild Turkey Federation Location: Highlandtown Wildlife Area: Ohio DNR Innovation: This is a small grant that the Northern Ohio Chapter of The American Woodcock partnered with Ohio DNR and National Wild Turkey Federation on to conduct chapter led habitat improvement on the Highlandtown Wildlife Area that is managed by the OH DNR. It is a small $6,000 grant and will involve plant 200 apple and 100 pear trees into an existing American Chestnut grove at Highlandtown Wildlife Area. The OH DNR Division will mow approximately 2650...

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Ruffed Grouse Society Great Divide Stewardship (Wisconsin)

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Agreement Narrative: Ruffed Grouse Society Great Divide Stewardship Primary Funder: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (Stewardship) Location: Great Divide Ranger District, Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin Innovation: This is a non-timber short-form stewardship agreement. Through this short-form agreement, the USFS is providing RGS & AWS with Bipartisan Infrastructure (BIL) funding to evaluate and assess no-bid timber sale payment units on the Great Divide Ranger District of the Chequamegon National Forest. Using this funding, RGS & AWS will contract the assessment of no-bid timber sales out to a consulting forestry company. Using these assessments, RGS & AWS will develop an implementation plan to present to the Chequamegon-Nicolet...

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RGS & AWS Advocates for Sustainable Forest Management in Forest Service Old Growth Proposal

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As administration considers future of mature and old growth forests, RGS & AWS advances strategies for sustainable forestry, carbon stewardship, habitat conservation. Pittsburgh, Pa. – As the U.S. Forest Service considers a proposal that would guide the management of old growth and mature forests on federal public lands, the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) remains closely engaged in advancing approaches for sustainable forest management that conserve wildlife, promote forest diversity and optimize carbon stewardship.  Released for public comment in late December, the USFS proposal responds to a 2022 executive order from President Biden that asked for a…

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Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Promotes Jared Elm to Wisconsin Conservation Coordinator

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RGS & AWS is happy to announce Jared Elm as the new Wisconsin forest conservation coordinator. For six years, Elm has played a vital role in assisting private landowners in the northwest part of the state as a forest wildlife specialist with RGS & AWS. Based out of Spooner, Elm fulfilled his current partnership role with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), where he helped private landowners assemble the contractors, consultants and state and federal partners for their forest habitat management objectives. “Being able to assist our partners in finding solutions to ever-changing market conditions, contractor availability, funding and adaptive silviculture…

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