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 […]
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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 […]
New York and Vermont Forest Block Initiative
Primary Funder: NFWF New England Forests & Rivers Fund  Funding Amount: $180,000 Project Title: New York and Vermont Forest Block Initiative  Location: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Clinton, Franklin Counties New […]
Downeast Lakes Land Trust Woodcock Habitat Restoration Project (Maine)
Primary Funder: Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund  Funding Amount: $18,150 Project Title: Downeast Lakes Land Trust Woodcock Habitat Restoration Project. Location: Downeast Lakes Community Forest, Grand Lake Stream, ME Innovation: The […]
Take Action: Support Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA)
RGS and dozens of conservation organizations and supporters have been working to pass landmark legislation known as RAWA that would dedicate almost $1.4B annually for state and Tribal wildlife agencies […]
Minnesota Spring ’23 Update
2023 has been off to a great start. Thank you to everyone who has stopped out to Birds and Brews and banquets in your area! Our events are primarily put […]
Knowing When to Retire and Acquire
by Keith Schopp Claira was 12 when I knew. We were grouse hunting in thick cover on a snowy Minnesota morning, and my normally biddable shorthair who always checked back, […]
Tips for Creating a Complex Forest
by Mark Herwig Forests and forest creatures, no matter what part of the country they’re in, benefit from more complexity. If you want more grouse, woodcock and other game and […]
Conservation Action Alert: Pelican River Forest Conservation Easement
RGS & AWS Members, The Pelican River Forest in Wisconsin is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect nearly 70,000 acres of working forestland in Oneida, Forest and Langlade Counties. The Pelican […]