The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) recently signed the Sugar Creek Stewardship Agreement on the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina. The project, previously shelved […]
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Making Moves in Michigan! PRCAC Appointment
Larry Partridge, RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Coordinator for the southern and eastern upper peninsula of Michigan, has been appointed to the Pigeon River Country Advisory Council. His role will […]
Pyke Gear Birds & Brew May 24, 2023
From Pyke Gear:
RGS Completes Second NFWF Grant Project in Pennsylvania
RGS & AWS is excited to have completed our second National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant focused on building our private lands technical assistance program in Pennsylvania. Together with the […]
Dear Hunter Project: The Give For Grouse Initiative – Giving Ruffed Grouse a Future
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 […]