In 2020, RGS/AWS joined the MN Moose Habitat Collaborative and together with a wide range of partners, put together a landscape level habitat project on the north shore that aims […]
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Hunter Walking Trail – Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Grant (Minnesota)
On December 6th, 2021, RGS & AWS President Ben Jones signed a $300,000 Hunter Walking Trail grant that was recommended by the LCCMR for Environment and Natural Resources Trust fund […]
Sawyer Co Private Lands Alder Aspen Project (Wisconsin)
Beginning in 2018, Wisconsin Forest Wildlife Specialist Jared Elm began working with Jason Stewart who had heard of some potential project opportunities available through the Federal Farm Bill. Jason owns […]
UPM Blandin Hunter Walking Trail (Minnesota)
Grand Rapids, MN (Oct. 2020) – Thanks to a $5,000 investment from the MN State Drummer Fund to seed the project, the Snaptail Hunter Walking Trail Area is now open to […]
Mead Wildlife Area Alder Regeneration (Wisconsin)
Project Map Funded in late 2019, this project is the sister project to RGS/AWS/DNR’s 2019 McMillan Wildlife Areas project. In the Spring of 2021, a total of 11 acres of […]
McMillan Wildlife Area Alder Regeneration (Wisconsin)
Project Map Funded by RGS in mid-2019, but facing setbacks due to COVID19 restrictions, this sheering project at the McMillan Wildlife Area was completed in early 2021. In total, 5 […]
Silver Creek Hunter Walking Trail – Ashland Co (Wisconsin)
In 2019, RGS/AWS partnered with the Ashland Co Forestry and recreation Dept to rehabilitate the Silver Creek Hunter Walking Trail system. This included mowing/brushing 2 acres of wildlife openings and […]
The C.D. Buzz Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area Grouse and Woodcock Habitat Improvement Project (Wisconsin)
The C.D. Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area Grouse and Woodcock habitat improvement project was initiated in February 2019 to regenerate swamp brush to support grouse and woodcock habitat adjacent to […]
Ashland Co. Ruffed Grouse Management Area (Wisconsin)
In 2019, RGS began a partnership with the Board of Commissioner of Public Lands (BCPL). BCPL manages 77,000 acres of school trust lands across northern WI. Because of their unique […]
Carlin-Weld Habitat Improvement Project (Wisconsin)
Thanks to a donation from a passionate RGS/AWS supporting foundation, the Jefferson County Parks and Forestry Dept. received a $1,000 project contribution for habitat restoration at Carlin-Weld County Park in […]
