Photo credit: Monte Loomis
We partnered with NWTF to provide $23,000 to support five timber harvest prescriptions for the implementation on Channels State Forest and the Clinch Mountain WMA.
Agreement Narrative: Forest stand improvements on public lands in the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee and Kentucky
Primary Funder: The Nature Conservancy
Location: Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (TN) and the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest (KY)
Innovation: Our project will restore young oak and pine forests and increase forest habitat diversity in older forests on Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Tennessee and the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky. At Catoosa WMA, noncommercial habitat improvements will promote more structurally diverse old forests (i.e., late successional) as a complement to efforts to increase young and...
Jeff Mulhollem
December 1, 2023
Marten populations in other states have been used by groups opposing forest management, according to opponents of the plan to reintroduce the little predator in Pennsylvania. (Photo by Knut Robert Sevland, Flickr)
State College, Pa. — Opposition to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s proposal to reintroduce the American marten to Pennsylvania forests is growing.
Shortly after the Nov. 15 end to the agency’s public comment period on the plan to bring back the little predator, Ben Jones, president of the RGS & AWS, weighed in against the proposal.
Agreement Narrative: Central Appalachia Habitat in VirginiaPrimary Funder: U.S. Endowment for Forestry and CommunitiesLocation: Western VirginiaInnovation: Our project will increase capacity for planning and implementing active forest management projects on state and private lands in western Virginia, with a focus on the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program’s Southwest Virginia and Blue Ridge focal geographies. RGS & AWS will hire a forest wildlife specialist as a partner position with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VDWR) to lead efforts on state lands and to coordinate with private landowners near dynamic forest restoration blocks (DFRBs) in western...
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In this episode of the Deer Season 365 podcast, we talk with Ben Jones of the Ruffed Grouse Society all about prescribed fire. Specifically, we discuss the differences between prescribed fire in the North and Midwest versus the South, including how it’s perceived, burn timing, regulations, and how to get help with your prescribed burns. So if you have a hunting property that could benefit from prescribed fire, or if you’re just interested in learning about different habitat improvement techniques, you’re sure to enjoy this episode.
Agreement Narrative: Dynamic Forest Restoration in Western VirginiaPrimary Funder: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship ProgramLocation: Western VirginiaInnovation: Our project will increase capacity for planning and implementing active forest management projects on state and private lands in western Virginia, with a focus on the NFWF’s Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program’s Southwest Virginia and Blue Ridge focal geographies. RGS & AWS will hire a forest wildlife specialist as a partner position with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VDWR) to lead efforts on state lands and to coordinate with private landowners in close proximity to dynamic forest restoration...
