RGS & AWS is happy to announce Stefan Nelson as the new Minnesota forest wildlife specialist. For two and a half years, Nelson had played a vital role in assisting […]
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Sam Lau Moves Within RGS & AWS From Integrated Forest Habitat Biologist to Forest Wildlife Specialist
Sam Lau will move from his position as integrated forest habitat biologist in Northeast Wisconsin to serve as a forest wildlife specialist based out of Medford, Wisconsin. In a partnership […]
RGS & AWS Hires Ryan Adkins as Forest Wildlife Specialist
Ryan Adkins is joining the Southern Appalachians region of RGS & AWS as a forest wildlife specialist working in partnership with the National Forest System in Southwest Virginia Born and […]
RGS & AWS Hires Robert Nortman as Forest Wildlife Specialist
Robert Nortman was raised in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for his B.S. in forestry management. Roberts career history includes being an arborist […]
RGS & AWS Hires Luke Fredricks as Forestry Technician on the Ottawa National Forest
Luke Fredricks grew up in rural Michigan, along the border of Ohio and Indiana. After high school, he moved to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to further his education. After earning a […]
RGS & AWS’ Covers Magazine Wins 2024 Pinnacle and APEX Awards
The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) received two Professional Outdoor Media Association’s (POMA) 2023 Outstanding Achievement awards in the “Magazine Complete – Print” and “Wildlife […]
USFWS to Expand Public Hunting Opportunities Nationwide, RGS & AWS Commends Proposal
(Aug. 1, 2024) – Expanded hunting and fishing opportunities, including some ruffed grouse hunting, have been announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on 12 national wildlife refuges located […]
RGS & AWS Ottawa National Forest Achievements/Current Work Supported by Copper Country Chapter AWS
Photo by Bruno Guerrero on Unsplash Contact Seth Finkle RGS & AWS Western UP Public Lands Coordinatorsethf@ruffedgrousesociety.org or Luke Fredricks, Forestry Technician Ottawa National Forest lukef@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Ruffed grouse drumming counts up in northern and central Wisconsin regions, down in southwestern
The annual ruffed grouse drumming survey found higher drum counts in the north and central regions but lower counts in the southwest compared to 2023. Read the original article on […]
The Impact of Active Aspen Grove Management on Ruffed Grouse Habitat in the Lake States
We The Forest, in partnership with the Federal Forest Resource Coalition, explores how Aspen Grove management helps the habitat and ruffed grouse vitality. The Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock […]
