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Landscape-Scale Grouse Habitat Restoration Along Pennsylvania’s Kittatinny Ridge
Part of RGS & AWS’ Statewide Collaboration with the Pennsylvania Game Commission by Ben Larson | RGS & AWS Mid-Atlantic Forest Conservation Director How do we implement RGS’ model of working forests at a scale large enough and at a pace rapid enough to make a difference for grouse and other wildlife? Luckily for us, we have real-world examples of how we’re accomplishing our mission – including in southeast Pennsylvania, where a project with the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) is achieving landscape-scale habitat benefits in less than a decade. In 2016, PGC foresters and the PGC’s grouse biologist Lisa Williams began working with...
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Announce 2023 Partnerships
Pittsburgh, Pa. (February 1, 2023) – The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society is excited to announce the continuation of its corporate partnership program with Purina ProPlan, SportDOG Brand, L.L. Bean, onX Hunt, Benelli USA, Federal Ammunition, Orvis and The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association. Additionally, Pyke Gear and Upland Gun Company have joined the ranks to extend their contributions in support of uniting conservationists to improve wildlife habitat and forest health in 2023. Glen Blackwood, RGS & AWS Director of Regional Development – Indiana, Lower Peninsula & Eastern U.P. of Michigan said: “I’ve known Brent Pike, Owner of...
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces the Ruffed Grouse Society as 2023 Grant Recipient
Pittsburgh, Pa. (February 1, 2023) – The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) was recently awarded nearly $500,000 to continue habitat work in Pennsylvania. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced more than $3.7 million in grants to restore forest and freshwater habitat in central Appalachia, including projects in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, naming the RGS & AWS as a recipient of funding. The Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program awarded the grants, with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,...
Tennessee Grouse Hunters, Speak Up Now About the Pond Mountain Project on the Cherokee National Forest!
Act now and urge the U.S. Forest Service to increase their efforts to create needed habitat for ruffed grouse and American woodcock on the Cherokee National Forest! The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society strongly encourage the USFS to increase the amount of early successional forest being proposed. Your voice is needed – please click the link below to submit your comment before February 18, 2023. The Pond Mountain Project includes multiple management prescriptions from the Cherokee National Forest’s Forest Plan within the boundaries of the project area. Specifically, prescription 8.C that has an objective to achieve 4% to 8% early...
RGS Receives Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Grant for Woodcock Habitat Restoration
RGS & AWS is excited to announce that we’ve recently been awarded a Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund to restore woodcock habitat in Downeast Maine. The Downeast Lakes Land Trust Woodcock Habitat Restoration Project connects two nationally recognized conservation partners with a demonstrated commitment to sustainable forests, local communities, outdoor recreation, and wildlife habitat diversity. RGS & AWS unite conservationists to improve wildlife habitat and forest health for ruffed grouse, American woodcock, and all forest wildlife. We promote forest stewardship for our forests, our wildlife, and our future. We envision landscapes of diverse, functioning forest ecosystems that provide homes for wildlife...
