By Larry Partridge | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Coordinator – Southern and Eastern U.P. of Michigan Featured photo by: Iva Vagnerova One of my favorite springtime activities is planting […]
Ecology
Funding Opportunity for Northeast Wisconsin Landowners – Joint Chiefs Project
by Stefan Nelson – RGS & AWS Forest Wildlife Specialist Private forest landowners within the Northeastern portion of Wisconsin now have an additional funding opportunity available under the Environmental Quality […]
Know Your Cover – Wild Grapes
by Charlie Mize | RGS & AWS Public Lands Wildlife Forester – SW Virginia Wild grapes (Vitis spp.) are among the sweetest snacks available to ruffed grouse, who consume them […]
Improving Habitat on Private Lands in Pennsylvania
by Ben Larson | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Mid-Atlantic & Jake Tomlinson | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Coordinator – Pennsylvania Those of us working on game […]
Patterns in the Forest
Forest Openings and Pollinators Too by Scott Johnson, RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Coordinator – Minnesota & NW Wisconsin We RGS & AWS members talk a lot about the size, […]
RGS & AWS Signs Stewardship Agreement on the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina
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 […]
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% […]
Tips for Creating a Complex Forest
by Mark Herwig Forests and forest creatures, no matter what part of the country they’re in, benefit from more complexity. If you want more grouse, woodcock and other game and […]
Featured Habitat Project – Ruffed Grouse Habitat Demonstration Area: Maximizing Impacts and Paying Dividends
by Jon Steigerwaldt | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Great Lakes & Upper Midwest With funding from the Uihlein Foundation, RGS & AWS worked with the College of […]
A Field Tour of Early Successional Habitat Improvement Projects in North-Central Minnesota
by Scott Johnson | RGS & AWS Forest Wildlife Coordinator – Minnesota & NW Wisconsin RGS & AWS staff and partners in Minnesota organized a two-day field tour event in […]
