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Sara Cerv Earns Regional Forestry Leadership Honor

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The team at RGS & AWS is proud to recognize forest conservation director Sara Cerv on advancing from state-level recognition in North Carolina to receiving the regional Appalachian Society of American Foresters Young Forest Leadership Award. As a regional recipient, she will now be considered for the national award. Honorees are selected through a committee review process. This prestigious award, reserved for forestry professionals under 40, recognizes outstanding leadership in developing and promoting programs or projects, or through sustained service that benefits the practice of forestry and the Society. Sara has served as the Appalachian Society of American Foresters membership chair for...

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Hurricane Helene’s Impacts on Western North Carolina Forests

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Sara Cerv, Forest Conservation Director, Piedmont and Coastal Plain

Hurricane Helene left a profound and lasting impact on the forests of western North Carolina and surrounding areas, reshaping landscapes across both public and private lands. Preliminary assessments indicate approximately 200,000 acres of vegetation loss on the National Forests within the region, with an additional 600,000 acres of damage sustained across other land ownerships.

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The Future of Upland Conservation: Dr. Ben Jones on Gamebird University

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Young forests, bird dogs and the future of upland conservation, this episode of Gamebird University has it all.

Hosts James Callicutt and Mark McConnell welcome Dr. Ben Jones, CEO of RGS & AWS, for a field-tested look at what it really takes to sustain ruffed grouse, American woodcock and the people who care for them.

From GPS tracking and habitat management to shifting public perception and the rise of bird-dog culture, this conversation cuts to the heart of young-forest conservation in the South and why it matters across the range.

Congratulations to Sara Cerv, RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director, on receiving the North Carolina Society of American Foresters’ Young Forester Leadership Award!

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This prestigious recognition – reserved for forestry professionals under 40 – highlights “outstanding leadership by a young forestry professional in the development and promotion of an individual program or project or for a sustained leadership role benefiting the practice of forestry and the Society.” Sara has served as the APSAF Membership Chair for the past two years, earning this honor through innovative initiatives that strengthen connections between academic, public, and private sectors, advance sustainable forest management and directly support the APSAF’s mission. Her sustained leadership and hands‑on dedication exemplify the future of forestry – and we’re proud to see her...

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Conservation Coming Soon …

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RGS & AWS is growing its conservation delivery team to improve habitat right where it’s needed most by Kristyn Brady This spring, RGS & AWS set out to grow its conservation delivery team in an important region for American woodcock – the Coastal Plain and Piedmont of North Carolina, South Carolina, southeastern Virginia and eastern Georgia – expanding the footprint of the organization and its habitat work based on cutting edge research. President and CEO Ben Jones sat down for a Q&A to discuss this new forest conservation director role, how hiring in a new region affirms the organization’s business model and what...

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