The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently released a new, comprehensive state forest management plan. Developed collaboratively by DNR forestry, wildlife, fisheries and recreation planning staff, the plan, once finalized, […]
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Take action in support of sustainable national forests management!
At RGS & AWS, we’re proud to work with the U.S. Forest Service on sound forest management that promotes abundant wildlife, healthy forests, and opportunities for people to enjoy the […]
Trees of Time: Expanding the Legacy of Boquet River RestorationÂ
Read the full article at Trout Unlimited In the early 1990s, TU volunteer Rich Redmen had the idea to use large Willow stakes to resurrect a deeply eroding stream bank […]
EP. 282: Previewing Grouse and Woodcock Hunting Season with RGS & AWS
Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Jon Steigerwaldt, the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society’s forest conservation director for the upper Midwest, to preview the 2024 ruffed grouse hunting […]
Grouse and Woodcock Habitat Management in the North Woods | Habitat University #313
Interested in improving your property for ruffed grouse or American Woodcock? Tune in as we travel north and chat about all things grouse and woodcock with Jon Steigerwaldt, Great Lakes […]
King of the North Woods
Listen to the podcastBen Jones and Jon Steigerwalt join Ron Boehme to talk about expansion of RGS, healthy forests and their bird dogs!
Minnesota hunter walking trails revitalized with $300,000 LCCMR grant ahead of ruffed grouse season
View the original article on Grand Forks Herald The project resulted in 66 miles of restoration on 35 hunter walking trails, more than 9 miles of new trails and improvements […]
UP Wildland Enhancement Project – Ottawa National Forest and Hiawatha National Forest
2024 Wildlife Habitat Grant Program Project Agreement Agreement Narrative: GLR-MIDNR-24-2 (UP Wildland Enhancement Project) Primary Funder: Michigan Wildlife Habitat Grant Program (WH24-128) Location: Ottawa National Forest and Hiawatha National Forest […]
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 […]
