Featured Habitat Project – Covers Winter 2025 by Amelia “Melly” Napper | RGS & AWS Vermont Public Lands Forester In September 2023, RGS & AWS entered into its latest agreement […]
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RGS & AWS Receives Grant to Improve 28,600 Acres of Habitat in the Northeast
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) is proud to announce a major new investment in forest health and wildlife habitat across the Northeast. Through generous support […]
Restoring Forests and Habitat in Central New York: 1,400 Trees and Shrubs Planted at Heiberg Memorial Forest
by Todd Waldron, Forest Conservation Director, Northeast U.S., Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society On a cool, rainy Saturday morning in late April, the spirit of healthy forests and […]
A Legacy Rooted in the Outdoors – Benjamin E. Jeffries
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) is honored to announce the generous donation of 72 acres of forestland in Frankfort, Maine, (in Waldo County) by the […]
Standing for Active Forest Management: RGS & AWS Supports White Mountain National Forest Stewardship
At the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS), we believe in the transformative power of actively managed forests—for wildlife, for hunters and for future generations. That’s […]
Maine’s Upland Hunting Season Proposal
We need your voice! A recent proposal aims to change Maine’s upland hunting season, with the season now potentially starting later and closing on cast-and-blast weekends. This means fewer opportunities […]
VT ACTION ALERT: ANR Planning Rule
We encourage all of our Vermont members and audience to review and comment on the ANR Planning Rule. Comments are accepted through November 1, 2024. As always, we are in […]
Delivering land conservation in the Great Lakes Basin of northern NY:
Private lands coordination and habitat implementation The strategic partnership between Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society and American Bird Conservancy and their partners will connect northern New Yorkers to […]
RGS & AWS Partners with New York DEC on Habitat Project
By Erik Latremore and James Canevari, New York Department of Environmental Conservation Nearly a decade ago, in 2015, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NY DEC) recognized that younger […]
Action Alert: U.S. Forest Service National Old-Growth Amendment
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 […]
