The New York Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) Northeast conservation team a $110,000 Conservation Innovation Grant to implement critical […]
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The Importance of Partnerships in Conservation
By Todd Waldron | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Northeast I was a hunter long before I was a forester. A decade before basal area, stocking charts and […]
Critical Need in Massachusetts for Public Comment
We just received notice of a virtual meeting this Tuesday, September 12, where your voice is seriously needed. They are hosting a Public Input Session regarding Climate-Oriented Forest Management Guidelines […]
RGS & AWS Awarded $180,000 to Launch New York and Vermont Forest Block Initiative
The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation’s New England Forests & Rivers Fund awarded the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) Northeast conservation team $180,000 to implement […]
Action Alert: Keep Forestry Alive in Massachusetts
Photo Credit: BILL GREENE/GLOBE STAFF FILE The Boston Globe recently published an Argument article asking readers if they would support a moratorium on commercial harvesting of state forest land. As […]
Become an Advocate – Here’s How You Can Support Green Mountain National Forest’s Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project.
Please speak up regarding forest health and habitat diversity on the Green Mountain National Forest before March 13, 2023. Click HERE. The Green Mountain National Forest is inviting public comments […]
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 […]
RGS & AWS Partners with Paul Smith’s College on Forest Habitat Initiative
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society is pleased to announce that we have recently signed an exciting pilot partnership agreement with Paul Smith’s College in New York. Situated on […]
RGS & AWS Conservation Spotlight – Maine
We hope everyone is having a great hunting season. Here is an update on some exciting conservation initiatives and projects that RGS & AWS is moving forward in Maine, thanks […]
Become an Advocate – Speak Up for Forest Habitat in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) oversees nearly 450,000 acres of forests across the Commonwealth. These forests are managed for a variety of co-benefits including recreation, water quality, open […]