by Ben Larson, RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Mid-Atlantic In western Maryland, the Backbone Mountain Chapter and RGS & AWS staff have been working for over a decade […]
Projects
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 […]
Chapter Project: Tionesta Lake Alder Renewal (US Army Corp of Engineers)
US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) consulted with Ben Larson of RGS & AWS on ways to improve wildlife habitat along Tionesta Creek. Larson suggested they regenerate patches of alder […]
Chapter Highlight: MD DNR Cedar Point WMA
Members of the Central MD Chapter have been in consultation with the WMA Manager for the past several months. The Chapter asked permission to hire a Contractor with RGS Funding […]
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 […]
Project Highlight: Jersey Shore AWS – Prospertown Lake WMA
The Jersey Shore chapter of the American Woodcock Society and the NJ Fish and Wildlife team have completed our fourth partnership for a habitat project on NJ Wildlife Management areas. […]
Fightingtown Creek Habitat Improvement Project on the Chattahoochee National Forest
by Daniel Kutschied | RGS & AWS Forest Wildlife Specialist – Public Lands Georgia Ruffed grouse in North Georgia are at the southernmost extent of their range in the Eastern […]
RGS & AWS Chapter Volunteers Plant Help Plant 15,900 seedlings in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest
On March 16, volunteers from the Kentucky River Chapter planted 900 shortleaf pine seedlings on public land within the Daniel Boone National Forest (DBNF) as part of the Peter’s Branch […]
Featured Habitat Project – Dynamic Forest Restoration on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee
by Nick Biemiller | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Southern Appalachian Region The Cumberland Plateau is located at the southwestern edge of the Appalachian Mountains and includes much […]
