Habitat Restoration (submitted by wildlife biologist and project coordinator Jeff Herrick; a version of this description was published in Covers magazine) In 2011, The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) teamed up […]
Mid-Atlantic Projects
Habitat management on SGL 42​ (Pennsylvania)
In close collaboration with the PA Game Commission (PGC), RGS supported habitat management planning and implementation on SGL 42 with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 2018 […]
The Laurel Highlands and PA Wilds Birdscapes project​ (Pennsylvania)
This project, which focuses on private lands in priority areas in PA, was funded by a 2020 grant from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that RGS, PA Game Commission, the […]
Kittatinny Ridge​ (Pennsylvania)
In 2016, PGC foresters and the PGC’s grouse biologist Lisa Williams began working with RGS & AWS to develop a grouse habitat plan for the State Game Lands (SGLs) that […]
The Beulah Wildlife Enhancement Project on the Monongahela National Forest (West Virginia) ​
As part of our first stewardship agreement with the Monongahela National Forest, we expect to soon sell the first set of stands (circled in red on the map below) in […]
Early Successional Habitat Partnership (West Virginia)​
The Early Successional Habitat (ESH) Partnership is a five-year program that began in 2016 and includes Ruffed Grouse Society, WV Division of Natural Resources, USDA Forest Service. WV Division of […]
East Lynn Lake WMA​ (West Virginia)
Property map available at wvdnr.gov RGS’ Tri-State Drumming Feathers Chapter and RGS financially supported a collaborative, 4,000-acre habitat project with WV DNR, involving skid roads, tree saplings and seed.