Primary Funder: New York Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Conservation Innovation Grant Funding Amount: $110,000 Project Title: Helderberg Forest Resiliency Initiative US Forest Service Landscape Restoration Grant Location: Towns […]
Northeast Projects
Building an Adaptive Management Framework for the Green Mountain National Forest Early Successional Habitat Creation Project (Vermont)
Primary Funder: University of Vermont Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)Â Â Funding Amount: $25,000, RGS match, $12,500Â Project Title: Building an Adaptive Management Framework for the Green Mountain National Forest Early […]
New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters
 Primary Funder: Indiana University of PA  Funding Amount: $365,316.78 Project Title: New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters Location: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Clinton, Franklin Counties New […]
New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters
Primary Funder: US Forest Service  Funding Amount: $5,000 Project Title: New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters Location: Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector Ranger District, Schuyler County New […]
New York and Vermont Forest Block Initiative
Primary Funder: NFWF New England Forests & Rivers Fund  Funding Amount: $180,000 Project Title: New York and Vermont Forest Block Initiative  Location: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Clinton, Franklin Counties New […]
Downeast Lakes Land Trust Woodcock Habitat Restoration Project (Maine)
Primary Funder: Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund  Funding Amount: $18,150 Project Title: Downeast Lakes Land Trust Woodcock Habitat Restoration Project. Location: Downeast Lakes Community Forest, Grand Lake Stream, ME Innovation: The […]
Green Mountain National Forest Early Successional Habitat Creation Project​ (Vermont)
Green Mountain National Forest Early Successional Habitat Creation Project – RGS & AWS is leading the way as the conservation partner in support of the 12,000 + acre Early Successional […]
Figure 8 Hunting Access Project​ (New York)
RGS & AWS’s North Country Chapter is working with NY Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the forest manager LandVest to expand seasonal recreational access on the 3,939 Figure 8 […]
Finger Lakes National Forest Woodcock Habitat Restoration​ (New York)
The Finger Lakes National Forest Woodcock Habitat Restoration Project was initiated in the winter of 2022. RGS & AWS leveraged a grant from the National Forest Foundation to begin restoring […]
Paul Smith’s College Habitat Project (New York)​
Situated within Paul Smith’s College’s 14,000 acres of northern hardwood and conifer forestlands, this 20-acre timber harvest and demonstration site allows students and visitors to observe the results of wildlife-friendly […]
