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Michigan Update for Fall 2021

October 12, 2021 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Glen R. Blackwood

September brought members together with successful fundraising banquets in Cadillac, Grand Rapids, and West Branch. On top of these volunteer-driven fundraising events, we had the successful completion of the Roger Moore chapter’s habitat projects in the Pigeon River Country. Trees were planted, habitat was created by mowing trails, and wildlife openings were created. All of this was done utilizing Michigan Drummer Fund and Michigan DNR Wildlife Habitat Grant dollars.

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Field Lunch: Grouse BLTs and Fried Apples

October 12, 2021 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Field LunchGrouse BLTs and Fried ApplesRecipe by Joe Schwenke | Images by Scott Brosier Article originally featured in Covers magazine The number of days in our season always seems too few, and the number of statuesque points or exhilarating flushes can only be counted as “nearly enough.”While it’s the birds we pursue, it’s perhaps our game bag of memories that fill fastest. A quick meal in the covert can bring warm comfort on a chilly November day or cold refreshment in September under the shade of aspen. A meal at midday allows the beginner to ask questions and old friends to enjoy...

Featured Habitat in Michigan: Pigeon River Country State Forest

July 14, 2021 by admin

RGS & AWS members work on habitat project in Michigan

Roger Moore RGS & AWS Chapter forged ahead with a key habitat project despite 2020 challenges and delays By Glen Blackwood, Eastern Great Lakes Director of Regional Development Originally published in Spring 2021 issue of Covers Magazine. “Conservation is NOT canceled” has been the overriding mantra of RGS & AWS, our chapters and membership during the past year. While the pandemic’s impacts caused fundraising and other chapter events to be postponed, our work on young successional forest management and wildlife habitat creation continued in 2020. Through everything, RGS & AWS members and staff forged ahead, ensuring that conservation remained a priority. One such...

Grouse are dangerously close to disappearing in the Southern Appalachians, but we can do something about it.

July 9, 2021 by admin

Looking out over the Southern Appalachian landscape from the Blue Ridge Parkway, one sees a beautiful landscape of rolling hills and vibrant green forests as far as the eye can see. The lush, closed canopy forests that dominate the region’s public lands are no doubt aesthetically beautiful, but they lack diverse forest habitat that many forest wildlife depend upon. In December 2020, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ (AFWA) Eastern Grouse Working Group released a report highlighting that ruffed grouse populations have declined by 71% since 1989 in the Southern Appalachians. The primary reason for this is a lack of...

RGS & AWS Congratulate Randy Moore on Appointment as US Forest Service Chief

July 7, 2021 by admin

The Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) are pleased to congratulate Randy Moore on his appointment as Chief of the USDA Forest Service by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Randy Moore brings over 40 years of conservation experience and leadership to the appointment. His Forest Service experience includes service in multiple regions, and assignments as acting associate deputy chief for the National Forest System and as national deputy Soils Program manager in Washington, D.C. Mr. Moore will also take a unique place in Forest Service history as the first African American to hold the role of...

Put Me In – Summer 2021 President’s Message

June 28, 2021 by Benjamin C. Jones

President’s message from Ben Jones, RGS & AWS President & CEO – originally printed in Summer 2021 issue of Covers Magazine As I write this, it’s mid-April, the sun is out, but it’s damp and chilly. That has me reminiscing about heading to the Pittsburgh Pirates opener at Three Rivers Stadium every year with my dad: The emerald green field as we emerged from the concourse, the smack of the ball hitting gloves during warmups and the cutting chill posed by the spring air and all that concrete in the old stadium. I still love baseball, although my own playing time...

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