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Southern Appalachian

Take Action: Support White Pine Removal Project on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests

May 4, 2023 by Ruffed Grouse Society

RGS & AWS Members, The White Pine Removal Project will help meet the habitat needs for ruffed grouse and a broad suite of forest wildlife by increasing forest age class […]

Filed Under: Action Alert, Southern Appalachian

Message to Members Re: Nantahala & Pisgah National Forest Plan

February 23, 2023 by Nick Biemiller

The Nantahala & Pisgah National Forest’s (the Forests) Forest Plan was finalized on February 17, 2023. RGS & AWS has been deeply engaged throughout the Forest Plan revision process advocating […]

Filed Under: Southern Appalachian

Tennessee Grouse Hunters, Speak Up Now About the Pond Mountain Project on the Cherokee National Forest!

January 31, 2023 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Act now and urge the U.S. Forest Service to increase their efforts to create needed habitat for ruffed grouse and American woodcock on the Cherokee National Forest! The Ruffed Grouse […]

Filed Under: Action Alert, Southern Appalachian Tagged With: southern appalachian

Enhance Your Woodlands: Financial and Technical Resources for Woodland Owners in Tennessee and Kentucky

December 15, 2022 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Zac Chandler, Forest Wildlife Specialist Forester: Tennessee Developing a plan for your woods sounds simple, right? You consider what you would like your woods to look like and how […]

Filed Under: Southern Appalachian

Featured Habitat Project – Southwest Virginia Update

November 1, 2022 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by: Charlie Mize, RGS & AWS Public Lands Wildlife Forester – Southwest Virginia There it went, exploding out of the rhododendron and beelining for refuge in the next holler, the […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Southern Appalachian Tagged With: southern appalachian

More than 950 acres of wildlife habitat to be improved in the Daniel Boone National Forest through Stewardship Agreement with USFS

November 1, 2022 by Ruffed Grouse Society

The South Red Bird Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project is the area of focus within the Daniel Boone National Forest (KY), where RGS & AWS will be targeting the work. More than 950 acres are slated for habitat improvements through this project over the next 3 years.

Filed Under: Announcements, Read, Southern Appalachian, Working Forests Model Tagged With: american woodcock, aws, rgs, ruffed grouse, southern appalachian, working forests

Know Your Cover: Southern Appalachian Forest Types

February 21, 2022 by Nick Biemiller

Southern Appalachian forests are some of the most biologically diverse forests on the planet. Western North Carolina alone contains all the major forest types you would see driving from Georgia […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Ecology, Habitat, Southern Appalachian Tagged With: habitat, southern appalachian

Woodcock as a Southern Bird

December 30, 2021 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Tom Keer A few winters ago, Quebec’s Don Keddy, a field trialer and grouse and woodcock hunter, had enough. The long, gray, Canadian winters are hard on bird doggers. […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Hunting, Southern Appalachian, Southern Appalachian Media, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, bird hunting, upland hunting

Working Lands for Wildlife — The Long View: Sustaining Our Oak Forests

April 19, 2021 by Ashley Peters

Register today for this Working Lands for Wildlife virtual event. Details: Successfully managing oak forests is no easy task. It requires knowledge, forethought, and patience. In this webinar, we will take the “Long View” by looking at how human history has influenced the oak forests in the U.S. This historical grounding will allow us to look forward and consider how our actions today can ensure we restore and sustain oak forests into the future.

Filed Under: Habitat, Southern Appalachian, Watch Tagged With: american woodcock, ruffed grouse, southern appalachian, Watch

Tackling Ruffed Grouse Habitat in Southern Appalachia

November 17, 2020 by Ryan Lisson

Checking in on Southern Appalachia’s Grouse Habitat Projects Steeped in history and rich with grouse hunting culture, the Southern Appalachian Mountains have long been associated with ruffed grouse habitat. Landowners […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Read, Southern Appalachian, Working Forests Model Tagged With: Georgia, Kentucky, north carolina, Read, South Carolina, southern appalachian, Tennessee, Virgina

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