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Fightingtown Creek Habitat Improvement Project on the Chattahoochee National Forest

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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 United States and face unique challenges and vulnerabilities. Conserving and improving habitat through active forest management in North Georgia — at the fringe of their range — is critical to ensure the continued presence of ruffed grouse in the Southern Appalachians. In the Chattahoochee National Forest (CNF), young hardwood forests with high stem density and herbaceous cover have become increasingly rare. Forest conditions are dynamic and can change rapidly. Common hardwood trees...

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RGS & AWS Chapter Volunteers Plant Help Plant 15,900 seedlings in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest

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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 Stewardship Agreement between RGS & AWS and the DBNF. This agreement allows RGS & AWS to improve forest habitat diversity on hundreds of acres of the DBNF’s London Ranger District, including the creation of oak-pine woodlands. Oak-pine woodlands are an open-canopy forest type that provides a mix of low cover and abundant forage for wildlife. These once-common ecosystems have become rare due to changes in land management and outbreaks of southern...

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 Kentucky Action Alert! Oppose Senate Bill 3

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Photo by Paul Sollenberger on Unsplash

Senate Bill 3 aims to move the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet and place it under the direction of the Department of Agriculture. This article is a nice primer on the current situation. Multiple conservation groups have signed on to opposed this. We encourage you to educate yourself on the issue and contact your legislators today. Here is a recent episode of Cal’s Week in Review covering the bill if you prefer podcasts. Thank you!

Oppose Senate Bill 3 Now:
https://csf.salsalabs.org/kentuckyactionalert/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=24514577-2736-484c-9720-2246c0172f47

Track2wing

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Action Trackchairs for Wingshooters with Bird Dogs!Track2wing Project Applications Available All terrain access for wingshooters with bird dogs! RGS & AWS along with Pheasants Forever and the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association, is helping spread the word about the Anisfield-Wilson Track2wing Project – a program to grant Action Trackchairs to individuals with mobility challenges who want to train and hunt with bird dogs. Applications are available now until March 31, 2024. Track2wing was founded in 2020. Since then, Track2wing has granted 39 Trackchairs to recipients all across the country. Applications are reviewed by a six-person committee. Those approved take...

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RGS & AWS Southern Appalachian Conservation Team Awarded $400,000 Agreement from USDA Forest Service

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The partner agreement will expand funding for RGS & AWS’ Forest Wildlife Specialist position in Virginia and enable RGS & AWS to hire two new seasonal Forest Wildlife Technicians to assist with field work. RGS & AWS staff will develop three active forest management project proposals on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, assess 90,000 acres of forestland, implement 3,000 acres of forest measurements, and complete one 35,000-acre watershed-scaled environmental assessment through the Forest Service’s National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) process. In addition, RGS & AWS will provide a sub-award to contractors to complete NEPA writing and analysis for the...

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RMEF Strikes Major Conservation Agreement with Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society

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Read the original article on RMEF.org MISSOULA, Mont. — Help is on the way for elk, ruffed grouse, woodcock, turkey, whitetail deer and many other wildlife species across the Great Lakes and Appalachian States.  The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) entered into a three-year conservation agreement to maintain and enhance habitat within priority areas across Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin, while improving hunting opportunity. “This agreement allows two long-time, hunter-based conservation organizations to pool our combined energy and resources to carry out meaningful and measurable conservation work,” said...

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