December 14, 2021 – Recently, Michigan State Representative John Cherry proposed legislation (HB 5631) for the “Michigan woodcock recovery plan” regarding American woodcock. This bill proposes that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources develop a management plan of American woodcock and, upon completion, that plan would be reviewed on an annual basis. American woodcock, a migratory upland gamebird, are a species of concern in 29 states across the nation. Michigan’s young successional forests and uplands are optimal habitat for woodcock. The prime habitat allows the state to be a leader in American woodcock broods within the Great Lakes States region and...
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Membership Special: Help us celebrate our 60th Anniversary!
With support from Pyke Gear, we’re offering a special deal when you join or renew at the $60 Conservation Membership level or above.*
We are celebrating 60 years of conservation success (1961 – 2021) at Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society!
Join or renew your Conservation, Advocate, Uplander, and Centurion Membership level and you’ll receive a Pyke Gear gift coupon, 60th Anniversary tee & neck gator, AND the annual subscription to Covers Magazine. A 60th Anniversary decal and the RGS & AWS patch are also included.
[Read more…] about Membership Special: Help us celebrate our 60th Anniversary!RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 2
How the Northeast’s public and private landownership patterns influence RGS & AWS conservation approach.
By Todd Waldron, Northeast Forest Conservation Director
In the most recent RGS & AWS conservation update from the Northeast Region, we looked at the Northeast Upland Gamebird Technical Committee 2017 findings in terms of how diminishing forest habitat diversity is impacting grouse, woodcock and many other forest wildlife populations. One consideration for how RGS & AWS and our partners will need to approach this challenge is to consider land ownership patterns across the Northeast.
[Read more…] about RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 2RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 1
A primer for those curious about ecological issues impacting the Northeastern Region of the U.S.
By Todd Waldron, Northeast Forest Conservation Director
February 22, 2021 – If you and your dog have been covering countless miles through New England’s autumn woods and have only been flushing a fraction of the birds that you used to see – there is a reason for it.
[Read more…] about RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 1Action Alert: Join us TODAY in supporting a rule change by the USFWS
Please take a minute to support federal forest management by commenting on a proposed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule.
We support this rule, which will address a harmful court decision that has stalled many important forest and wildlife management projects. Numerous lawsuits have exploited the current lack of clarity, including one that we’re fighting on Indiana’s Hoosier National Forest where high quality habitat is needed to reverse severe declines in ruffed grouse populations.
Read more: http://bit.ly/fws-newrule
[Read more…] about Action Alert: Join us TODAY in supporting a rule change by the USFWSVideo Contest | 2020 Wisconsin Grouse Camp
Win a spot at this year’s Grouse Camp in Wisconsin and waive the $150 registration fee. Tell Us Why You Want to Attend Grouse Camp? We would love for you to Join Us at Grouse Camp in Eagle River, WI on September 25th -27th. Now you have a chance to do so for free by entering our active video contest. Thanks to generous donors, winners (up to 10) will receive free entry to Grouse Camp 2020 which includes event registration and some meals ($150 value). This does not include lodging. Here’s How to Enter: All you have to do is record a short video of yourself (30-60 seconds) telling...
