2023 has been off to a great start. Thank you to everyone who has stopped out to Birds and Brews and banquets in your area! Our events are primarily put […]
Western Great Lakes
Conservation Action Alert: Pelican River Forest Conservation Easement
RGS & AWS Members, The Pelican River Forest in Wisconsin is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect nearly 70,000 acres of working forestland in Oneida, Forest and Langlade Counties. The Pelican […]
A Field Tour of Early Successional Habitat Improvement Projects in North-Central Minnesota
by Scott Johnson | RGS & AWS Forest Wildlife Coordinator – Minnesota & NW Wisconsin RGS & AWS staff and partners in Minnesota organized a two-day field tour event in […]
Youth camp, supported by local RGS chapter, sparks excitement for upland hunting
Sam Snyder, Regional Engagement Coordinator for RGS & AWS, reflects on her recent visit to the Upland Bird Camp based in northern Minnesota.
Great Lakes/Upper Midwest Featured Habitat Projects
Jon Steigerwaldt | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Great Lakes/Upper Midwest In Support of Land Acquisition “Land, they haven’t found a way to make that out of plastic […]
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Hires Scott Johnson as State Conservation Coordinator
Scott Johnson has recently joined RGS & AWS as the Forest Conservation Coordinator for Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin, where he will be working cooperatively with a variety of county, state, […]
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Hires Rasmussen as Forest Wildlife Specialist
RGS & AWS welcomes Josh Rasmussen to the team as the newest Forest Wildlife Specialist. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Rasmussen earned a B.S. in Forestry Management and Urban Forestry […]
Restoring the role of American elm in Upper Midwest Forests
Written by:Linda Haugen Plant Pathologist State and Private ForestryUS Forest Service – Eastern Region RGS & AWS is committed to developing and maintaining healthy forests, including involvement in the restoration […]
Radio Tracking Woodcock Chicks
Unique study finds downed logs used extensively for predator cover before green up
Featured Habitat Project – Seeking New Partnerships to Increase Impacts
by Jon Steigerwaldt | RGS & AWS Regional Biologist Published in Covers Winter 2020 Nestled into the bedrock of the Grand Rapids, Minnesota, community for almost 120 years is a […]
