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Wildlife Ecology

The Importance of Young Forests: Creating Habitat in Indiana’s Forests

November 19, 2021 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Ruffed grouse are a state-endangered species and are in need of young forest habitat to survive. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/XFADqj6wF5Y Recently the Indiana Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society in […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Eastern Great Lakes, Watch, Wildlife Ecology Tagged With: Eastern Great Lakes, healthy forests, Indiana Chapter, ruffed grouse

Beyond The Bellwether of Our Forests – RGS

April 5, 2021 by Ruffed Grouse Society

While the perils and challenges faced by ruffed grouse and American woodcock may be familiar to our conservation-minded members, the continental and even global significance of these issues may not […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Read, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, conservation, habitat, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, wildlife

Ben Larson hired as Forest Conservation Director for RGS & AWS Mid-Atlantic Region

March 30, 2021 by admin

The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society announced today that Ben Larson has been hired as Forest Conservation Director for the Mid-Atlantic Region

Filed Under: Announcements, Mid-Atlantic, Read, Wildlife Ecology Tagged With: abundant wildlife, american woodcock, healthy forests, Mid-Atlantic, Read, rgs & aws, ruffed grouse

RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 1

February 22, 2021 by admin

A primer for those curious about ecological issues impacting the Northeastern Region of the U.S.

Filed Under: Announcements, Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Northeast, Read, Uncategorized, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: forest management, forest wildlife, Grouse, northeast, waldron, Woodcock

Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Continue Support for Eastern Woodcock Migration Study

April 15, 2020 by Brent Rudolph

Studying woodcock migration with RGS & AWS funded GPS technology. The Virginia Chapters of the Ruffed Grouse Society have provided the latest commitment of member support for an international collaborative […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Read, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, woodcock habitat, woodcock migration

RGS Supports Ruffed Grouse Symposium in Wisconsin Rapids – RGS

March 16, 2020 by Jon Steigerwaldt

Upper Great Lakes Ruffed Grouse Symposium  On February 25, 2020, Wisconsin hosted an Upper Midwest Ruffed Grouse Symposium. This event was geared towards professional wildlife biologists, foresters, and researchers managing […]

Filed Under: Conservation Policy, Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Read, Wildlife Ecology Tagged With: conservation, habitat management, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, Wisconsin

The Importance of Alders for Grouse and Woodcock

December 5, 2019 by Ryan Lisson

Exploring Our Love (and Hatred) of Alder Thickets Maybe in your grouse hunting career, you’ve explored the edges of a tangled alder swamp while looking for birds. You’ve quite possibly […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Hunting, Read, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: alder, american woodcock, conservation, forest management, Grouse, grouse habitat

Understanding Woodcock Migration – RGS

October 9, 2019 by Erik Blomberg

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Researchers studying and working to understand the migration habits and tendencies of one remarkable bird. One late afternoon last October, Alex Fish and I headed to a woodlot owned by […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Read, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, conservation, forest conservation, habitat, woodcock migration

The Scientific Impact of West Nile on Ruffed Grouse

June 20, 2019 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Ruffed Grouse

Written by: Lisa Williams, PA Game Commission Conclusive Evidence that West Nile and Habitat Loss can Spell Disaster for Ruffed Grouse Republication with permission, the below article was originally written […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Habitat, Read, Wildlife Ecology Tagged With: forest habitat, habitat, habitat management, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, upland bird, west nile virus, young forest habitat

AWS Sponsored Research Featured on Project Upland Podcast

June 11, 2019 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Do you know how far a woodcock can fly in a single nonstop flight? If you guessed over 400 miles you’re right. Not bad eh?! Don’t believe us? Our members […]

Filed Under: Action Alert, Habitat, Listen, Wildlife Ecology

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