In 2020, RGS/AWS joined the MN Moose Habitat Collaborative and together with a wide range of partners, put together a landscape level habitat project on the north shore that aims to restore over 30,000 acres of critical forest habitats. This includes habitat for ruffed grouse, American Woodcock, and moose, among other species. In October of 2021, RGS & AWS President Ben Jones officially signed the grant that was funded at $1,809,000 in Outdoor Heritage Funding (OHF) by the LSOHC, and approved through MN legislative action and Governor’s signature in June 2021. This grant ends in June 2024. Though work has just begun, a total of 2,061 treatment acres (1,698 browse protection, 363 conifer release) were accomplished by the end of 2021 through a contract with Moose Habitat Collaborative partner, The Nature Conservancy.
As this project just recently began, check back in for grant updates!
