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Private Landowner

Habitat Planning Assistance For
Private Forest Landowners

New York & Vermont

Our Goals:

Provide technical support to improve private forest conservation to financial support and cost share programs offered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Working Lands for Wildlife fund that alleviates costs of conservation practices on private lands.

Who is eligible for working lands for wildlife funds?

Non-industrial private forest landowners or Tribes who own or rent forestland.

New York landowners of forested lands in
regions of Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Sullivan, Dutchess,
Orange, Putnum, Weschester, Rockland, and Essex Counties.

Vermont landowners offorested lands within Franklin. Chittenden, Addison. Grand Isle, Rutland and western Lamoille Counties.

Landowner
benefits:
Achieve Your Wildlife
Habitat Goals
Increase Wildlife
Diversity and Abundance
On Your Property
Increase The Value of Your Timberland
Enhance The Carbon
Storage Of Your Property
Improve Hunting And
Birding Activities
Reduce Or Eradicate
Invasive Species
Technical Services
  • Forest Inventory & Management Planning
  • Silvicultural Treatment Planning & Implementation
  • Non-Commercial Habitat Work

The Ruffed Grouse

Society works to connect private landowners with forest stewardship opportunities intended to benefit forest health and forest dependent wildlife species.

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Funding Opportunities and conservation services
  • Forest Management Planning.
  • Forest Stand Improvement
  • Incorporation of Best Management Practices
  • Restoration and Management of Young Forests
  • Strategic Tree & Shrub Establishment
Get In Touch With Your
Regional Forester Staff Today

TODD WALDRON

Forest Conservation Director

ToddW@RuffedGrouseSociety.org

(412) 874-807

LUKE McNALLY

Champlain Region Forester

LukeM@RuffedGrouseSociety.org

(802) 309-3177

JESSE ROCK

Wildlife Forester

JesseR@RuffedGrouseSociety.org

(412) 852-8715

Looking for more information? Check out these websites

nrcs.usda.gov

  • Working Lands For Wildlife
  • Golden Winged Warbler Initiative
  • Environmental Quality Incentive Program

ruffedgrousesociety.org

  • RGS & AWS: Northeast Region

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