The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society has joined the U.S. Forest Service, Boone and Crockett Club and fellow conservation organizations in supporting a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on advancing public access, wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation opportunities across National Forest System lands.
The agreement highlighted a shared commitment to sustaining and enhancing access for hunting, angling and other wildlife-based recreational activities while supporting habitat stewardship, conservation education and active forest management.
Under the framework of the MOU, the Boone and Crockett Club will convene collaborating partners to identify, develop and implement opportunities that improve recreational access on public lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
“We’re committed to being part of solutions with our partner, the U.S. Forest Service,” said Benjamin C. Jones, president and CEO of the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society. “Not just any partner, but the trustee of over 190 million acres of accessible wildlife habitat and hunting opportunity. Active management takes active participation, and we’re all-in on this opportunity.”
The Forest Service manages approximately 193 million acres of forests and grasslands across the United States, providing critical wildlife habitat and recreational access for millions of Americans each year.
The partnership also highlights the longstanding connection between conservation, public lands and America’s hunting and angling traditions. The Boone and Crockett Club, founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, played a historic role in shaping the nation’s conservation legacy alongside early Forest Service leadership.
Additional collaborating organizations participating in the MOU include the National Wild Turkey Federation, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Wild Sheep Foundation and several other national conservation and recreation groups.
RGS & AWS remains committed to supporting healthy forest wildlife habitat, public land access and sustainable conservation efforts that benefit wildlife and future generations of outdoorsmen and women.
To support RGS & AWS and its ongoing efforts to improve forest habitats for future generations, visit www.ruffedgrousesociety.org.
