Ruffed grouse hunting and conservation was recently featured as the focus of a political campaign video. As a result of this, and in light of the upcoming election, we feel compelled to remind our members that we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. RGS & AWS is a nonpartisan organization and did not sponsor the production, creation, or launch of this video. Our nonprofit status dictates that we are prohibited from participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. We work with a wide range of vendors and...
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RGS & AWS Mourn the Loss of Member and Conservationist, John Ruthven
RGS & AWS are deeply saddened by the loss of member, donor and conservationist John Ruthven who passed away earlier this month. Over the years, the Ruthvens made countless contributions to RGS & AWS through the Gilbert Symons Chapter based in Ohio.
An acclaimed wildlife artist, he regularly donated prints and original artwork along with his willingness to sign prints, hunt with other members and make personal appearances at RGS & AWS events.
RGS & AWS Support 30 by 30 Initiative
RGS & AWS along with other hunting, fishing and habitat conservation groups issue support of 30 by 30 initiative.
October 19, 2020 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, the nation’s leading hunting, fishing, and habitat conservation organizations released a statement on the Thirty by Thirty Initiative (30 by 30 Initiative) to establish a goal of placing 30% of the planet’s lands and waters under protected status by the year 2030.
[Read more…] about RGS & AWS Support 30 by 30 InitiativeChris Dorsey Highlights RGS & AWS in Forbes Article and Sporting Classics Podcast
RGS & AWS President and CEO Ben Jones talks healthy forests and abundant wildlife with Sporting Classics’ Chris Dorsey. During a recent trip to Wisconsin, RGS & AWS President and CEO Ben Jones met with Chris Dorsey of Sporting Classics. The time spent together and conversation between the two ultimately led to the RGS & AWS mission being featured on two widely distributed media channels. An article featured on Forbes.com outlines the issues and threats facing our forests and wildlife. And the conversation continues via the latest episode of the Sporting Classics Podcast. Read | One Conservation Organization Warns Aging Forests Could Spell...
Modern Carnivore Podcast Features RGS & AWS
Join Mark Norquist, host of the Modern Carnivore Podcast, for an interview with RGS & AWS President and CEO, Ben Jones. LISTEN | Modern Carnivore Podcast – Episode #15 About The Episode | Modern Carnivore “Just days before the pandemic required our country to close down I was able to sit down with Ben Jones who is the President and CEO of two hunting conservation organizations: The Ruffed Grouse Society and the American Woodcock Society. We were at Pheasant Fest which is the annual meeting of the organization Pheasants Forever, and great conservation partner of both Ben’s organizations and Modern Carnivore. We talk...
Conservation is Not Cancelled – Fall Membership Promotion
Fall Membership Promotion Extended | Join/Renew Today.
Dear Conservationists,
As a grassroots member-based organization working to impact as many acres of healthy forest habitat possible, we cannot further our mission without you.
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