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RGS & AWS submits written comments to Massachusetts’ Joint Legislative Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA)

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Did you know that over 60 % of Massachusetts’ total area is forested, making it the 13th most forested state in the US by percentage? Grouse and woodcock once thrived across the Commonwealth, but they’re now listed as Species of Greatest Conservation Need here and RGS AWS and our partners are working to reverse this trend.

Our written comments can be viewed HERE.

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Michigan Update for Fall 2021

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Glen R. Blackwood

September brought members together with successful fundraising banquets in Cadillac, Grand Rapids, and West Branch. On top of these volunteer-driven fundraising events, we had the successful completion of the Roger Moore chapter’s habitat projects in the Pigeon River Country. Trees were planted, habitat was created by mowing trails, and wildlife openings were created. All of this was done utilizing Michigan Drummer Fund and Michigan DNR Wildlife Habitat Grant dollars.

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Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society partner with onX Hunt to support our mission for healthy forests and abundant wildlife

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CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (April 5, 2021) — The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society are excited to announce a new corporate partnership with onX Hunt. onX Hunt is a mapping app that enables users to know where they stand, and features multiple disturbance layers where grouse and woodcock thrive. The onX Hunt partnership will directly contribute to the RGS & AWS mission, supporting healthy forests, abundant wildlife, and conservation ethic in 2021. RGS & AWS will also work with onX to increase access and opportunity afield. [Read more…] about Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society partner with onX Hunt...

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Beyond The Bellwether of Our Forests – RGS

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Photo Credit | Steve Oehlenschlager 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 be fully recognized. In a study published by the journal Science, it was noted that wild bird populations have declined by nearly 30% since 1970 in the continental U.S. and Canada. Sadly, we know these declines to have effected ruffed grouse and American woodcock too. Yet the ruffed grouse and woodcock are not alone in their struggles and we are not alone in our concerns...

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Todd Waldron hired as RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director for the Northeast Region

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Waldron brings a wealth of forest management experience and will help scale up habitat improvement for wildlife. January 21, 2021 – Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) announced today that Todd Waldron was selected for a new Forest Conservation Director position in the Northeast Region. In the newly developed position, Waldron will build and manage a network to achieve forest wildlife goals across several states. The region includes New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. He will be based in New York. [Read more…] about Todd Waldron hired as RGS & AWS Forest...

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