Save this date for a Maryland Volunteer Habitat Day at the 7,000-acre Frederick Watershed Forest. The Maryland Forest Service is assisting the city of Frederick to conduct active forest management […]
habitat management
Featured Habitat Project – Ruffed Grouse Habitat Demonstration Area: Maximizing Impacts and Paying Dividends
by Jon Steigerwaldt | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Great Lakes & Upper Midwest With funding from the Uihlein Foundation, RGS & AWS worked with the College of […]
RGS & AWS sign Stewardship Agreement with USFS for work in Ottawa National Forest
RGS &AWS will lead implementation of a forest wildlife habitat project in Ottawa National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Land Trusts: A Natural Partner in Habitat Protection and Management
by Anne Fleming Published in Covers Summer 2020 The hunting community has a long-standing land conservation legacy across the United States. A tremendous amount of conservation is and has been […]
FEATURED HABITAT PROJECT – Town Forests for Local Conservation
Errol Town Forest and Milan Community Forest Printed in Covers Spring 2020 We derive great benefit from public land as a venue – for many of us, the only venue […]
Featured Habitat Project – Seeking New Partnerships to Increase Impacts
by Jon Steigerwaldt | RGS & AWS Regional Biologist Published in Covers Winter 2020 Nestled into the bedrock of the Grand Rapids, Minnesota, community for almost 120 years is a […]
Establish Soft, Hard Mast for Gamebirds and Improve Your Hunting in the Bargain
by Mark Herwig Originally printed in Covers magazine – Spring 2019 A few years ago, a buddy and I made an interesting “discovery of the grouse kind” while hunting a […]
West Nile Virus in Ruffed Grouse and Test Kit How-To Video
An update on West Nile Virus in Ruffed Grouse and a test kit how-to video. The second-year results for the Great Lake states’ collaborative West Nile Virus (WNV) study are […]
2019 Annual Report | President’s Message
The Ruffed Grouse Society holds a distinct reputation among conservation groups, and with that, a unique responsibility. I’m reminded of our duty every time an issue affecting forest wildlife comes […]
Upland Nation Podcast with Scott Linden features a conversation about RGS & AWS
RGS & AWS President and CEO Ben Jones recently joined Scott Linden, host of the Upland Nation Podcast to discuss recent news of an organizational re-structure and changes to the […]
