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Central Maine Chapter 10th Annual Conservation Banquet

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Here’s an opportunity to lend your valuable passion for the outdoors and conservation to positively impact our area’s woods and wildlife.

Join us for our annual banquet.

Your attendance supports forest wildlife conservation efforts in our region and is a fun opportunity to meet other conservation leaders and win all sorts of items and prizes geared toward hunting, fishing, and the outdoors.

Please consult Maine’s COVID-19 guidelines and your doctor before attending events. For more, visit cdc.gov.

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Conversations & Partnerships – Northeast Region Fall 2021

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Nate Kennedy, Northeast Regional Engagement Coordinator

Orvis Sandanona Game Fair 2021

On Sept. 18 and 19, the Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds were filled with bird hunters, competitive shooters, firearms enthusiasts, and conservationists from around the world. It was a beautiful weekend filled with great conversations and hunting stories, and connecting with old friends and new.

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North Country Chapter Birds & Brew Meet & Greet

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Please join the Ruffed Grouse Society’s North Country Chapter
at Township 7 Brewing Co! Bring a friend, share a hunting story,
and learn more about RGS & AWS. This will be a cash bar.
All are welcome – members and non-members.

Please consult New York’s COVID-19 guidelines before attending events.
For more, visit cdc.gov.

Defining the needs of our most beloved species

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We need to take bold action for Species of Greatest Conservation Need By: Todd Waldron, Northeast Forest Conservation Director Ruffed grouse by Timothy C. Flanigan (For RGS & AWS use) Have you ever heard the term “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” or “SGCN” and wondered what that means? Or maybe you’ve wondered how it applies to the future of grouse and woodcock populations. How does it drive the RGS & AWS conservation mission? You’ve likely seen our monthly updates in The Bellwether newsletter or regularly on social media: Ruffed grouse populations are declining across much of North America. The decline is due to...

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RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 2

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How the Northeast’s public and private landownership patterns influence RGS & AWS conservation approach.

By Todd Waldron, Northeast Forest Conservation Director

In the most recent RGS & AWS conservation update from the Northeast Region, we looked at the Northeast Upland Gamebird Technical Committee 2017 findings in terms of how diminishing forest habitat diversity is impacting grouse, woodcock and many other forest wildlife populations. One consideration for how RGS & AWS and our partners will need to approach this challenge is to consider land ownership patterns across the Northeast.

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