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Congress needs to pass Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA)

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RGS & AWS strongly urge immediate passage of the bipartisan bill that will ensure funding for State Wildlife Action Plans and other important conservation needs Ruffed grouse by Timothy Flanigan The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society recently signed a letter, along with many other conservation organizations, to encourage congressional leaders to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) before the end of the 177th Congress. Read the RAWA letter here. RAWA (H.R. 2773/S. 2372) would provide the necessary funding to implement the congressionally mandated, but severely underfunded, State Wildlife Action Plans.* It would also support critical Tribal and Territorial wildlife conservation...

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More than 950 acres of wildlife habitat to be improved in the Daniel Boone National Forest through Stewardship Agreement with USFS

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This RGS & AWS project will be a catalyst for wildlife habitat restoration, which is urgently needed in Kentucky (October 31, 2022) – RGS & AWS signed a stewardship agreement with the USFS on the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky to assist with implementation of the Little Flat Creek Stewardship Project, which is part of the South Red Bird Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project on the Redbird Ranger District. The South Red Bird Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project is the area of focus within the Daniel Boone National Forest, where RGS & AWS will be targeting the work. This area, covering more than...

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RESEARCH CONFIRMS RUFFED GROUSE CAN SURVIVE WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION

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Providing High-Quality Habitat may be our Best Option to Protect Ruffed Grouse by Ashley Peters Bird hunters in Minnesota provided scientists with hundreds of ruffed grouse samples throughout 2018 and 2019. These samples were then tested for active West Nile Virus (WNV) infection and antibodies indicating infection with WNV. The results of that study were published earlier this year in The Journal of Wildlife Diseases.   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that WNV is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the U.S. Humans can catch WNV through mosquito bites, which can cause flu-like symptoms. However, WNV isn’t usually lethal...

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Stewart Makes Huge Contributions to Grouse and Woodcock During Career

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By Jeff Helsdon When Al Stewart was 12, he started woodcock hunting. Little did he imagine his passion would turn into a remarkable career. Al retired on April 1, 2021, as the State of Michigan’s Upland Game Bird Specialist and program leader. His career with Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources spanned an incredible 50 years – from student to retirement – with more than 20 as Upland Game Bird Specialist. Al made his mark in the upland bird world, not only in Michigan but continentally and internationally. It seems only natural Al came to upland game birds. His first experience with upland hunting...

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Conservation organizations partner with Domtar to improve forest wildlife habitat

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Cover image: Ruffed Grouse by Angelica Wisenbarger

In December of 2021, RGS, American Bird Conservancy, and Audubon Mid-Atlantic announced our new partnership with Domtar, a leading paper manufacturer with a plant in Johnsonburg, PA.

An example of how RGS is working with the forest product industry to scale our habitat impacts, the partnership will increase management and habitat improvements on private lands near PA State Game Lands, particularly with landowner cooperators in the PA Game Commission’s Hunter Access program.

https://www.bradfordera.com/news/conservation-organizations-partner-with-domtar-to-improve-forest-wildlife-habitat/article_7a433979-81d4-5abe-b5d6-124c8972349c.html

NFWF’s Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program announces fifth year of grants

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Ruffed grouse by Timothy Flanigan Habitat for forest birds, brook trout, eastern hellbender and freshwater mussels to be restored with $1.7 million in new grants RGS & AWS note: Below is a news release from NFWF about the Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program. WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 5, 2022) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $1.7 million in grants to restore forest and freshwater habitat in central Appalachia, including projects in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The grants will generate more than $1.9 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of more than $3.6 million. ...

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