by Jon Steigerwaldt, RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Great Lakes and Upper Midwest RGS & AWS continues to grow our impact in the Great Lakes region, a critical […]
Success Stories
RGS & AWS Forest Service Partnership Improves Habitat in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest, Draws Partner Praise
A diverse roster of conservation and resource management agencies underscored the importance of sustainable, science-based forest management to wildlife in a stewardship agreement being led by the Ruffed Grouse Society […]
Q2 2024 Mid-Atlantic Habitat Spotlights
We’re excited to share the Mid Atlantic second quarter Habitat Spotlight. This handout showcases three regional projects spearheaded by local chapters. To learn more about any of the projects we […]
RGS & AWS Leads Coalition to Support Forest Management on Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
RGS & AWS is leading the charge to support sustainable forest management in Wisconsin, forming a 30-member coalition in support of the Fourmile Vegetation Management Project, a significant forest management […]
Satellite Tracking and the Science of Woodcock Migration
by Erik Blomberg, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Conservation Biology, University of Maine Each year around the second week of March, I make a habit of […]
Alder Cutting at Tionesta Lake to Improve Woodcock Habitat
Forest County, Pennsylvania After the USACE consulted with Ben Larson of RGS, on ways to improve wildlife habitat along Tionesta Creek. Ben suggested they regenerate patches of alder along Tionesta […]
Lebanon Reservoir Access Trail on State Game Lands 211
Dauphin, Lebanon & Schuykill Counties An ATV access trail was built to get contractors into an isolated portion of State Game Lands 211 to complete a noncommercial cutting project that […]
Fightingtown Creek Habitat Improvement Project on the Chattahoochee National Forest
by Daniel Kutschied | RGS & AWS Forest Wildlife Specialist – Public Lands Georgia Ruffed grouse in North Georgia are at the southernmost extent of their range in the Eastern […]
Featured Habitat Project – Dynamic Forest Restoration on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee
by Nick Biemiller | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Southern Appalachian Region The Cumberland Plateau is located at the southwestern edge of the Appalachian Mountains and includes much […]
Little Flat Creek Stewardship Project (Kentucky)
Agreement Narrative: Little Flat Creek Stewardship Project Primary Funder: USDA Forest Service Location: Daniel Boone National Forest, Peabody, Kentucky Innovation: This is a stewardship agreement between RGS & AWS and […]
