Program areas at Ruffed Grouse Society
Chapter operations: rgs chapters understand and further the organization's mission to improve wildlife habitat, forest health and promote conservation ethics. With the help of rgs engagement staff, chapters organize various activities including educational seminars, habitat days, youth outings, social events, upland hunts, and membership meetings.
Membership services: rgs communicates and educates members on habitat, forest management and upland hunting through the Ruffed Grouse Society magazine, website (www.ruffedgrousesociety.org), email and social media communication.
Habitat projects: rgs works with various landowners and government agencies to enhance forest habitat for Ruffed Grouse and all forest wildlife using science-supported management practices, and guided by forest conservation directors and other conservation delivery staff employed to carry out the organization's habitat mission.
General education and outreach: the rgs recruitment programs recruit, retain and reactivate conservationists to ensure current and future forest stewardship work that is essential to creating, protecting and restoring forest health and forest diversity for Ruffed Grouse, american woodcock, and all forest wildlife.
Research; rgs provides funding to develop sound scientific management practices that foster diverse, healthy forests for Ruffed Grouse, american woodcock and all forest wildlife.
Advocacy: rgs advocates for the application of sound scientific principles in wildlife conservation, sustainable forest management, and recruitment, reactivation, and retention of hunter conservationists.