Ruffed Grouse Society donates $45,755 to support habitat and trail projects in Wisconsin
MADISON – June 1, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Eleven habitat and trail projects will be conducted across Wisconsin thanks to a $45,755 from the Ruffed Grouse Society that the state Natural Resources Board accepted at its meeting today in Madison.
DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp presents a plaque acknowledging a $45,755 donation from the Ruffed Grouse Society for habitat and trail projects in Wisconsin to Jim Shurts, president of the John Keener Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society.
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The Ruffed Grouse Society [EXIT DNR] is dedicated to the preservation of the sporting tradition by creating healthy forest habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other wildlife. The society is donating the $45,755 from its Wisconsin Drummer Fund Program[EXIT DNR], the largest amount of funding and most projects funded since the organization started the fund in 2010.
“We are grateful for our continued partnership with Ruffed Grouse Society and the great restoration work made possible through donations like this,” said Department of Natural Resources Deputy Secretary Kurt Thiede.
The Ruffed Grouse Society’s donation will help fund the following habitat and trails projects in Wisconsin:
- Lower Wolf River Bottoms alder regeneration;
- Radley Creek alder and aspen regeneration;
- Sawyer County State Wildlife Areas trails and openings management;
- Flambeau River St. Forest hunter walking trail;
- Eldorado Marsh State Wildlife Area opening management;
- Wisconsin Young Forest Partnership;
- White River Wildlife Area disabled hunter trails;
- Pete DeFoure County Forest Unit oak savanna maintenance;
- Cylon Wildlife Area alder regeneration; and
- Marathon County alder regeneration.
For more information regarding upland bird management in Wisconsin, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “young forest.”
Contact(s): Sawyer Briel, DNR communications, 608-261-0751
