Ruffed Grouse Society

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Jun 11, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$3,952,504

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Various educational programs: wildlife habitat improvement education including workshops, symposia and habitat consultations with forest landowners and land managers; publications, printing acquisition and distribution, and chapter expense; as well as press releases to educate the general public about issues and activities relevant to rgs' mission; regional directors newsletters; various regional biologist activities including periodic publication of forest action network (fan) newsletters and annual biologist's reports (available on website), restoring upland forests' future (ruff) case statement booklet provides a synopsis of rgs' programs; and finally our corporate sponsors provide free or reduced-cost merchandise that assists chapters in raising revenue.

Activity 3

Public land management programs: direct grants to county, state and federal land management agencies to enhance wildlife management areas (wmas) - - state map example attached showing both the management area program (map) projects and acres involved (all active state maps are available on rgs' website and greater project detail is available to members), or providing five tree-harvesting machines to assist in managing the wmas and private lands. This program was expanded in 2008 to include not only public but private land implementation and we've received timber rights valued at $5,000,000 on 2,300 acre tract in pa. This area will be used as a model for early successional forest management. An additional land management program was started in 2009 - the ruffed grouse society will manage 7,000 acres acres of land owned by consol energy, in return for which we will receive half of the sale proceeds and pay 15% of the total sale proceeds to the forestry consultant.

Filer

EIN

54-0846925