Conservation

A National Wild Turkey Federation member holds a wild turkey next to a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer.
Wild Turkeys in Pennsylvania: A Conservation Success

Through habitat recovery, science-based strategy, and community dedication, Pennsylvania successfully restored its wild turkeys. In…

An illustration of a mussel detection dog sniffing invasive mussels on a boat.
Meet Fin, an Invasive Mussel Detection Dog

How one conservation dog helps the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife combat the spread…

Plate 36: Passenger Pigeon & Mourning Dove Artist: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon

The Mysterious Disappearance of a Wandering Migrant  This article originally appeared in the spring 2025…

National Forests Public lands in Arizona
How to Use Social Media to Effectively Advocate for Public Lands and Conservation

Learn some key strategies for using social media to advocate more effectively for public lands,…

Two upland birds battle each other in prairie grass.
The Death of Nuance – A Letter from the Owners of Project Upland

In this letter from the Summer 2025 issue of Project Upland Magazine, co-owners Jennifer Wapenski…

A close-up of an American woodcock sitting on the ground, camouflaged.
Dogs Are The Means: Banding American Woodcock in Michigan

Banding American woodcock in Northern Lower Michigan wouldn’t be feasible without the help of pointing…

A road winds down grassy and rocky hills on BLM land in Utah.
The Rescission of the BLM’s Public Lands Rule Hurts Conservation

The Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with mining, grazing, and other BLM…

A Gunnison Sage-Grouse standing in a field.
The Productive Public Lands Act Would Open Energy Development On Threatened Gunnison Sage-Grouse Habitat

An act introduced by Representative Jeff Hurd is a perfect example of D.C. politics creeping…

A beautiful scene from the Valley of the Gods in Bears Ears National Monument.
How Do National Monuments Affect Hunting Access?

The origin and history of the Antiquities Act and presidential national monument powers in the…

A ruffed grouse perches on a branch.
What’s Limiting Eastern Ruffed Grouse Populations?

Insights from a career grouse biologist on the factors impacting eastern ruffed grouse survival. As…

George Washington National Forest in the fall.
Trial by Fire: The Loss and Potential Recovery of Ruffed Grouse Habitat in Virginia

When it comes to restoring ruffed grouse habitat, particularly in Viriginia, our conservation practices need…

A portrait of a bobwhite quail with an open beak.
Midwestern Bobwhite Quail Conservation: The Time for Action is Now

Two quail biologists encourage private landowners to take advantage of state and federal habitat management…

Three bobwhite quail hide in a small brown shrub.
FDA-Approved QuailGuard Treats Cecal Worms And Eyeworms In Wild Bobwhite Quail

Researchers in Texas Tech’s Wildlife Toxicology Lab developed a medicated feed that kills parasites in…

A biologist bands a duck
Why Biologists Band Waterfowl

Biologists can gain valuable scientific information by banding ducks and geese across the North American…

a group of chukar on rocky terrain
Chukar Partridge – A Rugged, Nonnative Upland Bird

Life history, habitat, range, and native landscape information for the devilish game birds known as…

pointing dog holds stead while red grouse flush in Scotland
Red Grouse Counting in the North Highlands of Scotland

Explore the tradition and conservation of red grouse in Scotland with pointing dogs during the…

a Sharp-tailed grouse in Wisconsin
Sharp-tailed Grouse of Wisconsin – Firebirds of the Northwest Sands

How the Wisconsin Sharp-tailed Grouse Society Conserves the State’s Sharptails and A Globally Threatened Habitat.…

Biologist using Labrador Retrievers to hunt invasive pythons in Florida
Hunting Dogs Used to Target Florida’s Invasive Pythons

Labrador Retrievers are used to hunt invasive pythons through scent detection, protecting the threatened Everglades…

Two bobwhite quail on a farm with CRP
The Conservation Reserve Program in 2023

A Look at the Conservation Reserve Program as Part of the 2023 Farm Bill with…

A ruffed grouse crosses a dirt road in Missouri
Reintroducing Ruffed Grouse in Missouri

The history of ruffed grouse populations, ruffed grouse hunting, and the reintroduction of ruffed grouse…

A group of new hunters with a hunting mentor
Hunter Recruitment is Not the Problem People Think it Is

Selling hunting licenses is the only way underfunded state wildlife agencies can increase their budgets…