RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY WINS SPORTDOG SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST

SportDOG Brand, a leading manufacturer of electronic dog training products, recently announced the Ruffed Grouse Society as the winner of the SportDOG 10,000 Fan Conservation Contest. During the week of March 31 through April 4, 2014, social media fans voted RGS as their favorite conservation organization on the SportDOG Facebook page. RGS will receive a $1,000 donation that will be placed in the RGS Drummer Fund designated to create habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other forest wildlife.

The support for RGS shows the eternal dedication and passion fans have for grouse and woodcock hunting and habitat. RGS is North America’s foremost forest conservation organization dedicated to preserving our sporting traditions by creating healthy forests for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other forest wildlife. Supporters understands the importance of RGS habitat impact across the nation.

The social media-based contest is one in a long list of SportDOG Brand Conservation Fund programs that support numerous conservation initiatives. These include the Conservation Fund Youth Program, plus support of local, grassroots conservation projects, and national-level sponsorships of premier organizations including RGS.

RGS appreciates SportDOG Brand’s commitment to conservation and thanks all who supported

RGS in this contest. More information about RGS can be found at www.ruffedgrousesociety.org and about SportDOG Brand at www.sportdog.com.

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Forest Service Now Offers Digital Maps for Mobile Devices - Ruffed Grouse

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Forest Service now offers access to a variety of visitor maps for people using Android and iOS devices.

"This mobile app makes it easier than ever to plan your visit to a national forest or grassland," said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. "By putting important forest information right at your fingertips, it will encourage more Americans to get outside and explore their forests."

The digital maps are part of USDA's work toward reaching President Obama's initiative to create a paperless government that also provides the American public with better, more accessible information. Online customer surveys also indicated a desire for more online products and information, such as maps. The Forest Service is currently working on the first phase of a website redesign, expected to debut early in 2014, which centers on a map-based tool for planning trips onto our nation's forests, grasslands and other special places.

The PDF Maps Mobile App, developed by Avenza Systems Inc., is available as a free download from iTunes and the Android Play Store. The app provides access to Forest Service maps, such as motor-vehicle-use maps, which are free while pages from national forest atlases are 99 cents and forest visitor maps are $4.99. Prices are pending for other agency maps.


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