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Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Society celebrates 40 years
The group received a $500,000 grant last year and turned over a 1,300-acre wildlife area to Minnesota officials for management.
- The Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, marking four decades of habitat restoration work for the native species. Founded in 1986, the organization remains focused on preserving open land essential for sharp-tailed grouse survival.
- After biologist Bill Berg recommended gathering like-minded people to manage native habitat, founder Roche Lally established the society to protect birds requiring open landscapes and averse to encroaching trees. The 1986 newsletter noted no existing groups focused on sharp-tailed grouse protection.
- Under current president Michael Chalich, membership has grown to nearly 350 members from about 250 when he took office. The society recently secured a $500,000 grant—the largest in its history—for habitat improvements including shearing, burning, and bulldozing.
- The society scheduled a brush cut at Palmville WMA near Roseau for April 11 to enhance winter roosting habitat. Members will gather on April 26 for the annual Spring Fling at Wings North Sports Club in Pine City, featuring silent auctions and raffles.
- Chalich aims to grow the organization to around 500 members to build a solid volunteer base for various positions. He hopes to recruit young people specifically to assist with the technology aspect of the society's ongoing conservation work.
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Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Society celebrates 40 years
Michael Chalich, a lifelong sharp-tailed grouse hunter, remembers when he first fell in love with the game bird. He was only about 11 years old, running a trap line when he ran into some birds he didn’t recognize. When he arrived home he described to his dad the strange looking birds he saw and his father told him they were sharp-tailed grouse. The young boy’s interest was piqued. “The more I studied them, the more I knew about them and I just a…
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