The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has presented the 2009 Lawrence G. Diedrick Small Game Award to landowner John Bishop and the Southern Appalachian chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society.

Decided by the Commission’s Small Game Committee, the award is named for former Wildlife Commissioner Larry Diedrick, a lawyer from Rocky Mount who died in 2002. Diedrick was a passionate hunter of doves, quail and other small game, as well as a strong advocate of sound wildlife conservation practices.

“Both John Bishop and the Ruffed Grouse Society exemplify the hard work and dedication to conservation of small game and their habitats across North Carolina by many individuals and organizations as recognized through presentation of the Diedrick Small Game Award by our Commission,” said David Cobb, chief of the Commission’s Division of Wildlife Management.

The Commission honored Bishop for his dedication to small game habitat management on his 1,100-acre farm in Anson County. Much of Bishop’s acreage has been converted to native, warm-season grasses, and his farm is often used as a showcase of habitat management for adjacent farmowners.

The Southern Appalachian Ruffed Grouse Society works with the Commission to support young forest habitat for grouse and other small game species in the mountains of North Carolina. The chapter raised $15,000 to support Commission projects on the Cold Mountain Game Land and has been involved in the U.S Forest Service planning process to support early successional habitat in the mountains.

The awards were presented at a March 3 meeting of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

For more information on managing and supporting small game habitat, click here.

About N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

Since 1947, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has been dedicated to the conservation and sustainability of the state’s fish and wildlife resources through research, scientific management, wise use, and public input. The Commission is the state regulatory agency responsible for the enforcement of fishing, hunting, trapping and boating laws and provides programs and opportunities for wildlife-related educational, recreational and sporting activities. To learn more, visit www.ncwildlife.org.

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John Stabley

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