It's not often anyone declares "Grouse numbers have been falling in most places because of the limited logging practices . . " although it's gospel in responsible forest management. Many members of the landowner organization, of which I am president, manage their woodlands solely for wildlife to the FSC standard, appropriate clearcuts providing prime habitat for deer and grouse. Our association is fastest growing FSC group certificate in Canada, third and fourth in size and growth in North America. The provincial government turned over all its private lands responsibilities to our association in the eastern half of Nova Scotia. Forest policy is made by our members, not top-down by bureaucratic interference.