As President Bush enters the last few months of his second term, there is a lot of talk about his legacy. And with the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy coming up, the President is putting hunting, fishing, and conservation in the spotlight in his remaining time. This weekend, he also decided to protect some of America's most pristine and remote islands from commercial fishing and mineral exploration.

During the past year, we've found more than 200 men and women who have done magnificent work for conservation. These seven are our Heroes of Conservation finalists. In September, they will be honored at our Heroes Awards Gala at New York's American Museum of Natural History. All will receive $5,000 for their conservation projects, and our Hero of the Year will win a new Toyota Tundra. For more information on each of our finalists click on HOC TV and watch their in-depth video profiles, and see how their projects are preserving hunting and fishing.

When it comes to major efforts to save bird populations, grouse and woodcock have not had nearly the success as pheasants, quail, and ducks. The Ruffed Grouse Society has been around since 1961, and has been working hard to spread the word on habitat management for woodcock and ruffed grouse.

The Society, along with Mackin Engineering Co. and Pennsylvania State agencies, has established the Woodcock Habitat Initiative on state game lands to try to reverse this trend.