Plan to Restore Woodcock Numbers A recipe for restoring declining woodcock populations to 1980 levels will soon be released, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. The Woodcock Conservation Plan calls for active management on public and private forestlands, and it will be kicked off with the administering of a Fish and Wildlife Conservation Grant to the WMI Woodcock Initiative to develop and evaluate technological tools for woodcock habitat improvements. The initiative proposes an innovative approach to help solve a regional shortage of young forests and shrubland habitats.