Tionesta, Pa.: Want to get your hands dirty planting shrubs for wildlife? And work beside like-
minded volunteers for a couple of hours? The Upland Bird Hunt Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse
Society (RGS) is looking for volunteers for planting for wildlife on Saturday, May 9, at 1:00 p.m.
at Tionesta Lake, in Forest County, on lands managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Work
should be completed by 4:00 p.m. Volunteers do not need to be RGS members – all are
welcome!

The meeting spot will be the parking lot of the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at 2048 German Hill
Road, Tionesta, 16353. Volunteers should be at the parking lot by 1:00 p.m. and plan on two to
three hours of work. We will caravan to the parking site from the parking lot. Park staff and
RGS Volunteers will be available to answer any questions.

We will be planting Wild grape, Allegheny serviceberry (juneberry), Mountain ash, Arrowwood
viburnum, and Gray dogwood.

All volunteers should register with Garrett Baker at bakgar42@yahoo.com so we can arrange
enough tools for volunteers. All volunteers should wear boots and gloves, and bring safety
glasses if you have them. Dress for the weather. This project will take place rain or shine.
This project is part of the RGS’s ongoing efforts to improve habitat for ruffed grouse, woodcock,
and other wildlife species. Volunteers do not need to bring anything, and no special skills are
necessary to help on this project.

The Ruffed Grouse Society is a national conservation organization dedicated to preserving our
sporting traditions by creating healthy forests for ruffed grouse, American woodcock, and other wildlife.

Through habitat projects, advocacy, and education, RGS works to ensure the future of
upland bird populations and hunting heritage.