GAME COMMISSION OPEN HOUSES ON DEER MANAGEMENT CONTINUE
PCN to air tour Friday afternoon
In an effort to explain the state's deer management program and meet interested residents closer to home, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is hitting the road in coming weeks to hold open houses in Westmoreland, Blair, Venango and Lycoming counties. The agency already has held open houses in Lehigh and Luzerne counties, as well as at the State Capitol.
In addition to these open houses, Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN-TV) will air a 20-minute tour of the open houses at 2:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21. For more information on future broadcasts, visit PCN's website at
www.pcntv.com.
The schedule for the remaining open houses is as follows:
Southwest Region: from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, at the Youngwood Volunteer Hose Co. #1 Building, Youngwood, which is along U.S. Route 119 between Greensburg and New Stanton, in Westmoreland County. Directions: The facility is at the intersection of Chestnut and Second streets in Youngwood.
Southcentral Region: from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15, at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona. Directions: The facility is at 1 Convention Center Drive, Altoona, PA 16602. Take I-99 North to Altoona, and get off at the Plank Road Exit. Turn south onto Plank Road, and proceed for about one-half mile and turn left onto Convention Center Boulevard. At the first stoplight, make a left onto Convention Center Drive.
Northwest Region: from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, at the Rocky Grove Fire Hall, 29 Wood Street, Franklin, Venango County. Directions: Take Route 417 North from Franklin, make right at blinking light; fire hall is on the left.
Northcentral Region: from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28, and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, at the Little League Recreation Room at Little League Headquarters, South Williamsport, Lycoming County. Directions: The facility is along U.S. Route 15, just 18 miles north of I-80. Traveling on Route 220 at the Market Street Bridge in Williamsport, take U.S. 15 South into South Williamsport, travel about two miles, and the recreation room is on the left.
For more information about the open houses, see "Release #109-07" in the "Newsroom" on the Game Commission's website (
www.pgc.state.pa.us).
For more information about the agency's deer management program, visit the Game Commission's website (
www.pgc.state.pa.us) and click on "Deer Program" in the "Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage.
