For more information, contact: Bob Kasun, Pa. Chapter of National Wild Turkey Federation public relations, 814-942-3990.
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Pennsylvania chapter applauds publicity about habitat efforts.
The National Wild Turkey
Federation is launching its sixth national publication,
Get in the Game
magazine.
Get in the Game
is a 64-page magazine that will mail twice a year with the
first issue debuting this week.
The magazine - similar in concept to NWTF’s Get in the Game television series - will show readers how to improve habitat for deer, quail, wild turkeys, small game and other wildlife. Readers will also learn about strategies that work for hunting deer, turkey and more.
This magazine will emphasize the importance of forest management for wildlife and timber production. Articles will range from tips for locating your treestand, suggestions on how to improve your soil, to building a duck blind and more.
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the NWTF applauds the introduction of the new magazine and its mission because the theme of the magazine echoes the habitat efforts of the state chapter. Habitat improvement work and promoting good land stewardship are two of the chapter's main focuses.
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the NWTF has approved funding for 64 habitat enhancement projects this year.
Total funds approved for the projects were $164,393.50 and projects range in cost from $240 to $10,000. Forty-seven chapters submitted habitat improvement projects in cooperation with state and federal agencies. Projects will be completed in 47 counties and 1,458 acres of habitat will be directly impacted.
"Untold thousands of acres of wildlife habitat will be enhanced indirectly through this continuing effort by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the NWTF,'' said Bob Eriksen, a NWTF regional biologist.
Fifty-nine of the projects will be completed on public lands in Pennsylvania. The remaining five are on private lands open to public hunting. Forty-eight of the habitat projects will be completed on State Game Lands owned and maintained by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Eight projects will be done on state forests and state parks, two on US Army Corps of Engineers properties and one on Allegheny National Forest. The $10,000 project on Allegheny National Forest will improve 30 acres of wildlife openings on the 450,000-acre forest.
"Game commission biologists and land managers are major players in the success of this extensive commitment to habitat improvement by the Pennsylvania Chapter,'' Eriksen said. "The Pa. Chapter has always made habitat improvement work a priority."
The chapter spent nearly $190,000 on habitat projects in 2004, and in the chapter's 30-year history, the state chapter has spent more than $3.5 million in Hunting Heritage Super Fund monies.
For $5, NWTF members will receive two copies of the 64-page, full-color magazine full of land management and hunting tips. The five-dollar fee also gets you a one-year membership in the NWTF's Hunting Heritage Club. Along with the magazine subscription, members also receive a membership card and decal. To sign up, visit http://turkey-shoppe.nwtf.org/product523.html.
"Each issue will be packed with the latest land management guidelines, success stories, planting schedules, and useful resources to help landowners optimize the rewards of good land stewardship and enjoy our hunting heritage," said P.J. Perea, Get in the Game editor.
For more information about the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Wild Turkey, please visit www.panwtf.com.