Pennsylvania State Chapter - National Wild Turkey Federation
Super Fund Program Puts $1 Million Into Wild Turkey Resource.
The Pennsylvania State Chapter - National Wild Turkey Federation has
reached a milestone in its efforts to support and promote wild turkey
management. During 1997, the Pennsylvania State Chapter Super Fund
surpassed the $1 Million mark for expenditures directed toward the wild
turkey resource in Pennsylvania. Through the Local Chapter Banquet system, money is raised by members to be deposited in the Pennsylvania State Chapter Super Fund. Local Chapters throughout Pennsylvania, the
Pennsylvania State Chapter, and partnership organizations submit proposals, through the Pennsylvania State Chapter Super Fund Committee, to be funded for the benefit of the wild turkey, information and education, and land acquisition. Projects funded include money directed toward the purchase of additional Game Lands, hunting safety and education programs, wild turkey resource information, enhancing existing habitat projects and creating new habitat projects for the wild turkey, equipment purchases for the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and donations to the American Hunting Heritage Fund.

The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is a non-profitconservation organization made up of dedicated, conservation minded members. The mission of this organization is to raise monies and work toward the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of the turkey hunting tradition. The Pennsylvania State Chapter - NWTF has over 12,000 members and prides itself with raising and spending over a million dollars through the Super Fund Banquet Program. Forty-five Local Chapters generate the funds which have been channeled to more than 490 projects to date within the state. In addition to these funds, project cooperators have also contributed an additional $8 million to Pennsylvania projects over the last decade. The Pennsylvania State Chapter ensures that these monies are funneled back into projects and programs which directly affect the state’s resource.

The Pennsylvania State Chapter - NWTF does not operate single handed,
but rather is supported by many agencies in their efforts. The Pennsylvania Game Commission, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of Forestry, Allegheny National Forest, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and the Wildlands Conservancy are partners in the projects funded by the Pennsylvania State Chapter. Their cooperative efforts are to be acknowledged as contributing agencies active in the conservation of the wild turkey and all wildlife. The cooperative efforts of these agencies in conjunction with the dedicated members of the Pennsylvania State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, and its many Local Chapters, along with the support of many individuals, businesses, and wildlife conservation  organizations, add up to a winning combination dedicated to the conservation of our natural resources and our hunting heritage. Additional information on the Pennsylvania State Chapter Super Fund Program, Local Chapters, and funded projects can be located on the Pennsylvania State Chapter’s web site at: www.go2pa.com/panwtf/.