Tag: habitat

Cavity Nesting Birds are Losing Habitat

Posted on February 16, 2016 by pgcuser1

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About half of Pennsylvania is forested, and slightly more than half of that forestland is dominated by large trees. Only a small percentage of these large trees are dead, deteriorating or harboring cavities that birds and mammals use for dens or nest sites. To… Continue Reading “Cavity Nesting Birds are Losing Habitat”

Category: UncategorizedTags: cavity, dead trees, decaying trees, den tree, Game Commission, habitat, Howard Nursery, nest boxes

Pittman-Robertson Act

Posted on November 16, 2015 by pgcuser1

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How do hunters fund conservation efforts? Did you know that wildlife and habitat management as well as public hunting lands are funded by sportsmen? This occurs in several ways. When hunting licenses, permits and tags are purchased, it provides direct revenue to the Game… Continue Reading “Pittman-Robertson Act”

Category: UncategorizedTags: Conservation Grant, habitat, Pennsylvania, Pittman-Robertson Act, Sportmen Conservation, Wildlife Mangement

The very lively “dead of winter”

Posted on January 30, 2015 by pgcuser1

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Deer rifles have been oiled and put away, the Game Land parking lots are empty and formerly orange-clad hunters are reminiscing about the past season’s successes and woes (with the exception of a few die-hard small game and canine hunters still out there). Does… Continue Reading “The very lively “dead of winter””

Category: UncategorizedTags: forestry, Game Commission, habitat, Pennsylvania winter, SGL, state game land habitat improvement, state game lands, timber, wildlife, winter habitat work