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Posted 02/17/09

Fish & Boat Commission to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Mussels Listing

Harrisburg, PA — The Fish & Boat Commission has scheduled a public meeting for March 2, 2009, in western Pennsylvania to receive public comments on the agency’s proposal to list five mussel species as threatened or endangered.

The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Kittanning Township Fire Department located at 13126 Route 422 in Kittanning, Pa.

Following a formal presentation by Commission staff, the public will be invited to comment. Individual comments will be limited to five minutes in duration due to time constraints. The Commission also will accept written comments at that time.


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Posted 01/27/09

Fish & Boat Commission Schedules Public Meetings Across State

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will be travelling across the state during the next two months, hosting a series of public meetings to update local communities about the agency’s work while also hearing directly from participants about sporting issues affecting them. A total of eight evening meetings will be held, one in each of the commissioner districts.

“The meetings will provide the public an opportunity to meet commissioners and staff and to hear firsthand about the multiple activities we undertake in order to meet our responsibilities and fulfill our mission,” said Doug Austen, PFBC executive director. “There are a lot of projects we do that I believe the public isn’t aware of. We want to tell them about how these projects enhance fishing and boating opportunities and how they protect and conserve our aquatic resources.

“At the same time, the meetings will also allow us to meet our customers, the anglers and boaters who use our services and the resources every day,” Austen said. “It’s important that we hear from them.”

The first public meeting will be held in York Springs on February 11 at the York Springs Fire Company.


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Posted 01/23/09

Fish & Boat Winter Meeting Set for January 29-30

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will hold its winter quarterly meeting on January 29-30 at agency headquarters, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, in Harrisburg.

Commission committees will meet beginning at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, and at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. Formal consideration of the agenda by the full Commission will begin at approximately 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. All committee meetings and the review of the agenda are open to the public and attendance is encouraged. A strategic planning work session for Commissioners will be held on Thursday morning from 9 a.m. to noon.

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Posted 01/16/09

PFBC Sets Time for Public Meeting on Susquehanna Smallmouth

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is inviting anglers and others with an interest in the management and protection of smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River to a free public meeting on Saturday, January 31, at the River Rescue Building in Harrisburg.

The official meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and run to approximately 12:30 p.m. Commission staff, including waterways conservation officers, and Commissioners will be on hand from 9 – 10 a.m. and from 12:30 – 2 p.m. to meet and talk with participants before and after the official meeting. Refreshments, light breakfast food and lunch will be available to purchase from the River Rescue cafeteria.

The meeting will include discussions on subjects such as water quality trends; fish population survey; health of the river’s fish, including stressors; the PFBC’s river plan; and aquatic invasive species. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentations. Groups that have been invited to make presentations include the state Department of Environmental Protection, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

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