Overview
- Free programs run Sept. 27–28 across parks and wildlife areas, featuring fishing demonstrations, archery courses, and hands-on conservation projects led by the Game Commission and the Fish and Boat Commission.
- Highlighted sites include Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, McConnells Mill State Park, Bald Eagle State Park, and Marshall Lake at North Park.
- Middle Creek’s Sept. 27 festival and McConnells Mill’s casting station do not require registration, while Bald Eagle’s Sept. 28 activities and a family fishing program at Marshall Lake list registration links.
- Game Commission Executive Director Steve Smith said the weekend celebrates conservation, with Pennsylvania using the events to showcase its outdoor heritage.
- Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer cited roughly 86,000 miles of waterways and more than 2,000 lakes as a call to engage youth, with licenses and information available via the HuntFishPA portal.