Harrisburg, PA – Law enforcement officers and biologists with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will begin conducting field inspections of active drilling sites for Marcellus Shale gas wells beginning next month, the agency announced today. Read more >

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is encouraging local governments, community groups and sportsman’s clubs providing fishing, boating and water safety and aquatic resource education programs to apply for funding through the agency’s Education Grant Program. Grantees can receive up to $5,000 from the PFBC. This funding can be applied to the purchase of equipment, materials and costs associated with field trips. Applications must be postmarked by January 30, 2010. Read more >

Harrisburg, PA — Lower Hereford Manor Lake, a popular 45-acre fishing and boating impoundment located in Franklin Township, Beaver County, will be drawn down approximately four feet in the interest of public safety, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today. Read more >

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is encouraging local governments and nonprofit groups which are interested in providing or improving public boating facilities to apply for funding through the agency’s Boating Facilities Grant Program. Read more >

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is requesting applications from interested parties seeking funding under the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Program, a federal grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that funds the construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of pump-out stations and waste reception facilities for recreational boats. Read more >

Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) and Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) invite you to celebrate the unveiling of the first Tidal Delaware Water Trail sign! Read more >

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has initiated a nationwide search for a new executive director. Read more >

Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will conduct the annual removal of the floating docks and walkways at the Frankford Arsenal Access on November 3rd, and from the Commodore Barry Access on November 4th. The docks will be replaced in the spring of 2010. Exact dates will be determined based on weather and site conditions next spring. Read more >

Harrisburg, PA– The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) strongly encourages boaters to wear their life jackets on cold Pennsylvania waters. Read more >

Harrisburg – A gradual drawdown of the 26-acre lake at the Gunter Valley Reservoir in Franklin County is underway, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) said today. Read more