The Conservation Wildlife Heritage Museum at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Visitor Center.
Scott LaMar/WITF
New Conservation Heritage Museum chronicles Game Commission’s efforts since 1895
-
Scott LaMar/WITF
Scott LaMar/WITF
The Conservation Wildlife Heritage Museum at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Visitor Center.
Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”
Airdate: Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Imagine a time when only a few hundred whitetail deer roamed the woods and fields of Pennsylvania. That was the reality in the early part of the 1900s in Pennsylvania. Then, compare that with today when there are hundreds of thousands of deer in the state.
A number of wildlife species like deer, elk, bald eagles and carrier pigeons were close to or were wiped out completely due to destruction of their habitat or over hunting.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission came into existence in 1895 to preserve and manage the state’s wildlife.
A new museum that opened last month– the Pennsylvania Conservation Heritage Museum — located at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Visitors Center near Kleinfeltersville — chronicles that history.
Brian Collett, an education specialist at the museum sat down with Smart Talk to describe the history and the museum.
The Associated Press and WITF’s democracy reporter Jordan Wilkie are partnering to tell stories about how Pennsylvania elections work, and to debunk misinformation surrounding elections.
