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Landowner Meet & Greet

Please join Central PA Pheasants Forever chapter volunteers and our local Pheasants Forever wildlife habitat biologist to learn how they can help install conservation and wildlife habitat practices on your property. Interact with local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Centre County Conservation District staff and receive annual program updates. Penn State will also present. 

Available by in person attendance only – – – – PA Pesticide Credits: 2 core and 2 in Category 1 (Agronomy Crops)

Program is being held on Feb. 22 at the Centre Hall Lions Club. It will start at 9AM and conclude at 12PM. Light breakfast refreshments will be available. No cost to attend, but you must register for the event online or by contacting Ryan Brown, Pheasants Forever Farm Bill Biologist, at rbrown@pheasantsforever.org, or by phone (570)-433-5079. Online registration can be completed through this link.

14th Annual Central PA Pheasants Forever Membership Banquet 2024

Dear Friends in Conservation,

The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold its Fourteenth Annual Membership Banquet on Saturday, March 23, 2024. This year, we will be holding the banquet at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Grays Woods, just outside of State College. This venue will give us more space to accommodate a larger crowd. The address is 867 Grays Woods Boulevard, Port Matilda, PA 16870.

The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Pheasants Forever is a local conservation group founded in March 2008 to restore wildlife habitat in Centre and surrounding counties. We restore uplands, wetlands, streams, and stream buffers with a focus on restoring upland bird habitat and establishing a huntable wild pheasant population. Last year,
out volunteers dedicated 75 hours directly to hands-on habitat restoration work including mowing, mulching, spraying and planting. With our conservation partners, we restored 33 acres of upland nesting cover, including 11 acres of pollinator habitat, plus 12 acres of wetland and over 6 miles of stream habitat. We also maintained an additional 5 acres of upland bird habitat. In October 2023, we hosted a Youth Pheasant Hunt where 18 youth hunters took their first chance at harvesting a pheasant.

In 2024, we will again work closely with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, restoring habitat on State Game Land #333 in Centre County and State Game Land #317 in Union County. We will continue to work with the Game Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to control invasive weeds, plant food plots, and establish native grasslands and pollinator habitat on public and private land in Central Pennsylvania. Thank you to the members and donors that make these projects possible.

Prizes and auction items at this year’s banquet will include guns, clothing, wildlife prints, outdoor gear, and collectibles. There are three ways to purchase tickets: Mail the enclosed order form back with a check to the address on the bottom, call or e-mail to reserve your tickets, or order your tickets on the website: Click Here To Get Your Banquet Tickets . All banquet tickets must be paid in advance. Payment at the door is not an option.
To reserve a full table of 8, an e-mail with all attendees must be sent by March 20, 2024 to Chip Brown at
239foxgap@gmail.com .
Pheasants Forever is the conservation voice for habitat and hunting. For more information on the event, visit our website at Central PA Pheasants Forever . Please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail.

Sincerely,

Mark Thomas
Banquet Chair
markthomas08@gmail.com

THE HABITAT ORGANIZATION

Central Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever 14th Annual Membership Banquet
5:00 PM on March 23,

2024, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Port Matilda, PA
 Business or Group Sponsor Membership $590: includes four dinners, recognition in the program, two First
Tier Ticket Mug ($200 value), two entries in the exclusive sponsor raffle (minimum prize valued at $300), two
chances to win one of three Ticket Mug Giveaways and two, one-year Pheasants Forever memberships.
 Sponsor Membership $295: includes two dinners, recognition in the program, one First Tier Ticket Mug
($100 value), one entry in the exclusive sponsor raffle (minimum prize valued at $300), one chance to win
one of three Ticket Mug Giveaways, and one, one-year Pheasants Forever membership.
 Single Membership $80: includes one dinner ticket and a one-year Pheasants Forever membership.
 Spouse Ticket $40: includes one dinner for your spouse.
 Youth 12-18 years old $30: includes one dinner ticket and a one-year Ringneck membership.
 Youth Under 12 years old $15: includes one dinner ticket and a one-year Ringneck membership.
 Meal Ticket $40: For Life Members only.
 TABLE of 8 – e-mail Chip Brown at 239foxgap@gmail.com with all names by March 20, 2024

Early Bird Ticket Mug Special $80.00: You Choose one of the First-Tier mugs at the banquet. Plus, a chance at
winning one of three First Tier mugs being given away. DOES NOT include meal ticket or membership. Must be
purchased by March 1, 2024. Purchase on our website.

  • After March 1, the ticket mug prices will be:
    First Tier $100.00 = Chance of 20, 18 or 16 strips of tickets
    Second Tier $75.00 = Chance of 12, 11 or 10 strips of tickets
    Third Tier $50.00 = Chance of 8, 7 or 6 strips of tickets
    Strips of tickets also available. Get two strips for
    $20.00 Each ticket strip has 5 chances to win.
    !!New Sponsor Prize Choices!!

For every eight sponsors, one prize will be chosen by the winner from 35 available prizes. See our website for prize list and description. Don’t miss out! No limit on prizes.
Purchase an ad in the banquet program: Full Page $100, 1⁄2 Page for $50, and 1⁄4 Page for $25
**We will accept cash, credit card or a merchandise donation of equal value

Member(s): NAME:
EMAIL:
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
NAME:
EMAIL:
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
GUEST 1: Guest 2:

For more information: Central PA Pheasants Forever
To purchase tickets: Click Here To Get Your Banquet Tickets
Or mail check to: Central Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever Chapter 855
Mark Thomas, 239 Fox Gap Rd., Rebersburg, PA 16872
Phone: 814-241-8748 or e-mail: markthomas08@gmail.com

Central Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever 13th Annual Membership Banquet in 2023

The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold its Thirteenth Annual Membership Banquet on March 23, 2023. We will once again hold our event at the Mountain View Country Club in Boalsburg.

Early Bird Mugs must be purchased March 1, 2023.

Buy Tickets Here!!

Ticket Options Are:

-Business or Group Sponsor Membership $590: includes (4) dinners, recognition in the program, (2) First Tier Ticket Mug ($200 value), (2) entries in the exclusive sponsor raffle (minimum prize valued at $300), (2) chances to win one of three Ticket Mug Giveaways and (2), one-year Pheasants Forever memberships.

-Sponsor Membership $295: includes two dinners, recognition in the program, one First Tier Ticket Mug ($100 value), one entry in the exclusive sponsor raffle (minimum prize valued at $300), one chance to win one of three Ticket Mug Giveaways, and one, one-year Pheasants Forever membership.

-Single Membership $80: includes (1) dinner ticket and a one-year Pheasants Forever membership.

-Spouse Ticket $40: includes (1) dinner ticket for your spouse

-Youth 12-18 years old $30: includes (1) dinner ticket and a one-year Ringneck membership.

-Youth Under 12 years old $15: includes (1) dinner ticket and a one-year Ringneck membership.

-Meal Ticket $40: For Life Members only.

-Table of 10: e-mail Chip Brown at 239foxgap@gmail.com with all names by March 24, 2023

Purchase an ad in the banquet program: Full Page $100, ½ Page for $50, and ¼ Page for $25

Buy Tickets Here!

If you wish to sign up by mail, please send a check to:

Central Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever Chapter 855
Mark Thomas, 239 Fox Gap Rd., Rebersburg, PA 16872

Wing Ding and Wild Pheasant Talk

On Thursday, September 25, 2014 the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold a Wing Ding and Wild Pheasant Talk at the Old Fort American Legion. Chapter President Jesse Putnam will talk about Pennsylvania’s Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas (WPRAs). Over the last six years, Jesse has been trapping wild pheasants in South Dakota and Montana and transferring them to the four WPRAs in Pennsylvania. There will be all-you-can eat chicken wings, raffles and prizes. Cost is $15 / person. Doors will open at 5:30 PM and the Wild Pheasant Talk will begin at 6:30. Proceeds will benefit local habitat restoration such as the native grass planting on SGL 333. To make a reservation, or for more details, e-mail Jesse at putnam80@gmail.com , or call him at 814-598-9789. You can also visit the website at www.centralpapheasants.org .