Pennsylvania Game News - February 2020 - 42

Howard Nursery seedling sale begins
Check out online order form to start improving habitat on your property.
While it might be winter, landowners
can begin making plans to help wildlife
this spring - and beyond - by planting
tree and shrub seedlings offered by the
Pennsylvania Game Commission's
Howard Nursery.
The 2020 seedling order form is
available online, and sales began Jan. 6.
The Howard Nursery grows tree and
shrub seedlings for use on state game
lands and Hunter Access properties, as
well as for the Seedlings for Schools
program and the Game Commission's
conservation partners.
Any remaining surplus is available
to Pennsylvania residents for purchase.
Seedlings are sold in units of 25.
"Normally it takes three years to grow
conifers and sometimes two years to grow
hardwood trees from seed," said Brian
Stone, manager at Howard Nursery. "Our
surplus of conifers and oaks is up from last
year; next year we hope to have a greater
supply of soft fruited species like domestic
apple and wild plum.
The 2020 order form contains a
small selection of evergreens and

deciduous trees, most of which are
native to Pennsylvania and collected
from Pennsylvania sources. The order
form also offers seedling descriptions, site
preferences and benefits.
Those species available are: white
pine, red pine, Norway spruce, red oak,
sawtooth oak, Washington hawthorn and
black locust.
Orders of 12 or more total units qualify
for applicable discounted pricing. With
the discount, prices are as low as $5.50
per unit. Regular price ranges from $7.50
to $9.50, depending upon the seedling
species.
Stone said those who are interested
in placing an order should call Howard
Nursery at 814-355-4434. Hours of
operation are Monday through Friday
from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Orders can be
placed by FAX as well at 814-355-8094.
The order form is available at www.
pgc.pa.gov. Place your cursor over
"Information & Resources" in the menu
bar at the top of the homepage, then click
on "Make a Purchase" to find the 2020
Seedling Order Form.

PLEASE REPORT YOUR DEER HARVEST
With the deer seasons coming to a close, the
Game Commission is issuing one last reminder to
hunters to report any and all deer harvests from
the 2019-20 seasons.
By law, harvests must be reported within 10
days. But those who miss the deadline and report
late will not be prosecuted.
"While all successful deer hunters should remain aware of their legal obligation to report deer
harvests, and understand the benefit of submitting
their harvest reports to the agency, there are going
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to be times when hunters simply forget," Game
Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans
said. "That said, the agency still is compiling deer
harvest reports from the 2019-20 seasons, which
means there's still time for every hunter who was
successful to report."
Harvests can be reported online at the Game
Commission's website, www.pgc.pa.gov by clicking
on the Report a Harvest icon on the homepage.
Reporting online is the quickest and most costeffective way to report a harvest.

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