Quecreek Mine Rescue Exhibit 2005

The 89^th Pennsylvania Farm Show gets underway in Harrisburg on January 8 and will last until the 15^th. (Check out the special Photo Feature attached to this article.)

In addition to the livestock competitions, sheep to shawl contest, farm equipment and good eats at the food court, visitors can see a variety educational displays covering farm and environmental topics.

The Department of Environmental Protection will feature a RiverWalk display illustrating good watershed management practices. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resource, Fish & Boat Commission and Game Commission will all be there with lots of information to view and take home.

A special display of the rescue capsule and other equipment used during the 2002 Quecreek mine rescue in Somerset County will also be there courtesy of the Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation.

The rescue took place on Bill and Lori Arnold’s dairy farm, which for a brief time, was the center of the largest mine rescue operation in Pennsylvania’s history.

Attachment: Environmental Features at the 2005 Farm Show

1/7/2005