The Game Commission, Fish and Boat Commission and the Wild Resource Conservation Fund each have online nature or outdoor shops full of holiday gift giving ideas.

As Pennsylvanians plan for the holiday gift-giving season, the Game Commission unveiled its 2007 calendar, priced at $8.95 (plus tax and shipping), on "The Outdoor Shop" on the agency's website and at all Game Commission offices.

The 2007 calendar provides a listing of approved season dates from January 1-June 30, and tentative season dates for July 1-December 31, as well as a reminder about National Hunting & Fishing Day in September.

The 2007 calendar features a year's worth of dramatic wildlife photos taken by agency employees: Hal Korber, wildlife education specialist at the Harrisburg headquarters; Willard Hill, Game Lands maintenance supervisor in the Southcentral Region; Billie Cromwell, retired Food and Cover Crew foreman in Fulton County; Timothy C. Flanigan, retired Bedford County Wildlife Conservation Officer; Jacob Dingel, radio dispatcher in the Northwest Region Office; Joe Kosack, public information writer at the Harrisburg headquarters; and Willard Hill, Game Lands Maintenance Supervisor in the Southcentral Region.

The calendar also provides a brief overview of the Game Commission and a list of contact information for the agency's Harrisburg headquarters and six region offices.

The calendar and other holiday gift ideas are available through the Game Commission’s Outdoor Shop.

The Fish and Boat Commission also has a variety of publications, patches, videos and other potential holiday gifts available online through its own Outdoor Shop.

For other wild resource gift ideas, visit the Wild Resource Conservation Fund’s Nature Shop.

11/10/2006