Anglers are invited to register for the 7th annual Pennsylvania Black Bass Workshop to be held May 4 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie and sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Fish and Boat Commission.

Addressing the theme, “Lake Erie Black Bass PopulationDynamics,”and focusing on the Great Lakes bass fishery, the event will examine bass management in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio.

The workshop is designed to offer anglers, and resource and facilities managers an opportunity to hear discussions on black bass management, habitat management, angling and other aquatic resource subjects. Boat launches and weigh-in facilities also will be discussed.

Specific topics will include: Bass Population Dynamics; Black Bass Health Issues; Invasive Species, and Black Bass Management. A limited number of attendees will have a chance to experience recreational small mouthbass fishing May 5, on Lake Erie.

In addition to the PFBC and DCNR’s Bureau of State Parks, other workshop co-hosts include PPL Corp.; Pennsylvania Bass Federation, New York Bass Federation; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the New York Department of Environmental Conservation; and the Marsh Creek Bass Club.

Started in 1999 and held at a different site each year, the workshop is open to anyone interested in black bass conservation, and is designed for bass anglers, fishery biologists, conservation officers, educators, state and federal agency officials, and park, facility and other resource managers.

For registration information and other details, contact Linda Woznicki, Bureau of State Parks, 301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 1, Erie, or call 814-833-7424; or send email to lwoznicki@state.pa.us .

Program information also may be obtained by contacting the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at 814-833-7424.

2/23/2007