Learn more about the White-Tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmental Assessment at Upcoming Public Meeting.

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2026
Contact: Brenda Wasler, Brenda_wasler@nps.gov; 724-329-5818

Western Pennsylvania — The National Park Service (NPS) invites you to attend a public meeting to learn more about the release of the White-Tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National Historic Site.
NPS will host this public meeting at the Fort Necessity National Battlefield Visitor Center on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 6:30-8 p.m. Members of the public may attend this meeting either in person or virtually (online).

The purpose of the deer management plan is to support protecting, recovering and restoring native vegetation within the cultural and natural landscapes by managing deer overbrowsing. The dramatic increase in white-tailed deer densities over the past century has led to substantial ecological changes in these western Pennsylvania parks. While the plan may reduce deer density, deer populations are part of the natural ecosystem at these parks and will be maintained at levels that allow forest regeneration.

To learn more about the project and how to attend the meeting, visit the project website at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/wepa-deer. NPS will accept comments on this proposal until May 1, 2026. You can submit comments at the project website or via mail at: Superintendent, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, 1 Washington Parkway, Farmington, PA 15437. Please note: verbal comments to NPS staff do not enter the public record.

Commenters should be aware that their entire comment, including personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While commentors may ask that their personal identifying information be withheld from public view, NPS cannot guarantee this.

Document Content:

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