May 22, 2025 - Harrisburg, PA
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host the Pennsylvania Game Commission's (PGC) banding of the 2025 Rachel Carson State Office Building peregrine falcon nestlings on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The event will be livestreamed at 10 AM on the DEP Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDEP/ and PAcast at https://pacast.com/live/dep. "For over two decades, peregrine falcons have nested on the Rachel Carson State Office Building in downtown Harrisburg - the longest active nest site in Pennsylvania," said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. "It's fitting that so many falcons have been born and raised on the building that bears Rachel Carson's name."List of Speakers:Anwar Curtis, DEP CommunicationsPatti Barber, PA Game CommissionSue Hannon, Watch and Rescue
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