NWTF Partners with Virginia Museum of Natural History for New Exhibit

The Virginia Museum of Natural History’s new “Living Off the Land” exhibit will show the many ways in which humans depend on nature. The exhibit will include information about Virginia’s wildlife, modern and ancient hunting and fishing methods, and the evolution of the rifle.

VMNH staff members, educators and scientists developed the exhibit in partnership with the NWTF. It will be open from June 4 until Jan. 14, 2012. NWTF members will receive discounts on VMNH museum admission and in the museum’s gift shop. NWTF merchandise will be available for purchase during the course of the exhibit.

The “Living Off the Land” exhibit will include several fascinating elements, such as a collection of trophy deer mounts, a large collection of firearms, information and displays highlighting fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities in Virginia. The NWTF, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Orvis and other individuals and organizations loaned items for the exhibit.

All NWTF members are invited to attend a reception to honor the opening of the exhibit from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on June 2. If you plan on attending the reception please RSVP to charlotte.harter@vmnh.virginia.gov by May 31.

Opening Reception
June 2, 2011
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Great Hall
21 Starling Avenue
Martinsville, VA 24112
(276) 634-4141
information@vmnh.virginia.gov

NWTF chapters are also able to schedule a behind the scenes group tour. Contact Ryan Barber at (276) 634 4141 for more information.

The museum is also hosting a “Live Off The Land” Festival from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on June 4. Click here for more information on the festival.

National Wild Turkey Federation

The National Wild Turkey Federation is the leader in upland wildlife habitat conservation in North America. The NWTF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the wild turkey and preserving our hunting heritage.

Through dynamic partnerships with state, federal and provincial wildlife agencies, the NWTF and its members have helped restore wild turkey populations throughout North America, spending more than $331 million to conserve nearly 16 million acres of habitat. Wild turkeys and hundreds of other species of upland wildlife, including quail, deer, grouse, pheasant and songbirds, benefit from this improved habitat.

The NWTF also brings new conservationists and hunters into the fold through outdoor education events and its Women in the Outdoors, Wheelin' Sportsmen, JAKES and Xtreme JAKES youth outreach programs. Our dedicated NWTF volunteers introduce about 100,000 people to the outdoors through these programs every year.

Founded in 1973, the NWTF is headquartered in Edgefield, S.C., and has local chapters in every state and Canada. According to many state and federal agencies, the restoration of the wild turkey is arguably the greatest conservation success story in North America's wildlife history.