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Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center

Welcome to Shaver’s Creek

Located in the heart of central Pennsylvania, Shaver’s Creek has been connecting people to people and people to nature since 1976. We provide educational and recreational opportunities for families, schools, corporate groups, and Penn State students. Come hike a trail, see live animals up close, learn about conservation, and enjoy our programs.

Shaver’s Creek is committed to extending Penn State’s Outreach mission of instruction, service, and research. Through quality programs, we teach, model, and provide the knowledge, values, skills, experiences, and dedication that enable individuals and communities to achieve and maintain harmony between human activities and the natural systems that support all living species.

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What do lichens, oak galls, and ochre have in common? They're all natural materials with a creative side! 🌿🎨

Through our partnership with the Center for Virtual/Material Studies, part of Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture (@psuartsarch), we've explored the intersection of nature, art, and history, discovering how materials found in the natural world can be transformed into dyes, inks, and pigments.

From creating dyes with lichens to making ink from oak galls, our past Community Nature Journaling workshops have shown us that inspiration can be found all around us.

On Saturday, November 21, we're partnering again for another, this time exploring ochre, one of humanity's oldest pigments.

We'll discover how this natural earth pigment has been used throughout history and work together to create our own pigment!

📅 Saturday, November 21 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍Shaver's Creek Environmental Center

Join us for a morning of creativity, discovery, and connection with the natural world! Free and open to all ages!

For more information, visit bit.ly/4CebwhI ...

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