Mailing Address:
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center
3400 Discovery Road
Petersburg PA 16669-2114
Penn State Campus Mailing:
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center
Main Building
Phone: 814-863-2000
Email: ShaversCreek@psu.edu
Fax: 814-865-2706 (Please note: summer camp registrations must be faxed to the number on the camp registration form, not this number.)
“I found an injured animal. Help!”
Please contact the local licensed wildlife rehabilitator, Centre Wildlife Care, at 814-692-0004.
Camping at Stone Valley Recreation Area
For information on cabin rentals, lake activities, and other programs, visit the Stone Valley Recreation Area website. Stone Valley can be contacted by phone at 814-863-1164.
Stone Valley Forest
Information about public use of the 7,000 acre Stone Valley Forest can be found at http://ecosystems.psu.edu/facilities/fmo. Questions should be directed to psuforestmgmt@psu.edu or Joe Harding, Director of Forestlands at Penn State.
Specific Program Contact Information
If you have a question about one of our programs and can’t find the appropriate contact information below, please email ShaversCreek@psu.edu, and we’ll try to connect you to the appropriate staff member. For specific programs, please address correspondence to the appropriate contact below.
| Area of Interest | Contact Name | Contact Title |
|---|---|---|
| General Information / Program Registration / Facility Rentals/ Memberships/ Bookstore |
Marie Taylor | Administrative Assistant |
| Non-credit Programs / Financial and Administrative Inquiries |
Nikki Houck | Administrative Assistant |
| Penn State Courses | Ruth Parson | Administrative Assistant |
| Marketing/Website | Joshua Potter | Marketing Coordinator |
| AURORA (ORION/POLARIS/RIGEL/URSA/VEGA) | Jen Emigh | Program Director |
| Outdoor School | Ellen Will | Program Director |
| School Field Trips | Jennifer Steigerwalt | Program Director |
| Traveling Naturalist and Raptor Programs | Jon Kauffman | Assistant Raptor Center Director |
| Summer Camps | Matt Marsden | Discovery/Explorer Camp Director |
| Team-building/Team Development Center | Chris Ortiz | Program Director |
| Maple Harvest Festival | Laurie McLaughlin | Program Director |
| Fall Harvest Festival | Brian Sedgwick | Facility Coordinator |
| Internships | Doug Wentzel | Program Director |
| The Birding Cup | Mark McLaughlin | Director |
| Public Programs | Jennifer Steigerwalt | Public Programs Coordinator |
| Raptor Center /Animal Questions |
Jason Beale Jon Kauffman |
Program Director / Asst. Program Director |
| Aquatic Adventures Camp | George Vahoviak | Program Director |
| Donations /Bequests /Endowments /Payroll Deduction |
Rob Butler | Assistant Director of Development |
| PR Contact | Matt Caracappa | PR Contact |
| All Other Inquiries | ShaversCreek@psu.edu | General Inquiries |
Photo Share
Have any photos you’d like to share from a recent visit to Shaver’s Creek or of any tricky plants or animals you need help identifying? Submit them on our Photo Share page.
