Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center is closed through May 15 as part of Penn State’s efforts to maintain public health and safety in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak. University-sponsored events, including the Maple Harvest Festival and a number of public programs and school visits, are also canceled or postponed. For questions, please contact us at ShaversCreek@psu.edu. For the latest updates and information, visit: sites.psu.edu/virusinfo.

Contact Us

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

“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 on the Forestland Management Office page. 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.

Contact List
Area of Interest Contact Name Contact Title
General Information / Bookstore Siara Glenny
(814-865-3810)		 Visitor Services Steward
School Programs / Field Trips Alexa Sarussi
(814-865-3995)		 School Programs Coordinator
Team-building / Team Development Center Chris Ortiz
(814-865-3946)		 Program Director
Raptor Aviary / Animal Questions Jason Beale
(814-865-4110)		 Program Director
Program Registration (summer camp and AURORA) / Memberships Marie Taylor
(814-865-3880)		 Administrative Assistant
AURORA (ORION, POLARIS, RIGEL, URSA ,VEGA) Jen Emigh
(814-865-3890)		 Program Director
Outdoor School Ellen Will
(814-865-3953)		 Program Director
Facility Maintenance Questions Brian Sedgwick
(814-865-4005)		 Facility Services Coordinator
Internships / Work-study Doug Wentzel
(814-865-4123)		 Program Director
Marketing / Website Justin Raymond
(814-865-3864)		 Marketing Coordinator
Rentals / Non-credit Programs / Financial and Administrative Inquiries Nikki Houck
(814-865-4168)		 Administrative Assistant
Operations Joshua Potter
(814-865-3828)		 Educational Operations Manager
Penn State Courses (814-863-2000) General Line
Summer Camps Tesha Omeis
(814-863-8521)		 Discovery/Explorer Camp Director
Maple Harvest Festival Laurie McLaughlin
(814-865-4158)		 Program Director
Enchanted Halloween Trail & Festival Tesha Omeis
(814-863-8521)		 Festival Coordinator
The Birding Cup Mark McLaughlin
(814-865-4119)		 Director
Public Programs Jennifer Anderson
(814-865-4105)		 Public Programs Coordinator
Donations / Bequests / Endowments / Payroll Deduction Rob Butler
(814-865-8283)		 Assistant Director of Development
News/Media Requests Matt Caracappa
(814-863-0238)		 News & Communications Manager
All Other Inquiries ShaversCreek@psu.edu General Inquiries