Summer camp is in full swing! Check out this post from Penn State LIVE, and be sure to click the flickrset link to see some great pictures of camp fun: Youth discover and explore at Shaver’s Creek Wednesday, July 13, 2011 A forest full of birds, snakes, frogs and bugs awaits inquisitive campers at…
The Naturalist Notebook
Welcome to the Shaver’s Creek blog! The entries here are posted by staff, interns, and volunteers, and aim to keep you informed about the programs, updates, and natural history happenings here at the Creek. Enjoy!
If you walk around the trails at Shaver’s Creek you may stumble upon several wildflowers in bloom this summer season. Take a walk toward Potter’s Puddle at Shaver’s Creek and you will stumble upon Fringed Loosestrife, a five-petal yellow flower characterized by hairs on its stem. This wildflower, present in much of the United States…
The Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education and the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators, in partnership with Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, are excited to announce a regional discussion group to talk about the development of a state-wide non-formal environmental education (EE) certification program. The public is invited to join representatives from these three organizations on Monday,…
Check out this Penn State Live article on Shaver’s Creek Plant Science Program Director Eric Burkhart’s research on the conservation of ginseng! Research suggests ‘conservation through cultivation’ may save ginseng Tuesday, June 7, 2011 University Park, Pa. — American ginseng has been collected from Pennsylvania forestlands for more than 250 years, but Penn State researcher…
Many of you came out last September for our first Shaver’s Creek Music Festival that doubled as a fundraiser for our new stage project. Well, the stage is up and ready to host some music! Plans are in the works for the 2nd Shaver’s Creek Music Festival to be held on Sunday, September 4. Stay…
The 2011 Birding Cup fundraiser on May 6–7 was a great success! A huge thanks to everyone who birded and raised pledges for the 24-hour event, our event sponsors, and those of you who donated to Shaver’s Creek’s only annual fundraiser!! For the first time in four years, we have a new Birding Cup champion…
Take a walk along Lady Slipper Lane or the Parking Lot Trail at Shaver’s Creek and you will find pink lady slippers currently in bloom (see pictures 1-3 below). This solitary flower, a member of the orchid family, ranges from white to pink and grows up 4 inches long. Lady slippers are commonly found under…
Greetings Shaver’s Creek fans!!! I am excited to share with you that our block semester students have completed their semesters with a bang! Each student made or helped in making a new exhibit which will be added to our discovery room in the coming weeks. Stop by Shaver’s Creek and we will keep your knowledge…
On April 1st, Shaver’s Creek Program Director for Team Development Rod Lee facilitated a two-hour networking and corporate challenge program that included high-energy initiatives and a smartphone texting-based scavenger hunt of Penn State’s campus. These activities not only connected the United Technologies Corporation (UTC) ambassadors with each other, but also to the business units of…
Shaver’s Creek to hold annual competition, fundraiser By Lynn OndrusekCollegian Staff Writer Bird watchers, rejoice. Shaver’s Creek will hold its annual bird watching competition — the Birding Cup — Friday and Saturday. The event, which has been going on for nearly 20 years, is Shaver’s Creek’s main fundraiser for the year, said Joshua Potter, the…