Shaver’s Creek is excited to once again partner with the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) for another great workshop, entitled Plant Yer Own Patch! An Introduction to American Ginseng Forest Farming. Shaver’s Creek Plant Science Program Director Eric Burkhart will be sharing his extensive knowledge of ginseng and his research into its propagation and…
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!
Greetings all, Despite the relatively sparse number of birds, a lovely morning to be out with our new intern staff and a handful of other birders. Our group of 13 ambled to the boardwalk — highlights included hummingbirds feeding among the jewelweed and a singing brown creeper. We will continue our Wednesday morning walks through…
Our Migration Morning Bird Walks start tomorrow at 7:30 a.m., and continue on Wednesday mornings through the end of September. Come out to see what birds are already moving through, including hummingbirds, warblers, sparrows and flycatchers. The program is free thanks to our program sponsor, Wiscoy for Animals. No previous birding experience is…
As some of you know may know, reducing, reusing, and recycling are important topics at Shaver’s Creek. But, are these topics so important that we would get rid of the dumpster and change the center? Would we get rid of the concept of “trash” all together? The answer is YES! Reducing our waste, and…
Wee Wonderers Camp wrapped up yesterday with the traditional parade of campers followed by an ice cream celebration! We hope all of these 4 & 5 year olds had a great introductory week to Shaver’s Creek summer camp. Raptor Camp finishes up tonight. The 2011 Shaver’s Creek’s camp season wraps up next week with Week…
Coming up next Friday, August 5 from 6:30–8:00 p.m. is another fun Evening of Music at Shaver’s Creek. Come see local band Grain take the new stage and fill the woods with great music! Grain is a group of four friends who have been playing Appalachian Mountain music together for nearly a decade. Grain was…
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…
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…