The Naturalist Notebook

We had a beautiful day here at Shaver’s Creek for the first half of our two-day Fall Festival. Over 600 people enjoyed the day’s festivities, including a sold-out 400+ participants on the Children’s Halloween Trail. If you are hoping to come out for Sunday’s Festival, but don’t have your Halloween Trail tickets yet, call us…

Friends of Shaver’s Creek, If you’re coming out for our Fall Festival featuring the Children’s Halloween Trail today, Saturday October 23rd, we wanted to let you know that Route 26 over the mountain between Pine Grove Mills and Shaver’s Creek is undergoing paving today. The road is only one way for a stretch, so please…

Entertainment Schedule   Fall Festival featuring…       The Children’s Halloween Trail Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 Scheduled Performances and Activities:    11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.: Storytelling with Sonya Brown (top of the hill near the trail entrance)        11:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m.: Rock Climbing for Kids (outdoor pavilion)      12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m.: The Horseshoe Cloggers (on the stage)        1:00 p.m.—3:00…

We are excited to announce a new Penn State course that we’re offering in the spring, Essentials of Environmental Education! Check out the flyer below to learn more: EE Essentials Course Flyer.pdf Download this file  

Sunday was a beautiful day for a Big Sit! on our boardwalk here at Shaver’s Creek! Doug Wentzel, Joshua Potter, Corky Potter, Nate Fronk, Tim Schreckengost, Mark Garner, Paul Brigman, and Becky Conner all spent time in the circle during the 24-hour count. A Project Songbird Workshop was also being held at the Center during…

Happy 10.10.10!! Come join us on the Shaver’s Creek boardwalk today for the Big Sit! We’ll be counting as many bird species as we can (and total numbers, too, for our eBird tracking) during this 24-hour period. Doug Wentzel kicked off the count with some owling after midnight early this morning. By 6:30 a.m. Corky…

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Autumn has officially arrived and what better way to spend a glorious fall day than hiking some trails at Shaver’s Creek?  Hikers and shutterbugs alike are sure to enjoy the vibrant fall colors that surround the center.   Below are some photos I shot on a particularly beautiful day last week. –Lizzy Myers, Fall Intern See…

We’re getting psyched for this Sunday’s Music Festival! The weather is looking cool, clear and sunny. If you don’t have one yet, tickets are still available at Appalachian Outdoors in State College, at Standing Stone Coffee Company in Huntingdon, and here at Shaver’s Creek. We hope to see you out! Some things to remember if…

Yet another blue sky morning in central PA — seems to make it a little easier to get out of bed and to the local bird spots.  Our group of 18 managed to intercept one small flock of migrants to enjoy and practice our id skills.  Hummingbirds still abound and as expected, they are concentrated…