The Visitor Center and Klingsberg Aviary will be closed to visitors from December 22, 2024, through January 22, 2025.

The Lost Bird Project

Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center brought The Lost Bird Project to central Pennsylvania in 2021. Immortalizing five North American birds in sculpture, this project serves not only as a dramatic reminder of the biodiversity lost due to human activity, but of our duty to prevent further extinction.

Habitat Spotlight: Forests

We’re shining a light on forests in this second blog post in a three-part series all about our local PA habitats. Forests are the largest terrestrial ecosystems on the planet and thrive in many different climatic and topographic conditions.

OWLtober at Shaver’s Creek!

Join us this OWLtober as we celebrate these remarkable creatures and their superpowers! Beginning Saturday, October 5, our aviary programs will explore what it means to be an owl and offer an opportunity to get to know the owls that call Shaver’s Creek home.

Nature and Recovery

Sometimes, it’s hard to realize how much unnecessary stimuli you have around you constantly in the urban-dominated world we live in today. The path to healing may very well lie in the embrace of the great outdoors.