The Naturalist Notebook

Shaver’s Creek wants to thank you — the member, the visitor, the volunteer — for a fantastic fall season full of exciting events. The third annual Shaver’s Creek Music Festival welcomed over 300 attendees, drawn to the music of Pure Cane Sugar, Grain, and Dreams & Bones.  Delicious food and drink were available from Edenview…

It’s that time of the year again—Kids Corner has just started up! Wednesdays from now until December 12th you can bring your child out to Shaver’s Creek from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. to explore nature with a leader from Shaver’s Creek. The theme for this year is: “Nature is SENSEational!” So bring your child out to…

Hurricane Sandy made a tremendous splash when it made landfall in New Jersey this week, and it is no secret that this superstorm has had far-reaching effects. Here in central Pennsylvania, Sandy has brought on moderate winds, cold temperatures, and plenty of water. New streams in the Lake Perez lakebed as seen from the Sunset…

As fall earns its name more and more, and leaves are falling to the ground with the occasional twig or pine needle, what shall happen to our befallen once-green friends on high? Many routes to decomposition are available for these post-picture perfect pieces of our trees. The most common or maybe the most whimsical of…

Bird feeding is a wonderful thing, is it not? As winter draws near, many birds become more and more likely to visit your home feeding stations, but this time of year also presents some challenges to feeding our feathered friends. With a few simple tricks you can keep them fed and your feeders safe.   …

We’re getting excited for our third annual Shaver’s Creek Music Festival coming up this Sunday, September 30, 2012! From 1:00–6:00 p.m., gather around our beautiful timber-frame stage and kick off your fall with a foot-stomping good time. With a beautiful forest backdrop, enjoy fantastic local folk, rock, bluegrass, and Americana music from Pure Cane Sugar, Grain,…

With summer winding down and the fall semester starting up next week, our summer intern season here at Shaver’s Creek draws to a close today. While a number of our talented summer staff are staying on for the fall season, many are heading off to other adventures. We wish the best of luck to them all,…

Here at Shaver’s Creek we strive to use only what we need, and to recycle (or compost) all that we discard. What better way to recycle used wires, take-out food containers, cardboard boxes, aluminum foil, and soda bottles than to get the creative juices flowing with a fun art project?! During Raptor Camp two weeks…

If you follow our Shaver’s Creek Facebook page, you may have noticed some weird and frequent posts from us earlier today. We’ve been working hard over the past several months to overhaul our website, and today we’re very excited to announce the launch of the new and improved ShaversCreek.org! (The extra Facebook posts you may have seen…

Easily one of the most recognizable butterflies in America, monarchs hold a special place in the hearts of many garden lovers. These beautiful orange and black creatures are always a delight to see in any garden. What makes monarchs so special, and why is Shaver’s Creek taking the time to monitor them this summer? Monarchs…