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

Kids Corner is BACK!

As another leaf falls and fades away, so does the memories of another Fall Harvest Festival. Although this years’ Fall Harvest Festival is a result of many years of refining, various autumn, harvest, or Halloween celebrations have been going on at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center for over 20 years. To say the least, I think…

Voices Coming to a Hush

With October’s rainy days, autumn is in full swing: trees have turned into pockets of rust, crimson, and yellow on the mountain.  White pines drop their needles that are more than one or two years old.  The mornings are getting chilly, promising colder and slower days coming up.  As the month stretches on, the insects…

Shaver’s Creek on Central PA LIVE

Shaver’s Creek was back on WTAJ-TV’s Central PA LIVE twice this week. On Wednesday afternoon, Joshua Potter was back on for another installment of The Naturalist Notebook, talking about changes in the plant world in autumn: http://bit.ly/NaturalistNotebook_02 Last night, Environmental Education Intern Ryan “River” Elliott stopped by the CPL studios to carve some pumpkins and…

A Tour Through the Raptor Center at Shaver’s Creek

Check out this brand new show, Central PA Live, which airs weekdays from 4-5 PM on WTAJ-TV. Shaver’s Creek’s Raptor Center was featured yesterday!   PETERSBURG, HUNTINGDON – Just outside of State College, just over Pine Grove Mountain, Penn State’s Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center is home to 23 raptors. Shaver’s Creek cares for injured birds,…

Environmental Education “Block” Semester Info Session

Spring 2012 Discovery “Block” Semester Information Session: Thursday, September 22nd, 4:15–5:00 p.m., 815 Ford Building At Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, we believe that an integrated, experiential-based semester can facilitate powerful paths to self-discovery. Come to Ford Building Thursday afternoon to learn more about whether this 19-credit “block” of courses might be right for you. Shaver’s…

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day – Saturday, October 1st

Hello everyone! On Saturday, October 1st the Nittany Mountain Biking Association (http://www.nittanymba.org/) is hosting Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day at Shaver’s Creek! The event is a nationwide push by the IMBA (http://www.imba.com/) to help get kids outside, and pass on your passion for pedaling. It will begin at 10:00 AM, and go until 3:00…

Tickets on Sale for 2011 Music Fest!

Tickets are now on sale for our second Music Festival on September 25, 2011, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.! Three exciting, local bands, Dreams and Bones, Poor Folk, and SkyTop Blues, will be taking the stage throughout the afternoon, and local food vendors Gemelli Bakers and Sustainable Kitchen will be on hand with delicious food…