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

Penn State Live – Research shows that soil calcium limits forest songbirds

Research shows that soil calcium limits forest songbirds Thursday, September 1, 2011 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Acid rain and subsequent calcium depletion of forest soils in eastern North America may be limiting forest songbird populations, according to a researcher in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. In a six-year study, Sarah Pabian, who recently received…

PASA Ginseng Workshop with Shaver’s Creek’s Eric Burkhart

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…

Migration Morning Walk

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…

Migration Morning Bird Walks Start Tomorrow!

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…

Dumpster, bye bye??!!

  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 Parade

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…

Grain brings Appalachian Mountain Music to the Creek

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…

Penn State Live – Youth discover and explore at Shaver’s Creek

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…

Participants Sought for a Non-Formal Environmental Education Certification Discussion Group

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,…