Check out this Penn State Live article on Shaver’s Creek Plant Science Program Director Eric Burkhart’s research on the conservation of ginseng! Research suggests ‘conservation through cultivation’ may save ginseng Tuesday, June 7, 2011 University Park, Pa. — American ginseng has been collected from Pennsylvania forestlands for more than 250 years, but Penn State researcher…
The Naturalist Notebook
Welcome to the Shaver’s Creek blog! The entries here are posted by staff, interns, and volunteers, and aim to keep you informed about the programs, updates, and natural history happenings here at the Creek. Enjoy!
Many of you came out last September for our first Shaver’s Creek Music Festival that doubled as a fundraiser for our new stage project. Well, the stage is up and ready to host some music! Plans are in the works for the 2nd Shaver’s Creek Music Festival to be held on Sunday, September 4. Stay…
The 2011 Birding Cup fundraiser on May 6–7 was a great success! A huge thanks to everyone who birded and raised pledges for the 24-hour event, our event sponsors, and those of you who donated to Shaver’s Creek’s only annual fundraiser!! For the first time in four years, we have a new Birding Cup champion…
Take a walk along Lady Slipper Lane or the Parking Lot Trail at Shaver’s Creek and you will find pink lady slippers currently in bloom (see pictures 1-3 below). This solitary flower, a member of the orchid family, ranges from white to pink and grows up 4 inches long. Lady slippers are commonly found under…
Greetings Shaver’s Creek fans!!! I am excited to share with you that our block semester students have completed their semesters with a bang! Each student made or helped in making a new exhibit which will be added to our discovery room in the coming weeks. Stop by Shaver’s Creek and we will keep your knowledge…
On April 1st, Shaver’s Creek Program Director for Team Development Rod Lee facilitated a two-hour networking and corporate challenge program that included high-energy initiatives and a smartphone texting-based scavenger hunt of Penn State’s campus. These activities not only connected the United Technologies Corporation (UTC) ambassadors with each other, but also to the business units of…
Shaver’s Creek to hold annual competition, fundraiser By Lynn OndrusekCollegian Staff Writer Bird watchers, rejoice. Shaver’s Creek will hold its annual bird watching competition — the Birding Cup — Friday and Saturday. The event, which has been going on for nearly 20 years, is Shaver’s Creek’s main fundraiser for the year, said Joshua Potter, the…
Only seven days and six hours until 100+ birders begin their 24-hour odyssey for Shaver’s Creek’s annual Birding Cup fundraiser! We are still looking for more teams of birders to get involved for this year’s Cup. Visit our website or email Doug Wentzel to sign your team up today! NEW THIS YEAR: For every $50…
Check out WTAJ’s coverage of Penn State’s Earth Day event at the HUB, of which Shaver’s Creek was a part. See if you can spot our Intern Kelly Triece helping to run the Reduce•Reuse•Recycle RELAY. http://wearecentralpa.com/wtaj-news-fulltext?nxd_id=269137
Come down to the Earth Day festivities at HUB on campus! Shaver’s Creek staff, students and interns are holding a Reduce•Reuse•Recycle RELAY for prizes! Meet our Birds of Prey, and see what Penn State is doing to encourage “A Billion Acts of Green!” We’re here until 2PM. (follow #greenpsu on Twitter) See the full gallery…