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

Fall Festival Travel Update!

Friends of Shaver’s Creek, If you’re coming out for our Fall Festival featuring the Children’s Halloween Trail today, Saturday October 23rd, we wanted to let you know that Route 26 over the mountain between Pine Grove Mills and Shaver’s Creek is undergoing paving today. The road is only one way for a stretch, so please…

Fall Festival Entertainment Schedule!

Entertainment Schedule   Fall Festival featuring…       The Children’s Halloween Trail Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 Scheduled Performances and Activities:    11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.: Storytelling with Sonya Brown (top of the hill near the trail entrance)        11:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m.: Rock Climbing for Kids (outdoor pavilion)      12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m.: The Horseshoe Cloggers (on the stage)        1:00 p.m.—3:00…

The Big Sit! at Shaver’s Creek

Happy 10.10.10!! Come join us on the Shaver’s Creek boardwalk today for the Big Sit! We’ll be counting as many bird species as we can (and total numbers, too, for our eBird tracking) during this 24-hour period. Doug Wentzel kicked off the count with some owling after midnight early this morning. By 6:30 a.m. Corky…

Happy Autumnal Equinox!

Autumn has officially arrived and what better way to spend a glorious fall day than hiking some trails at Shaver’s Creek?  Hikers and shutterbugs alike are sure to enjoy the vibrant fall colors that surround the center.   Below are some photos I shot on a particularly beautiful day last week. –Lizzy Myers, Fall Intern See…

Important Music Festival info!

We’re getting psyched for this Sunday’s Music Festival! The weather is looking cool, clear and sunny. If you don’t have one yet, tickets are still available at Appalachian Outdoors in State College, at Standing Stone Coffee Company in Huntingdon, and here at Shaver’s Creek. We hope to see you out! Some things to remember if…