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Shaver’s Creek Summer Bucket List
It’s summer at Shaver’s Creek, and we’ve got a lot planned! What’s on your bucket list? Browse ten of our top summer suggestions below for some inspiration for making the most of your visit to Shaver’s...
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The Musser Gap Greenway’s First Public Volunteer Event
As an environmental education intern at Shaver’s Creek, I have been able to create my own internship. “Put into it what you want out of it” is the saying I have been leading with this spring semester...
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Habitat Spotlight: Grasslands
We’re shining a light on grasslands in this first blog post in a three-part series all about our local PA habitats. Check back in early October and November for the next posts in the series! What is...
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OWLtober at Shaver’s Creek!
Owls have long fascinated us with their enigmatic ways and haunting vocalizations. Portrayed widely throughout much of our pop-culture references as everything from messengers carrying letters to...
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Habitat Spotlight: Forests
We’re shining a light on forests in this second blog post in a three-part series all about our local PA habitats. Read our September blog post, Grasslands, and check back in November for the third post...
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The Lost Bird Project
The Lost Bird Project, conceived by artist Todd McGrain, recognizes the tragedy of modern extinction by immortalizing five North American birds in sculpture. The first of these species went extinct in...
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Habitat Spotlight: Early Successional Habitat
We’re shining a light on early successional habitat in this third blog post in a three-part series all about our local PA habitats. Read our September blog post, Grasslands, and our October blog post,...
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Mike Toolan and Musser Gap
A small slice of land sits between downtown State College and Rothrock State Forest. Unknown to many, this beautiful piece of rolling hills, farms, and forest, known as the Musser Gap Greenway, is...
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Celebrating Black Leaders in the Outdoors
Black history in the U.S. has had a long and tenuous relationship with nature. To this day, many Black Americans face real barriers to accessing outdoor spaces and outdoor education. But since the...
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Drawn to Nature: Four Years of Community Nature Journaling at Shaver’s Creek
The variety of pigment in the soil beneath our feet, the curious shapes of lichen on a tree branch, the interwoven textures of a bird’s nest — for members of the tight-knit community nature journaling...
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