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THE SPRING CREEK WATERSHED ATLAS
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David Thomas Roberts
- Sep 20, 2022
- 8 min
PFAS in the Spring Creek and Bald Eagle Creek Watersheds
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS chemical compounds, were detected in surface waters across...
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Robert Carline, Atlas Workgroup Member
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Microplastics – A Pollutant of Concern
Robert Carline member of the Spring Creek Watershed Atlas Work Group The information in the following article was taken largely from an...
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Lisa Schneider
- Feb 17, 2022
- 7 min
A Place to Call Home: The Butterflies of the Snetsinger Butterfly Garden
Lisa Schneider, Penn State Extension Master Gardener, Centre County Tom Tudek Memorial Park in Ferguson Township offers many avenues for...
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Dr. James Finley
- Oct 29, 2021
- 17 min
The Forests of Spring Creek: A Tale of Change
Dr. James Finley, Emeritus Professor of Forest Resources, Department of Ecosystem Sciences and Management. Penn State University. Today,...
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Robert Carline
- Jun 9, 2021
- 4 min
Fisherman’s Paradise – An Historic Reach of Spring Creek
Robert F. Carline, Rebecca L. Dunlap, Jason E. Detar, and Bruce A. Hollender In late 1932, the Pennsylvania Fish Commission purchased for...
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Atlas Project
- May 11, 2021
- 5 min
Hiking in the Spring Creek Watershed
Gabrielle Stewart, Boalsburg resident Central Pennsylvania is filled with outdoor adventures for the amateur or professional...
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Atlas Project
- Dec 18, 2020
- 1 min
Municipal Ordinances in the Watershed
Legend 1- Part of Zoning Ordinance 2- Part of Subdivision / Land Development Ordinance 3- Stand-alone Ordinance or Regulation (county...
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Betsie Blumberg, Atlas Workgroup member
- Nov 28, 2020
- 5 min
The Senior Environmental Corps: Volunteers Monitoring Water Quality
Betsie Blumberg, Member of the Atlas Workgroup and CCPaSEC Every month members of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Senior...
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Frank Zettle
- Oct 10, 2020
- 8 min
Stream Restoration Projects Undertaken by the Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Authors: Frank Zettle, Robert Vierck, Art Kempf, Robert Carline The Early Years The Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited (SCCTU) was...
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PA Department of Environmental Protection
- Sep 20, 2020
- 2 min
What is a Watershed?
From the Pennsylvania Water Atlas “Watershed” is a generic term used to identify an area of land that drains to a particular waterbody....
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Michael Bezilla
- Jul 25, 2020
- 21 min
Railroads of the Spring Creek Watershed
“Bellefonte is now a great railroad center, and trains are arriving and departing continually, connections being made in all directions.”...
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Terry Melton
- Jun 7, 2020
- 26 min
Invasive Plants of the Spring Creek Watershed
By Terry Melton, Ph.D., Director, ClearWater Conservancy; Secretary, Nittany Valley Environmental Coalition Our Centre Region is blessed...
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David Kurtz, President
- May 13, 2020
- 8 min
Spring Creek. Favorite Local Waters for Kayak and Canoe Boating
For over 50 years, the Spring Creek waterway between Bellefonte and Milesburg has been the scene of whitewater activities for boaters of...
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Lexie Orr, Water Resources Specialist
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Monitoring Efforts in the Watershed: Water Resources Monitoring Project
The Spring Creek Water Resources Monitoring Project (WRMP) is conducted in partnership with the Keystone Water Resources Center, a...
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True Fisher
- Dec 9, 2019
- 3 min
History of Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Photo 1. View of Talleyrand Park from High Street. Photo credit: J. Dunne. The history of Talleyrand Park is a story of remarkable...
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Lexie Orr
- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
The Homeowner's Guide to Stormwater
Stormwater runoff can transport a large list of pollutants to surface waters and groundwater. In Spring Creek the effects of runoff from...
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Robert Vierck
- Nov 4, 2019
- 6 min
Restoration of Thompson Run - A Tribute to Joe Humphreys
Some 70 years ago, Thompson Run was a classic limestone trout stream. It began at Thompson Spring, located about 200 yards southwest of...
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Jacqueline Melander, President Emerita
- Nov 3, 2019
- 22 min
Historic Houses in the Spring Creek Watershed
There is a rich collection of historic houses in the Spring Creek Watershed, some of them more than 200 years old. They range from...
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Sarah Chamberlain, Associate Research Professor
- Nov 3, 2019
- 6 min
Flora of the Spring Creek Canyon Trail
Take a walk during any season along the 4.4-mile trail winding its way along Spring Creek Canyon and you’ll be rewarded with a dizzying...
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