Happy Valley Visitation, Economic Impact Continues Strong Trend
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THE SPRING CREEK WATERSHED ATLAS
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Atlas Project
Dec 7, 202310 min
The League of Women Voters of Centre County
The League of Women Voters of Centre County published in the Centre Daily Times four articles on the importance of local government and...
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Julie Brooks
Jun 15, 20233 min
Bellefonte Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant
Julie Brooks, Bellefonte Borough Public Works The Bellefonte Borough wastewater treatment plant serves the residents and businesses of...
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Pamela Adams
Jun 15, 20237 min
Understanding the Climate Impacts in the Centre Region
Pamela Adams, Centre Regional Planning Agency Climate change impacts everyone and those impacts are increasing in frequency and...
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Stephen Brunner
Apr 20, 20233 min
BIKING ON CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA’S RAILS TO TRAILS
Article By: Stephen Brunner, Volunteer Instructor, with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State It’s easy to take for...
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Andrea Murrell,
Dec 16, 20224 min
ClearWater Conservancy – Protecting and connecting the region’s woods, waterways, and wildlife
ClearWater Conservancy is a locally formed, nationally accredited land trust organization that has been protecting and restoring natural...
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David Thomas Roberts
Sep 20, 20228 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, 20222 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, 20227 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, 202117 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, 20214 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, 20215 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, 20201 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, 20205 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, 20208 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, 20202 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, 202021 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, 202026 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, 20208 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, 20202 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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