Robert Carline, Atlas Workgroup MemberMar 202 minMicroplastics – A Pollutant of ConcernRobert Carline member of the Spring Creek Watershed Atlas Work Group The information in the following article was taken largely from an...
Lisa SchneiderFeb 177 minA Place to Call Home: The Butterflies of the Snetsinger Butterfly GardenLisa Schneider, Penn State Extension Master Gardener, Centre County Tom Tudek Memorial Park in Ferguson Township offers many avenues for...
Dr. James FinleyOct 29, 202117 minThe Forests of Spring Creek: A Tale of ChangeDr. James Finley, Emeritus Professor of Forest Resources, Department of Ecosystem Sciences and Management. Penn State University. Today,...
Robert CarlineJun 9, 20214 minFisherman’s Paradise – An Historic Reach of Spring CreekRobert F. Carline, Rebecca L. Dunlap, Jason E. Detar, and Bruce A. Hollender In late 1932, the Pennsylvania Fish Commission purchased for...
Atlas ProjectMay 11, 20215 minHiking in the Spring Creek WatershedGabrielle Stewart, Boalsburg resident Central Pennsylvania is filled with outdoor adventures for the amateur or professional...
Atlas ProjectDec 18, 20201 minMunicipal Ordinances in the WatershedLegend 1- Part of Zoning Ordinance 2- Part of Subdivision / Land Development Ordinance 3- Stand-alone Ordinance or Regulation (county...
Betsie Blumberg, Atlas Workgroup memberNov 28, 20205 minThe Senior Environmental Corps: Volunteers Monitoring Water QualityBetsie Blumberg, Member of the Atlas Workgroup and CCPaSEC Every month members of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Senior...
Frank ZettleOct 10, 20208 minStream Restoration Projects Undertaken by the Spring Creek Chapter of Trout UnlimitedAuthors: Frank Zettle, Robert Vierck, Art Kempf, Robert Carline The Early Years The Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited (SCCTU) was...
PA Department of Environmental ProtectionSep 20, 20202 minWhat 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....
Michael BezillaJul 25, 202021 minRailroads 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.”...
Terry MeltonJun 7, 202026 minInvasive Plants of the Spring Creek WatershedBy Terry Melton, Ph.D., Director, ClearWater Conservancy; Secretary, Nittany Valley Environmental Coalition Our Centre Region is blessed...
David Kurtz, PresidentMay 13, 20208 minSpring Creek. Favorite Local Waters for Kayak and Canoe BoatingFor over 50 years, the Spring Creek waterway between Bellefonte and Milesburg has been the scene of whitewater activities for boaters of...
Lexie Orr, Water Resources SpecialistMay 13, 20202 minMonitoring Efforts in the Watershed: Water Resources Monitoring ProjectThe Spring Creek Water Resources Monitoring Project (WRMP) is conducted in partnership with the Keystone Water Resources Center, a...
True FisherDec 9, 20193 minHistory of Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, PennsylvaniaPhoto 1. View of Talleyrand Park from High Street. Photo credit: J. Dunne. The history of Talleyrand Park is a story of remarkable...
Lexie OrrNov 4, 20191 minThe Homeowner's Guide to StormwaterStormwater runoff can transport a large list of pollutants to surface waters and groundwater. In Spring Creek the effects of runoff from...
Robert VierckNov 4, 20196 minRestoration of Thompson Run - A Tribute to Joe HumphreysSome 70 years ago, Thompson Run was a classic limestone trout stream. It began at Thompson Spring, located about 200 yards southwest of...
Jacqueline Melander, President EmeritaNov 3, 201922 minHistoric Houses in the Spring Creek WatershedThere is a rich collection of historic houses in the Spring Creek Watershed, some of them more than 200 years old. They range from...
Sarah Chamberlain, Associate Research ProfessorNov 3, 20196 minFlora of the Spring Creek Canyon TrailTake 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...
David R. DeWalleMay 14, 201914 minThermal Characteristics of Springs and Streams in the Spring Creek WatershedIntroduction The temperature of spring and stream water within the Spring Creek watershed in central Pennsylvania is important for many...
David R. DeWalleMay 14, 20194 minIntroduction to Water Quality in the Spring Creek WatershedBeginning in 1999 monitoring of stream and spring water quality was initiated by the Spring Creek Watershed Association to provide data...