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    A Place to Call Home: The Butterflies of the Snetsinger Butterfly Garden

    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...
    The Forests of Spring Creek: A Tale of Change

    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,...
    What is a Watershed?

    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....
    Invasive Plants of the Spring Creek Watershed

    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...
    Flora of the Spring Creek Canyon Trail

    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...
    Geologic History

    Geologic History

    Virtually all the potable water consumed in the Centre Region is drawn from the groundwater reservoir. Even residents in the Bellefonte...
    The Spring Creek Water Resource

    The Spring Creek Water Resource

    Unlike the Centre Region, most communities with a population of several thousand or more are located adjacent to a river or a large body...
    Vernal Pools—Seasonal Ponds for Special Amphibians

    Vernal Pools—Seasonal Ponds for Special Amphibians

    Dynamic Wetlands in Time and Space: Vernal pools are wetlands that experience alternating periods of flooding and drying, and are...
    Common Aquatic Invertebrates in the Spring Creek Watershed

    Common Aquatic Invertebrates in the Spring Creek Watershed

    A female Callibaetis mayfly from Millbrook Marsh. Aquatic invertebrates are animals without backbones that live in water. Invertebrates...
    Crayfish in Spring Creek

    Crayfish in Spring Creek

    Among all the invertebrates in Spring Creek, crayfish probably have the most profound effect on the ecology of the stream, yet they are...
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