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Owl Prowl

Location: Shavers Creek- Hamer Classroom, Registration: Click here to register. Registration is required, Learn more about local owl species with Rodney and Carolyn at Shaver's Creek! We will be outside and inside during the event so please dress accordingly. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Friday, March 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

Yoga & Meditation

Location: Palmer Museum of Art, Front Desk Check-in, All are welcome and no experience is necessary. This activity is open to students, staff, and faculty members. There are multiple opportunities to engage your mind and body in this relaxing and restorative practice. Each of these sessions are led by certified instructors. Yoga materials are limited, so feel free to bring your own. Please note this event will not occur during spring break. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Maple Harvest Festival

Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Registration: Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 25th at 12:00pm. Registration is required. We welcome you to join us to celebrate the first harvest of the new year with Shaver’s Creek! Since 1984 we have hosted our Maple Harvest Festival and Pancake Breakfast to help people learn about the maple sugaring process — both in colonial times and the present day. At the festival you can: -learn how to identify and tap sugar maple trees and visit the Sugar Shack to see sap transformed into syrup, -watch costumed interpreters demonstrate sugaring techniques used by Native Americans, pioneers, and modern-day farmers, -enjoy live music, -see live animal programs to learn about our resident birds, reptiles, and amphibians, -scale the climbing wall — open from 10:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. -savor all-you-can-eat pancakes and maple syrup. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Saturday, March 21, 2026, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Maple Harvest Festival

Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Registration: Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 25th at 12:00pm. Registration is required. We welcome you to join us to celebrate the first harvest of the new year with Shaver’s Creek! Since 1984 we have hosted our Maple Harvest Festival and Pancake Breakfast to help people learn about the maple sugaring process — both in colonial times and the present day. At the festival you can: -learn how to identify and tap sugar maple trees and visit the Sugar Shack to see sap transformed into syrup, -watch costumed interpreters demonstrate sugaring techniques used by Native Americans, pioneers, and modern-day farmers, -enjoy live music, -see live animal programs to learn about our resident birds, reptiles, and amphibians, -scale the climbing wall — open from 10:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. -savor all-you-can-eat pancakes and maple syrup. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Sunday, March 22, 2026, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Yoga & Meditation

Location: Palmer Museum of Art, Front Desk Check-in, All are welcome and no experience is necessary. This activity is open to students, staff, and faculty members. There are multiple opportunities to engage your mind and body in this relaxing and restorative practice. Each of these sessions are led by certified instructors. Yoga materials are limited, so feel free to bring your own. Please note this event will not occur during spring break. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Community Nature Journaling

Location: Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, Registration: Click here to register. Registration is required. Join Shaver’s Creek staff Alexa Sarussi for a free, in-person morning of nature journaling! In March, we’ll meet at Millbrook Marsh to learn and journal about the recent streambank and riparian habitat restoration work that’s taken place along the creek. Jill Barskey of ClearWater Conservancy will share about the project, which is easily viewable from the nature center’s boardwalk. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Saturday, March 28, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Migration Morning Bird Walk

Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Join Shaver’s Creek naturalists for a leisurely hike to see, hear, and appreciate the many bird species migrating through central Pennsylvania. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.

Yoga & Meditation

Location: Palmer Museum of Art, Front Desk Check-in, All are welcome and no experience is necessary. This activity is open to students, staff, and faculty members. There are multiple opportunities to engage your mind and body in this relaxing and restorative practice. Each of these sessions are led by certified instructors. Yoga materials are limited, so feel free to bring your own. Please note this event will not occur during spring break. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Migration Morning Bird Walk

Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Join Shaver’s Creek naturalists for a leisurely hike to see, hear, and appreciate the many bird species migrating through central Pennsylvania. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.

Yoga & Meditation

Location: Palmer Museum of Art, Front Desk Check-in, All are welcome and no experience is necessary. This activity is open to students, staff, and faculty members. There are multiple opportunities to engage your mind and body in this relaxing and restorative practice. Each of these sessions are led by certified instructors. Yoga materials are limited, so feel free to bring your own. Please note this event will not occur during spring break. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Migration Morning Bird Walk

Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Join Shaver’s Creek naturalists for a leisurely hike to see, hear, and appreciate the many bird species migrating through central Pennsylvania. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.

Yoga & Meditation

Location: Palmer Museum of Art, Front Desk Check-in, All are welcome and no experience is necessary. This activity is open to students, staff, and faculty members. There are multiple opportunities to engage your mind and body in this relaxing and restorative practice. Each of these sessions are led by certified instructors. Yoga materials are limited, so feel free to bring your own. Please note this event will not occur during spring break. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Migration Morning Bird Walk

Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Join Shaver’s Creek naturalists for a leisurely hike to see, hear, and appreciate the many bird species migrating through central Pennsylvania. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.

Yoga & Meditation

Location: Palmer Museum of Art, Front Desk Check-in, All are welcome and no experience is necessary. This activity is open to students, staff, and faculty members. There are multiple opportunities to engage your mind and body in this relaxing and restorative practice. Each of these sessions are led by certified instructors. Yoga materials are limited, so feel free to bring your own. Please note this event will not occur during spring break. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Community Nature Journaling

Location: Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, Join Shaver’s Creek staff Alexa Sarussi for a free, in-person morning of nature journaling! Join us in April at Shaver’s Creek to celebrate, observe, and learn about native plants. This event will coincide with our annual native plant sale, so you might even walk away with some new additions for your garden! Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Migration Morning Bird Walk

Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Join Shaver’s Creek naturalists for a leisurely hike to see, hear, and appreciate the many bird species migrating through central Pennsylvania. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.

Yoga & Meditation

Location: Palmer Museum of Art, Front Desk Check-in, All are welcome and no experience is necessary. This activity is open to students, staff, and faculty members. There are multiple opportunities to engage your mind and body in this relaxing and restorative practice. Each of these sessions are led by certified instructors. Yoga materials are limited, so feel free to bring your own. Please note this event will not occur during spring break. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Migration Morning Bird Walk

Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Join Shaver’s Creek naturalists for a leisurely hike to see, hear, and appreciate the many bird species migrating through central Pennsylvania. Event Name: Student Affairs Calendar Event. Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.