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Happy Valley Visitation, Economic Impact Continues Strong Trend
Submitted by Fritz Smith, Happy Valley Adventure Bureau Centre County, Pennsylvania – what we fondly call Happy Valley – is a place where...
Fritz Smith
Apr 19, 20244 min read
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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...
Atlas Project
Dec 7, 202310 min read
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Bellefonte Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant
Julie Brooks, Bellefonte Borough Public Works The Bellefonte Borough wastewater treatment plant serves the residents and businesses of...
Julie Brooks
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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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...
Pamela Adams
Jun 15, 20237 min read
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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...
Stephen Brunner
Apr 20, 20233 min read
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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...
Andrea Murrell,
Dec 16, 20224 min read
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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...
David Thomas Roberts
Sep 20, 20228 min read
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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...
Robert Carline, Atlas Workgroup Member
Mar 20, 20222 min read
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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...
Lisa Schneider
Feb 17, 20227 min read
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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,...
Dr. James Finley
Oct 29, 202117 min read
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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...
Robert Carline
Jun 9, 20214 min read
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Hiking in the Spring Creek Watershed
Gabrielle Stewart, Boalsburg resident Central Pennsylvania is filled with outdoor adventures for the amateur or professional...
Atlas Project
May 11, 20215 min read
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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...
Atlas Project
Dec 18, 20201 min read
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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...
Betsie Blumberg, Atlas Workgroup member
Nov 28, 20205 min read
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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...
Frank Zettle
Oct 10, 20208 min read
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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....
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Sep 20, 20202 min read
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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.”...
Michael Bezilla
Jul 25, 202021 min read
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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...
Terry Melton
Jun 7, 202026 min read
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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...
David Kurtz, President
May 13, 20208 min read
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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...
Lexie Orr, Water Resources Specialist
May 13, 20202 min read
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