ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

PVCA's Annual Stream Bank Clean Up

Coburn Park | April 20th, 8:45am - 12:00pm

Join us for our annual Stream Bank Clean Up on Saturday, April 20th.

Volunteers should meet at Coburn Park in Coburn at 8:45am.

Gloves, vests, and bags will be provided. Lunch, too!

Part of Keep PA Beautiful

Organized with support from the Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority

Contact Annie Mascelli with questions at annie42@mac.com

Support PVCA During CentreGives

&

Taproom Tuesday

Centre Foundation's 36-hour online giving event is set to begin on May 7 at 8am and conclude on May 8 at 8 pm. This is a major fundraising and membership event for PVCA and we are asking for your support and to spread the word!

Our Centre Gives donation page can be found by clicking here!

As part of this event, we will again be conducting our Taproom Tuesday Takeover at Elk Creek Cafe & Aleworks in Millheim. From 6-7pm on Tuesday, May 7th, join us at Elk Creek as we compete for additional funds based on donations we receive during that hour. Enjoy a free pint courtesy of Elk Creek when you make a #CentreGives donation to PVCA during the event.

Mark Your Calendars for FROGFest

Muddy Paws | May 11, 3:00 - 6:00pm

Come to Muddy Paws Marsh for FROGFest, a unique and inspiring program for kids and adults! All will be encouraged to learn about and enjoy nature through art, science, and play at hands-on learning nature stations.
 

This is a wonderful opportunity to get your family out into nature to have some fun while learning about:

• The types of frogs that live in this and other marshes and listen for their ‘songs.'

• Shavers Creek Environmental Center (live marsh animals)

• Explore with herpetologist Dr Jim Julian

• PSU Master Gardner Pollinator Garden

• Art station in the wetlands

• How to have fun in nature and other nature-related activities

• Listen for frog sounds and look for tadpoles

Help Send Penns Valley Students

To The Chesapeake Bay

Help support the next generation of the Penns Valley watershed stewardship! PVCA is coordinating a crowd-funding campaign in support of the Penns Valley Class of 2024's upcoming field trip to the Chesapeake Bay.

To date, we have raised $775 of our $2,000 goal.

Time is of the essence so make your donation today!

Please share the GoFundMe campaign with friends and family, far and wide!

Students, teachers and staff are currently planning two field trips this spring and are in need of your financial help. Students are working with PVCA and a number of other conservation agencies to coordinate field trips to Elk Creek in Rebersburg and the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, MD. These two trips will allow students to assess the health of local ecosystems and the impact that we as a community have on ecosystems further downstream of our own. Your contribution would assist in providing the bussing necessary for 100 students/chaperones for both trips.

You can find more details and make your donation here!

PVCA's Annual Fly Rod Raffle

2019 PVCA TreeFest Planting Dates - Join Us!

"Exploring The Valleys" Comes to WSOV

Jim Flanagan's new radio show, "Exploring the Valleys", can be heard at 4:30 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 9:30 am Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  You'll get to learn things you didn't know about the Valleys, and meet some of the people who make this such a wonderful place to live! 

Tune in to WSOV 101.7 on your radio or stream it via your computer!

WSOV...your community low-power FM station, brought to you by PVCA..

Martin's Feed and PVCA Partner On 

Ag Plastic Recycling Program

Martin's Feed of Coburn and PVCA have teamed up to help the Farmers of Penns and Brush Valleys to recycle "Ag" plastic. This includes everything from ag bags (black on the inside, white on the outside), bale wrap and plastic baler twine. Although Ag plastic is helpful, even essential, to the dairy Farmers of our watershed, the disposal of all this plastic is causing an environmental problem by overloading our landfills and in instances where it is burned, can cause severe health problems.

To learn more about this exciting program, contact Bob Vernon at (814) 349-8244. You can also download our new brochure by clicking here to learn more!

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, April 20 | 8:45am

Annual Stream Bank Clean Up

Coburn Park

May 7th & 8th

Centre Gives 2019

May 7th | 6:00 - 7:00pm

Taproom Tuesday Takeover - Centre Gives

Elk Creek Cafe & Aleworks

Saturday, May 11 | 3:00 - 6:00pm

FROGFest

Muddy Paws

Thank Yous:

Thank you to all who made our recent PVCA member event,

"Celebration of Books, Birds and Brookies", a great success!

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Many thanks to our guest and speaker, Chuck Fergus for his inspiring presentation! Attendees enjoyed this unique opportunity to hear directly from the acclaimed author and enjoy readings from his most recent book. Chuck also provided a discount on the books gifted by PVCA in recognition of cooperating landowners.

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Our hosts, Mary Kay and Greg Williams of Muddy Paws Wetland Education Center and a number of volunteers from PVCA including Lysle Sherwin, Tom Doman, Cathy Pierce, Barb Lange, Char Molrine, Eli Ward and Charlie Boyer made this event possible with their time and dedication.

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The delicious spread of food was a hit, thanks to Erin Condo McCracken at Bremen Town Ballroom & EcoVents! Beer was courtesy of the fine folks at Elk Creek Cafe + Aleworks.

Elaine Meder-Wilgus, owner of Webster's Bookstore & Cafe, provided copies of Chuck's recent book for purchase at the event. Always wonderful to have the support...and being able TO support...so many local friends and businesses!

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PVCA would also like to thank our landowner partners for their continued efforts and support of our work in the Valley. Many of these landowners were in attendance for the event as recognized guests: Doug and Marsha Bierly - Penns Creek headwaters | Chip and Diane Brown - Elk Creek | Tom Doman - Muddy Creek | Glenn Mitchell and Theresa Shay - Muddy Creek | John and Catherine Smith - Brush Mountain tributary to Penns Creek | Jennifer Tucker and Gerald Lang - Muddy Creek | Mary Kay and Greg Williams - Penns Creek | John Bzdil - Pine Creek | David Martinec -  Penns Creek | Jerry and Carol Myers - Muddy Creek

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Thanks to our partner organizations and their representatives in attendance: US Fish and Wildlife Service "Partners for Fish and Wildlife", represented by Mark Roberts and Adam Smith from the Pennsylvania Field Office based in State College. Lisa Williams, Grouse and Woodcock biologist represented the Pennsylvania Game Commission.