January 18, 2020 Events & Updates |
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“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach of us more than we can ever learn from books.” John Lubbock |
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14th Keystone Coldwater Heritage Partnership Conference February 28-29, 2020 | Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College |
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The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited will host the 14th Keystone Coldwater Conference, February 28-29, 2020 at the Ramada Inn Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania. The conference is an opportunity for grassroots conservation organizations, environmental professionals, college faculty, staff, and students to share ideas, concepts, and network in order to protect, conserve and restore Pennsylvania's coldwater resources. PVCA will be sponsoring at the "Brown Trout" level as well as staffing an exhibit on the "Muddy Creek Stream Restoration Project 2012-2020" in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field Office. PVCA has submitted a Coldwater Heritage grant application matching PVCA' s allocation of Annenberg Foundation 2019 grant supporting stream restoration this summer at Muddy Creek. The 2020 grants will also be announced at the conference. You can learn more about the conference by clicking this link. |
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Boy Scout Troop 102 (Art Gover, Scoutmaster - Centre Hall); Outdoors Club - Penns Valley High School (Kim Forsythe, Administrator) partner with PVCA member volunteers for stake plantings along Sinking Creek (Myers Farm) |
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Volunteers Needed! Live Stake Collection & Planting Live Stake Collection - March 22nd | Live Stake Planting - March 29th Muddy Creek & Pine Creek |
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In cooperation with the Chesapeake Conservancy Live Stake Cooperative, PVCA's Watershed Committee is holding a live stake collection (March 22nd) followed by planting (March 29th) at Muddy Creek and Pine Creek watershed riparian and wildlife habitat projects. Last year over 4,000 live stakes were planted through this collaborative program. PLEASE MARK THE DATES! Volunteers are needed. If you are interested, please contact Lysle Sherwin at lyslesherwin@gmail.com. Thank you! |
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Committee Corner: Environmental Education Committee |
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Mission Enhance education through place-based and experiential learning activities. These activities include field experiences, walking tours, restoration projects, in formal and informal settings. We also connect with other organizations to provide well-rounded experiences. Perspective The Education Committee believes that any encounter with nature is a learning opportunity in which everybody has something to learn as well as something to teach. While our primary focus is on kindergarten through twelfth-grade student education projects in the Penns Valley Schools, the Education Committee also works to connect the Penns Valley community to their landscape and waterways. With the aid of PVCA Board Committees to amplify the educational components of the projects, the Education Committee provides interesting experiences for the whole community as well as supports independent conservation projects throughout the Valley. Activities The Education Committee is active and energized, which is good because everything PVCA does is educational. This year the Environmental Education Committee is working to strengthen ties and programming at the Penns Valley Learning Garden, Muddy Paws Marsh, Mountainside Homestead, Penns Valley Environmental Center and other environmental education centers. Our top priority is to support our Environmental Educator, Jim Flanagan. Committee members have also created quite a list of potential projects including: - Incorporate climate change science in lessons
- Re-establishing one or more School Gardens
- Revive the Environmental Center behind the PV Elementary School
- Work with PVHS students
- Teacher Training
- Partnering with other local non-profits
The Environmental Education Committee is also developing the educational components for PVCA sponsored events such as Crickfest. This Committee meets monthly. Partners We partner with other conservation and environmentally-oriented organizations in the area including Muddy Paws, The Learning Garden, and ChicoryLane Farm. Committee Members Chair: Peter Buckland - pdbuckland@gmail.com Members: Jim Flanagan (PVCA Environmental Educator) Lexi Orr Greta Haney Dan Shimp Kim Forsythe If you have questions or would like to request additional information, contact the Chair, who will reply or forward your questions to the appropriate member. |
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Featured Business Members |
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"Millheim Small Engine & Hardware opened in 1994 to fill a need in the Spring Mills, PA, community for quality sales, maintenance and repairs of small engines. Over the years, however, the business has grown to include much more than the name suggests." |
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"Jan Jenkins and Michael Arthur of Tamarack Farm, Spring Mills, PA, have raised merino, icelandic, and some tunis sheep for wool, breeding stock, and meat for the past 15 years." |
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PVCA would like to thank these Business Members for their continued support of our mission and vision. |
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Monday, February 3 | 6:30 - 8:30pm Special PVCA Board Meeting - Development Penns Valley YMCA Program Center - Spring Mills **** Tuesday, February 4 | 6:30 - 8:30pm Environmental Education Committee (EEC) Monthly Meeting PVCA Office - Green Drake Gallery - Millheim, PA **** Wednesday, February 12 | 6:30 - 8:30pm Watershed Committee Monthly Meeting Penns Valley YMCA Program Center - Spring Mills **** Thursday, February 13 | 6:30 - 8:30pm PVCA Board Meeting Penns Valley YMCA Program Center - Spring Mills **** Tuesday, May 12 @ 8:00am - Wednesday, May 13 @ 8:00pm Centre Gives More details to follow regarding this annual event in which PVCA participates |
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