Spring Creek Day Family Festival
Spring Creek Day Family Festival 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
Noon - 5 pm
If your organization is interested in having an informational and/or educational exhibit at the 2009 festival, please fill out and send back the Exhibitor Registration Form.
New this year... "The Outdoor Gear Recycling Sale"! Do you have gently-used sports equipment taking up space around the house that you just don't use anymore? Have the kids grown out of stuff that still has some good wear in it?Want to try a new sport without making a huge investment in the equipment?
Bring your gently used sports equipment to Millbrook Marsh Nature Center from 9 am - noon on Sunday, October 4. Please price it before you bring it, and then donate it to the Sale. The money from the event this year will be to purchase event tents and a portable speaker system for ClearWater Conservancy. Of course, if anyone has any 10x10 or 10x20 tents that they don't use any more and want to donate, that is cool too!
We hope the sale will be the beginning of something our community will look forward to attending each year to try out some new outdoor pursuits and get some “good deals”!
Spring Creek Day Family Festival 2008
The 26th Annual Spring Creek Day was held on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. Download the event program here.
Although we started off the day with a wet morning, our spirits lifted and families ventured out as the sun made an appearance through most of the afternoon! Altogether nearly 500 people came out to celebrate nature, enjoy each other's company, and learn a little more about the environment. Many thanks to Ray Gephart's video production class at Bellefonte High School for this great video from Spring Creek Day 2008!
2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Music Schedule:
12:15 - 1 pm Phase 2
1:15 - 2 pm Ridge & Valley String Band
2:15 - 3 pm Murphy's Junction
3:15 - 3:45 pm Karl Eric Leitzel
4:15 - 5:00 pm Tussey Mountain Moonshiners
Barn Talks:
1 - 1:30 pm Food Canning by Nancy & Lowell Krape
2 - 3 pm History of Spring Creek Canyon by Bob Hazelton
4 - 4:30 pm Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden by Dixie Witt of the Penn State Master Gardeners of Centre County
Activities:
Guided Discovery Walks through the Marsh by Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
Geo-caching Demonstrations: all day
Archeological Dig by Bald Eagle Archeological Society: 3 pm
Millbrook Marsh Scavenger Hunt: all day
Water Rockets: all day
Shaver's Creek Turtle Show: 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Paper Cup Plantings: all day
Cookie Decorating: all day
Science Lions: all day
Face Painting: all day
Science Museum: all day
Macroinvertabrate Discovery: 3 pm and 4 pm
Insect Introduction: 1 pm
Read Aloud Nature Stories: ongoing with special gatherings at 2 pm and 3:30 pm
Fly Fishing and Tying Demonstrations by the kids from Millbrook Marsh Nature Center's Fly Fishing Camp: ongoing
On-Stage Activities:
1 - 1:15 pm Grant Presentation by Dominion Foundation
2 - 2:15 pm When it Rains it Drains: Stormwater Essay Contest Winners
3 - 3:15 pm Presentation of the Spring Creek Heritage Award
4 - 4:15 pm Basket Raffle
CONSERVATION EXHIBITS
Bald Eagle Archeological Society... Boy Scouts of America Troop 31... Centre County Conservation District ... Centre County Democrats... Centre County Historical Society ... Centre County League of Women Voters ... Centre County Pennsylvania Senior Environmental Corps... Centre County Solid Waste Authority... Centre Grounds Community Center... Centre Region Parks and Recreation... Centre Wildlife Care ... ClearWater Conservancy... Environmental Planning and Design... Macneal Maple Syrup... Millbrook Marsh Nature Center... Penn State Environmental Strategy Team ... Pennsylvania Mineralogical Society... Pennsylvania Native Plant Society... Ridge & Valley Outings Club... Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center... Sierra Club Moshannon Group... Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited ... Spring Creek Water Resources Monitoring Project... Spring Creek Watershed Commission... Spring Creek Watershed Community... State College Bird Club... State College Spikes... Tastefully Simple – Brandi Wagner... Tussey Mountain Outfitters... United Nations Association-USA Centre County Chapter... United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
FOOD
Chicken Barbecue by The Company Grill
Hot Dogs from Sheetz
Pasta Salad from Harrison’s Wine Grill
Baked
Beans from Prospector’s Allegheny Rib Company
Ice Cream Treats from DQ Grill & Chill
Rolls from Gemelli Bakers
Apples from Harner Farm
Soda & Water from the Pepsi Bottling Group
There is no admission fee -- we simply want you to enjoy yourself while learning more about how you can make a difference!
Spring Creek Day 2008 was sponsored by
Hilton Garden Inn, Northwest Savings Bank
Nittany Chem Dry, Centre Region Parks & Recreation, Water's Edge Hydrology, and Tussey Mountain Outfitters.
To volunteer with the next Spring Creek Day planning committee or to become a corporate sponsor of Spring Creek Day 2009, please contact Jennifer at 237-0400.
2007 Spring Creek Day Family Festival
The 25th Annual Spring Creek Day was held on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. Download the event program here.
Volunteers once again organized a variety of hikes and plant walks, fly casting demonstrations, an archeological dig, a stream critter identification, and other educational demonstrations. Of course, there was also all of the usual Spring Creek Day festivities – music, food, a magician, and educational exhibits by conservation groups and environmentally-conscious business partners. Demonstrations and activities are appropriate for the whole family.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
1:00 – 3:00........................... Hootie the Owl at the WOWY 97.1 tent
1:00 – 3:00 sun shelter #1............................... Marsh “Scavenger Hunt”
1:30 sun shelter #2 ................................................... Archeological Dig
2:00 stage.................................... The Comedy Magic of Mike Bishop
2:30 sun shelter #2............................. “Watch Your Step” kid’s activity
3:00 boardwalk trailhead........................ Guided Walk on the Boardwalk
3:30 sun shelter #2.................... “Step On It” Family Feud-Style game
3:30 stage............................................................ Special Presentation
Spring Creek Heritage Award
4:00 sun shelter #2................................. “Leave No Trace Draw” game
4:15 sun shelter #1....................................... Marsh Macroinvertabrates
4:30 sun shelter #2............................... “How Long Will It Last” game
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Children’s Crafts & Activities, Conservation Exhibits, Birthday Cake, Building Fund Campaign, Musser Gap Quilt raffle, Jennifer Kane Oil Painting raffle, Desert Rug raffle, Water Rockets, Marsh “Scavenger Hunt”, Fly Casting, Cookie Decorating, Balloon Animals
Enjoy Chicken by The Company Grill along with sides by Harrison’s Wine Country Grill and Hoag’s Catering, deserts by ClearWater volunteers, and drinks from Culligan!
ACTIVITIES & DISPLAYS
Bald Eagle Archeological Society… Centre County Conservation District… Centre County Historical Society… Centre County League of Women Voters… Centre County Pennsylvania Senior Environmental Corps… Centre Region Parks & Recreation… Centre Wildlife Care… ClearWater Conservancy… Mount Nittany Conservancy… Ridge & Valley Outings Club… Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center… Sierra Club Moshannon Group… Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited… Spring Creek Water Resources Monitoring Project… Spring Creek Watershed Commission… Spring Creek Watershed Community… State College Bird Club… Todd Giddings & Associates
Spring Creek Day 2007 was sponsored by
Water's Edge Hydrology, Nittany Chem Dry, and Northwest Savings Bank.
To volunteer with the next Spring Creek Day planning committee or to become a corporate sponsor of Spring Creek Day 2008, please contact Jennifer at 237-0400.