Five years ago, ClearWater Conservancy identified the need to expand the pace and scope of our conservation mission to permanently protect and connect local landscapes and waterways here in Central Pennsylvania. Envisioned was a place where both people and nature can connect and grow. This place – the Hamer Community Conservation Center – will be located along Spring Creek, in the heart of the Spring Creek Watershed where so much of our work has been focused. The Center will

State College, Pa. – August 28, 2025 – ClearWater Conservancy permanently conserved 128 acres of forested land in the Spring Creek Watershed through a newly donated conservation easement known as Daryabar, on the Purdue Mountain Road gap of Bald Eagle Ridge in Benner Township. The property’s protection will safeguard critical wildlife habitat, preserve scenic views, and contribute to the ecological health of Bald Eagle Mountain for generations to come. Located within an area

Nestled between Nittany and Tussey Mountain lies a hidden gem of Central Pennsylvania, where nature, art, history, agriculture, and conservation coincide. Rhoneymeade Farm, a valuable historic and open space resource, was ClearWater Conservancy’s first conservation easement. This historic farm, first settled in the late 1700s by Michael Rhone and now home to Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden, continues to be a space where creativity blooms. In 1986, retired professor D

By Peter Landschoot, Professor Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University Canada thistle [ Cirsium arvense  (L.) Scop; family...

3/11/25 - ClearWater staff met for a monthly staff meeting outside in the sunshine and warmth after a long winter of being indoors! Land...

Centre County, PA – January 27, 2025  – ClearWater Conservancy is pleased to announce the conservation of a significant 100-acre parcel...

Creating Networks of Habitats to Support Wildlife from the Little Things on Up By Suzy Yetter Welcome to the 2nd edition of Going Native,...

Creating Networks of Habitats to Support Wildlife from the Little Things on Up By Suzy Yetter Back in 2015, my husband and I moved across...

On a sunny morning at her home in Pennsylvania Furnace, Diane Albright looks out her living room window. In view is the farm field that...

On May 22, Centre Gives donors attended a special experience at ClearWater's newest conserved property, Colerain Forges Mansion to...