Shaver’s Creek is an environmental education laboratory administered by Penn State University. The center is located on 1,000 acres of diverse fields and woodlands in the ridge and valley province of central Pennsylvania, 13 miles south of State College and the main campus of Penn State University. We offer environmental education programs for visiting groups; natural / cultural history exhibits; live amphibians and reptiles; hiking trails, and more. Our Raptor Center is one of the few federally and state licensed raptor facilities in Pennsylvania providing perpetual care and housing for eagles, falcons, hawks and owls.