This leisurely walk will explore the flora at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, located 25 minutes outside State College. This walk is two weeks earlier than last year, and it is anticipated that we will be able to see many early spring species that we missed the previous year. The trail is a relatively flat and easy walk. The walk will start at the Stone Valley Recreation Area East parking lot (Lake Perez Parking Lot) and will be about 2.5 to 3 hours in length.

Instructor: Andy Stephenson graduated with a B.S. from Miami University (OH) in 1973 and a Ph.D. from Michigan in 1978. He retired as an emeritus distinguished professor in the fall of 2019 after 41 years in the Department of Biology at Penn State. His teaching and research focused on the ecology and evolution of plant reproduction, and he has given both public and professional talks on this subject across the U.S. and around the world. His interests include nature photography, spring flora hikes in the woods of Central Pennsylvania, biking on country roads, and volunteering at The Arboretum at Penn State.