A cartoon tree on a multi-colored background with "A Season at Shaver's Creek" in large text in the foreground.

A Season at Shaver’s Creek

A recap of wildlife captured on Shaver’s Creek’s trail cameras across the seasons, with commentary from Wildlife Program Coordinator Alex Suleski.

Episodes

Footage of a deer captured on a wildlife camera

Fall: Wild turkeys, white-tailed deer & a waddling porcupine

Fall is a time of year when a lot of wildlife is actively getting ready for winter or moving south to warmer climates. This episode features old and new friends from the wilds around Shaver’s Creek.

12/26/25 | 6m 25s

 

A Great Blue Heron catching a fish at Shaver's Creek.

Summer: Bustling birds, bear sightings & a curious bobcat

Get an up-close look at ambling black bears, fishing techniques from the great blue heron, and a nervous look from a bobcat.

9/19/25 | 6m 22s

 

An image of a fallen hemlock spanning across Shaver's Creek.

Spring: Fierce Storms & New Beginnings

This spring at Shaver's Creek featured dramatic winds and hail, along with the familiar hallmarks of the season.

6/29/25 | 6m 10s

 

An image of a deer drinking out of a hole in a frozen Shaver's Creek.

Winter: A Hard Freeze and a Watering Hole

A look at a cold winter at Shaver's Creek, complete with a watering hole just in front of our trail camera.

3/21/25 | 5m 2s

 

Host Alex Suleski in front of footage of a bobcat crossing water at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center

Fall: Bobcat Crossing, Wild Turkeys & More

Shaver's Creek's trail cam picked up some great footage of our local bobcat this fall, along with the cottontail rabbit and groundhog coping with the loss of the beaver dam they'd relied on as a water crossing.

12/17/24 | 4m 55s

 

Trail cam footage of a black bear walking next to a creek, with host Alex Suleski of Shaver's Creek speaking in the foreground.

Summer: Black Bears, Rare Birds, and Bat Pest Control

Check out the bears, rare birds and more captured on Shaver's Creek's trail cam this summer.

9/15/24 | 6m 11s

 

Host Alex Sulksi speaking in front of footage of a Canada goos and goslings.

Spring: A bustling renewal at Shaver’s Creek

Spring is a time of renewal at Shaver’s Creek. See what the trail camera captured across the season.

6/20/24 | 4m 17s

 

Trail camera footage of a raccoon family walking across a beaver dam.

Winter: Sledding mink, muskrats & dabbling mallards

See what the Shaver's Creek trail cam captured this winter.

4/3/24 | 4m 39s

 

Fall: The secret life of beavers, deer and more

See white-tailed deer, beavers and more captured on Shaver's Creek's trail camera this fall.

1/10/24 | 5m 5s

 

 

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