Welcome to the CREATE Connections podcast! This podcast centers on the idea that no matter what roles you hold – elected official, parent, volunteer, student, or other – you are a crucial part of climate action in your community. We are all impacted by climate change and other environmental hazards, and we all have strengths and resources we can bring to make our community more resilient.

We will “CREATE Connections” as we interview a variety of guests to explore how they have found their place in the network of people and organizations working to build healthy, sustainable, resilient, people-centered places to live and work. Along the way, we will highlight opportunities for listeners to take action and form new connections throughout our region!

Listen to the podcast below or check out a list of all episodes here!

Episode 1

Our first episode is a conversation with Kate Dodd, New Jersey-based artist who has created many large public art installations using repurposed materials. Listen in as we explore ideas about single-use plastic, waste, collaboration, and more.

Links and additional resources from the episode:

• Kate Dodd’s website
• NNC’s Perspectives: Art on Environment project
• Video of Insidious Plastics exhibit
• Beyond Plastics training
• Lehigh Valley businesses with refilleries and other zero-waste or plastic-free products (Please let us know if we missed a business that should be included here! lfosbenner@nurturenaturecenter.org):
  • FD Market | The Promenade Shops Center Valley, PA
  • Nature’s Way Market | 143 Northampton St.  Easton, PA
  • Verde | 267 E Broad St.  Bethlehem, PA
• William Penn Elementary’s “Tray Trouble” Group
• Sign up for the CREATE Connections Newsletter
• More about the CREATE Connections Project