Even as an unconventional school year came to a close, our high school ambassadors remain committed to helping us research and share information about natural hazards and mitigation for our CREATE Resilience project. The ambassadors describe their efforts in this short video: As they mention in the video, the ambassadors have created a set of... Read More
On Friday, local television station WLVT (PBS-39) interviewed Executive Director Rachel Hogan Carr about the upcoming schedule of programs, focusing on a new community collaborative installation for the center, focused on monarch butterflies. Read More
FIVE CREATIVE WAYS TO CELEBRATE OUR EARTH As we celebrate our beautiful home, planet Earth, and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are uniquely in a set of circumstances where we are staying home as much as possible. Even from home we can appreciate the natural beauty that offers rich lessons in so many... Read More
NNC’s Keri Maxfield recently served as one of three national jurors selected to adjudicate Scholastic’s One Earth Award in Art at the Scholastic Headquarters in NYC. She was joined on the panel by artists Sarah Sunde and Alexis Rockman. Read More
In July, NNC’s Executive Director Rachel Hogan Carr was interviewed on WHYY radio in Philadelphia about severe weather alerts and public response, on the radio show “The Why,” hosted by Annette John-Hall. In response to that program, the New Jersey Association of Floodplain Managers has awarded NNC its annual Media Award, for effectively using media... Read More
Author Matt Ruscigno spoke to a packed house about his book Plant-Based Sports Nutrition on Saturday, September 7 during Easton’s VegFest. Ruscigno is a vegan athlete and Registered Dietician who highlighted some strategies for fueling success in sports with a plant-based diet. In addition, Ruscigno grew up in the Lehigh Valley and first started exploring... Read More
Nurture Nature Center joined Stephen Flowers of the Suddenly Samantha salon and the Third Street Alliance for Women and Children for their No Child Left Behind event in August to help get area students ready for the new school year. In addition to receiving backpacks, binders, pencils, and haircuts, Easton Area children who attended the... Read More
NNC invites all residents, business owners, municipal officials and other community leaders to participate in our CREATE Resilience Community Forum and Exhibit Opening on September 26th from 6-8:30 pm. We welcome guest speaker Dr. William Solecki from the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast to present on climate change and resilience. Read More
Daniel Henryk Rasolt, writer, scientist and traveler will give a special Science on a Sphere presentation on Friday, June 28th at 6pm. It will be followed by an art reception featuring the work of Colombian artist Vanessa Circe (7pm - 9pm). Read More
Humans have been seeking to derive power from the animal world since the dawn of civilization. Animal form and imagery has been used in costumes, masks, helmets, jewelry and other accessories from antiquity through modern times. Roman gladiators, Medieval knights, Samurai warriors, African tribes and even modern day football teams don helmets adorned with animals... Read More
