Nurture Nature Center: 2020 Year in Review
As the unpredictable and challenging year that was 2020 comes to a close, we took some time to reflect on all that our staff and community partners were still able to accomplish. Read More -
News - Art News
NNC Announces First Annual Youth Climate Summit
Nurture Nature Center is pleased to announce its first annual Youth Climate Summit! The summit will take place on July 8 and 9 from 3:30-6 pm on both days. Read More -
NNC Monarch Butterfly project makes the news!
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 -
NNC’s Art Director serves as National Art Juror for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards One Earth Award 2020
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 -
NNC Hosts “The Tribes and Ecosystems of Colombia: A Microcosm of Our World”
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 -
NNC Hosts Climate Art Exhibits from Honoring the Future
Nurture Nature Center has partnered with Honoring the Future to host Alaskan Journey: Artist Bear Witness to Climate Change. The exhibit features artwork by two Philadelphians, Peter Handler and Karen Singer, who traveled to Alaska in 2015 to meet with scientists, examine the impacts of climate change, and paint and photograph what they saw. Additionally,... Read More -
NNC Expands its Youth Programming
Through a Crayola community grant, NNC has developed and tested a “Create and Learn” series designed to accompany two of our popular Science on a Sphere® (SOS) programs. “Habitats” and “Finding Coral” creative activities are designed to use the power of visual arts to engage students across teaching disciplines. Read More -
NNC Announces Educator Workshop on Nature Journaling
Save the Date: Nurture Nature Center will be offering a free educator’s workshop, “Nurturing Nature Journaling” this fall, September 20th. Read More -
Teachers attend Educator Workshop at Nurture Nature Center
Forty teachers from as far as Harrisburg and Philadelphia participated in the 6 Degrees of Connection Educator Workshop held at NNC. The workshop was part of the 6 Degrees of Connection project funded through a NASA grant to NNC that aims to increase knowledge and interest in STEM topics and careers in middle school students... Read More -
Nurture Nature Center launches interactive educational mobile app for the Karl Stirner Arts Trail
The app allows you to explore the KSAT in a fun, new way while providing interesting information on the art, culture, history, and environment along the trail. Read More -