Nurture Nature Center is excited to share a new activity book we created with NOAA’s Office of Education! “Climate Resilience in Your Community” has six main sections focused on education and resiliency vocabulary, community resources, traditional ecological knowledge, community preparedness, environmental justice, and taking action. Learners complete a crossword, iSpy activity, research information about their... Read More -
Nurture Nature Center is honored to receive the 2022 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the Watershed-Friendly Property Program (established through a grant from PA DEP Environmental Education Program). Executive Director, Rachel Hogan Carr, and Outreach Educator, Gabi Sullivan, accepted the award on behalf of the NNC team... Read More -
Nurture Nature Center, with funding from a Lehigh Valley Greenways Mini Grant, recently redesigned its urban garden to better mitigate the impact of heavy precipitation events and have it serve as a demonstration site for others looking to enhance their backyard green spaces as effective stormwater management. Interpretive signage for the urban garden educates about... Read More -
Nurture Nature Center was recently awarded two new grants that support programs and education about the local environment. In April 2022, NNC received a 2022-2023 Environmental Education Grant for $20,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The PA DEP awarded $632,897 in Environmental Education Grants to support 63 projects addressing environmental justice, climate... Read More -
Last weekend, Nurture Nature Center brought together Palisades High School students and Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward volunteers to plant 55 trees and shrubs at Nockamixon State Park, beginning the process of restoring a site decimated by Emerald Ash Borer. Read More -
Nurture Nature Center is excited to announce that we are helping the City of Easton create a Climate Action Plan (CAP) as part of the PA Department of Environmental Protection Local Climate Action Program. Read More -
Nurture Nature Center (NNC)’s project, Watershed-Friendly Properties – an education and certification program, was one of 15 projects across the state to receive a grant of up to $20,000 for 2020. Read More -
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 -
Dr. David Brandes shared research he and his students and colleagues have undertaken about the factors that influence flash flood susceptibility along the Delaware, including development but also factors such as geology, soils, wetlands and terrain. Read More -
What grade would you give the infrastructure around your home? Do you think it could withstand natural hazards such as flooding or extreme heat? When hazards occur, our infrastructure can be greatly impacted. David Wieller, President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lehigh Valley Section and the Water & Municipal Regional Leader for... Read More -