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Nurture Nature Center welcomes five new grant-funded projects, including a million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation

July 7, 2021 by Kate Semmens

Nurture Nature Center (NNC) is excited to begin working on five new grant-funded projects, including a million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. Beginning in July 2021, NNC will lead the four-year project “Building Insights through Observation: Researching Arts-Based Methods for Teaching and Learning with Data” funded by the National Science Foundation’s Discovery Research... Read More -

Nurture Nature Center awarded two new grants to support programs and education about the local environment

May 16, 2021 by Kate Semmens

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 -

NNC Hosts CREATE Resilience: Building the Vision

October 13, 2020 by Celerate Developers

Thank you to those who participated in our CREATE Resilience: Building the Vision community forum on Tuesday, September 29! Read More -

Registration Opens for CREATE Resilience: Building the Vision Community Discussion Forum

September 15, 2020 by Celerate Developers

As part of the ongoing CREATE Resilience project, Nurture Nature Center will be hosting a virtual discussion forum on Tuesday September 29th from 6:30 to 8:30 (registration here). Strong communities with good planning can become more resilient in the face of natural hazards. What are the areas of need in our communities? What strategies will... Read More -

Nurture Nature Center receives PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Environmental Education Award in 2020

August 26, 2020 by Celerate Developers

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 -

Andrew Revkin Speaks at Nurture Nature Center

November 14, 2019 by Celerate Developers

On October 27th, as part of the Easton Book Festival, Nurture Nature Center was honored to welcome Andrew Revkin, one of America’s most respected and experienced journalists focused on environmental and human sustainability. Read More -

CREATE Resilience Meetings to be held in Easton, Wilson and Bangor School District Communities

January 31, 2019 by Rachel Hogan Carr

These community meetings will share the findings from the recently updated Lehigh Valley Hazard Mitigation Plan, and will help residents and community leaders to learn about the hazards in their communities, what mitigation strategies have been identified, and how they can stay involved in building a more resilient community. Read More -

Teachers attend Educator Workshop at Nurture Nature Center

April 10, 2018 by Celerate Developers

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 -