The day long conference titled, "Take Action: Using Science & Collaboration to Manage Flooding and Climate Change Risks” featured 10 speakers including Glenn Schwartz, who retired last year as chief meteorologist for WCAU-TV in Philadelphia after a lengthy career. Read More -
Watershed-Friendly PA Program Expands to Large Properties and Urban/Small Lots and Apartments; Launches New Website Watershedfriendlypa.org Watershed-Friendly PA is a project of the Nurture Nature Center and Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program. Seeking to increase the amount of areas throughout Pennsylvania that positively contribute to watershed health, the Watershed-Friendly PA program provides education... Read More -
Two large-scale artworks created by artists Jackie Lima and Don Wilson and commissioned by the Nurture Nature Center (NNC) will find a home at St. Lukes Hospital – Easton Campus this week. Read More -
A new exhibit features the artwork of seven Philadelphia area artists who work to engage audiences about the impacts of climate change. “Risky Beauty: Aesthetics and Climate Change” is curated by Dr. Cynthia Haveson Veloric, an art historian, writer, lecturer, and environmentalist, also from the Philadelphia area. Artists showcased in the exhibit are: Diane Burko,... Read More -
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 -
Our largest art installation to date, “Climate Conversations: All We Can Save” is the work of Nancy Cohen, Kate Dodd, Laura Earle, Tracey Easthope, Elizabeth Barick Fall, Susan Hoffman Fishman, Gina R. Furnari, and Leslie Sobel. Read More -
On October 27, 2021, the City of Easton adopted the proposed Climate Action Plan (CAP) developed by Nurture Nature Center with public and stakeholder input. The CAP’s development was led by NNC Science Director, Kathryn Semmens, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Local Climate Action Program 2020-2021. The program provided technical assistance through DEP... 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 is excited to announce we are one of nine Community Project Funding requests Congresswoman Susan Wild secured funding for from the House Appropriations Committee. NNC thanks Congresswoman Susan Wild – Easton District Office for supporting $140,000 in funding for the expansion of our NOAA-funded CREATE Resilience project into a permanent hub at... Read More -