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What is resilience and how can you support your community to be more resilient?

Resilience is defined in many ways – from the simplest idea of “bouncing back” after a major hazard event to more forward-thinking improvements to support sustainability. The CREATE Resilience Research and Community Learning Hub project envisions a community where all populations are thriving that takes proactive rather than reactive action to improve preparation and response... Read More -

Nurture Nature Center Supports Updates to Easton’s Climate Action Plan and Net Zero by 2050 Goal

Nurture Nature Center has been assisting the City of Easton with its climate action planning and commitments since joining the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (https://www.globalcovenantofmayors.org/) in 2016. NNC has led greenhouse gas inventories for the City in 2017, 2018 and 2022, a vulnerability assessment in 2018, an emissions reduction target in... Read More -

New Social Science Research Study Strives to Reach Audiences Vulnerable to Flooding

New Social Science Research Study Strives to Reach Audiences Vulnerable to Flooding and Underserved by the National Weather Service; Focus Groups Start in North Dakota and Nebraska In September 2022, the Nurture Nature Center received a new social science research grant from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration entitled “Expanding Audiences, Removing Barriers, Promoting Action:... Read More -

Watershed-Friendly PA Program Expands; Launches New Website

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 -

Climate Resilience in Your Community Activity Book

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 receives 2022 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

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 -

City of Easton adopts Climate Action Plan!

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 -