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NNC Project Specialist Certified as a Carbon Auditing Professional

NNC Project Specialist, Lauren Fosbenner, was recently certified as a Carbon Auditing Professional (CAP) by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). She completed a 2-day training and an exam related to climate policy, calculating carbon emissions from various activities, energy efficiency and building operations, transportation and fleet management, and efficiency project financing, among other topics.... Read More -

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 -

Nurture Nature Center selected as an American Geophysical Union Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub to help connect flood vulnerable communities to scientists and resources

The Nurture Nature Center is honored to have been recently selected to serve as an American Geophysical Union Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub!  Over the next two years we will be working with AGU Thriving Earth Exchange to help communities affected by flooding. AGU Thriving Earth Exchange is a non-profit program that helps communities... 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 -