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Watershed-Friendly PA Program Expands; Launches New Website

May 1, 2023 by Kate Semmens

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 -

Nurture Nature Center’s Community Resilience Project Murals to be Permanently Displayed at St. Luke’s Hospital – Easton Campus

April 17, 2023 by Keri Maxfield

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 -

Exhibit at NNC Explores the Aesthetics of Nature in our Changing World

April 13, 2023 by Keri Maxfield

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 to host “Indigenous Perspectives” programming in collaboration with March 2023 Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference

February 2, 2023 by Keri Maxfield

Nurture Nature Center has collaborated with the Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley to host several free public programs focused on Native American connections to land and water resources in the Delaware and Lehigh River watersheds. Read More -

Climate Resilience in Your Community Activity Book

July 14, 2022 by Kate Semmens

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

May 16, 2022 by Kate Semmens

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 -

“Climate Conversations: All We Can Save” Art Exhibit to Open Friday, April 8th

March 15, 2022 by Keri Maxfield

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 -

Visit NNC on Wednesdays for Exploring Earth System Connections

November 2, 2021 by Kate Semmens

Nurture Nature Center welcomes everyone to visit us (518 Northampton St, Easton, PA) on Wednesdays (Nov 10-Dec 15th) from 1-2 pm for a special series “Exploring Earth System Connections.” This 6-part series kicks off on November 10th exploring space and Earth’s place in the solar system. Each week is a new topic, all related to... Read More -

City of Easton adopts Climate Action Plan!

November 2, 2021 by Kate Semmens

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 -

Gardening a Greener Future Virtual Tour!

August 24, 2021 by Kate Semmens

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 -