Since 2012, Nurture Nature Center has conducted a series of social science research studies on the ways that residents and emergency managers in flood-prone communities throughout the Eastern United States use various flood forecast products issued by NWS, to help make recommendations for how they can be improved to become easier to understand and more... Read More -
The Nurture Nature Center’s Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Lehigh Valley program was recently awarded $10,000 through a 50th Anniversary Spark Grant from the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation! This funding will help us expand the Double SNAP program, making fresh, local fruits and vegetables more affordable and accessible for people using food stamps. We... Read More -
Kristi Cochios is an artist in every sense of the word. She shows us just how beautiful this world is through her knowing eyes. She intuitively captures the spirit of Mother Earth and her inhabitants with an aesthetic unmatched by her peers. One may comment that those brilliant gifts have evolved to pure genius after... Read More -
Thursday, June 8 at 7:00pm — NNC is pleased to present a screening of award-winning documentary: DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS followed by a Q and A with Co-Producer and Director Jake Kheel. Read More -
Join Nurture Nature Center in Celebrating Earth Day with a Series of Special Events April 21 – 23, 2017 Nurture Nature Center invites the community to celebrate Earth Day 2017 through art, science, and gardening events to be held Friday April 21st to Sunday April 23rd. There is something for every interest! We will kick... Read More -
For the first time in 30 years 11 new cloud types were named and added to the International Cloud Atlas. Smart phones helped make it happen – citizens just like you took photos and shared what they observed. Join us this Thursday for our Sphere Spotlight on clouds! See beautiful images of clouds on our... Read More -
Nurture Nature Center is hosting a review course and certification exam in January. The review course, conducted by Cleighton Smith Engineering LLC, consists of a one and a half day class ( January 12 and 13) to present and discuss key concepts of floodplain management through FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The CFM Exam... Read More -
Nurture Nature Center is advancing its work on flooding through a new grant-funded project and the release of two new peer-reviewed journal articles on social science research studies conducted by the organization. The new study, "Major Risks, Uncertain Outcomes: Making Ensemble Forecasts Work for Multiple Audiences," is a two-year study designed to understand and make... Read More -
It isn’t all weather and earth science on the Sphere, we also have human related datasets. In this Human Transportation dataset, global transportation on land, in air, and by sea shows our human footprint and all the energy we use to support our interconnectedness. Red lines represent 87,000 daily flights, blue lines represent the paths... Read More -
Snow – you either love it or hate it. For many it doesn’t seem like Christmas unless it is white. Snow and ice have a very important role in regulating climate. The cryosphere (areas covered by ice, snow, glaciers, or permafrost) is extremely dynamic, changing each season and with changing climate. Snow and ice reflect... Read More -