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NNC is seeking artists to explore the galaxy!
On Saturday, October 30th, (1-2:30pm) Nurture Nature Center will hold a special Science on a Sphere event to celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope which will operate in an orbit about 1 million miles from Earth, explore the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, and will send back images of distant space six months later.
NASA held an invitational exhibit (jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/jwstArt/) of artists’ work who explored the telescope and imagined what some of those images might look like.
The Webb telescope features 18 hexagonal mirrors that unfold like a drop leaf table to a 21 foot span, reflecting light between them and then to one of four cameras
NNC invites you to paint, splatter, pour and illustrate your imagined vision on one of 18 hexagonal canvases to be combined in an exhibit at the center that will help educate and inspire others about the mission.
Here’s what’s involved:
Register: (www.signupgenius.com/go/8050544ABAE2CA5FA7-nurture2) registration limited to the first 18.
Attend the event at NNC, October 30th, 1-2:30pm (Science on a Sphere show and presentation)
Stay 30 minutes to hear about the art project and pickup materials (all materials provided free)
Open studio workshop at NNC Saturday November 6th, noon-3pm. (Optional - work at NNC or at home!)
Drop off your finished piece by Saturday November 27th.
Easton Star Party THIS Saturday September 18, 8:30 pm Scott Park!!
Join Nurture Nature Center at Scott Park for some star gazing and learning about the planets, moon, constellations, and more. Telescopes will be available and will be cleaned between each viewer. Stop by anytime between 8:30-10:30 pm for a few minutes or more and bring your curiosity and questions!
In the event of inclement weather we will have a special space themed Science on a Sphere show inside at Nurture Nature Center from 8-9 pm.
Have you seen the current exhibits at Nurture Nature Center? Come see both our Perspectives show and David Brandes' Winged Sojourners photo exhibit today 12 to 4 p.m.! Admission is free and it's cool inside.
Thanks to Pam Ruch, Meara and Rebecca Hayden, and a slew of Master Watershed Stewards, we have a newly planted swale in our Urban Recycle Garden! This will help mitigate stormwater runoff impact, absorbing excess water. Our garden redesign is almost complete - stop by and harvest some of the bounty!
We also have a new solar charger in the garden! Check out our Little Free Library and charge your phone with the sun. The charger is attached the post of the little library as shown here.
Nurture Nature Center in the news! Science Director, Kate Semmens, participated in, and presented at, the state's climate change leadership training www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-09-10/climate-change-air-quality/pa-becomes-2nd-state-to-offer-cli...
PA Becomes 2nd State to Offer Climate-Change Leadership Training
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HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania is now the second state in the country to launch a program focused on training state and local leaders on tackling the challenges of climate change. The Pennsylvania Climate Leadership Academy, run by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), wrapped up....