Nurture Nature Center is excited to continue and expand our CREATE Resilience efforts with the announcement of a new grant from NOAA’s Office of Education Environmental Literacy Program. This funding supports a four year project called CREATE Connections: Linking a Vision of Resilience to Action which starts October 2023. This next phase of CREATE focuses... Read More -
The Nurture Nature Center’s social science research team recently wrapped up a national research study of the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center’s (WPC) Winter Storm Severity Index (WSSI), and we are excited to share our findings and reports. Conducted from 2020 to 2023, the mixed-methods social science study used scenario-based virtual focus groups, surveys... Read More -
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 -
The day long conference titled, "Take Action: Using Science & Collaboration to Manage Flooding and Climate Change Risks” featured 10 speakers including Glenn Schwartz, who retired last year as chief meteorologist for WCAU-TV in Philadelphia after a lengthy career. Read More -
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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 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 -