Nurture Nature Center is excited and proud to announce that Jeff Mucklin, NNC Outreach Educator, was selected to serve as a NASA Solar System Ambassador – a volunteer public engagement program. Jeff will be a volunteer representative to our local community and share exciting science and news of space exploration and discoveries. Local and regional... Read More
NNC’s ongoing research into the public response to flood and hydrologic forecasts was highlighted in three separate presentations at the 2018 annual American Meteorological Society conference in Austin, Texas this week. Executive Director Rachel Hogan Carr presented on NNC’s work with the Weather Prediction Center of the National Weather Service (NWS), which focused on improving... Read More
All panelists encouraged the planners to think outside the box and expand their conception of what is possible while looking toward the future with optimism. Read More
Perspectives, an arts project that seeks to explore and communicate environmental issues, concluded its fourth year at the Nurture Nature Center with an exhibit that utilizes three of its four gallery spaces. The exhibit features the work of 20 visual and literary artists and includes collaborative projects from Phillipsburg Middle School and Whitehall High School... Read More
Nurture Nature Center is proud to announce its recognition by the National Weather Service as a 2017 Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence. Read More
In the year 1977 people were moving and grooving to disco, lava lamps were all the rage, the Atari video computer system was released and two space craft bearing the name Voyager were launched from Earth. A lot has changed since then but Voyagers 1 & 2 are still going. Join us at Nurture Nature Center... Read More
NNC is honored to host artist Alexis Rockman in a presentation of his recent works including his new series: The Great Lakes Cycle. Read More
What a turnout! Nurture Nature Center hosted almost 600 solar eclipse watchers on Monday August 21st during an Eclipse Party from 1- 4 pm. Everyone had a great time sharing the unique experience as a community. The eclipse peaked around 2:43 pm with the moon covering about 75% of the sun. Read More
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