Week of Events
It’s Harvest Time, with author Katarah Jordan
It’s Harvest Time, with author Katarah Jordan
It's Harvest Time! is a heartwarming children's book that celebrates the power of land and, family connection, and the joy of growing and sharing food. Join the Bees, an African-American family, as they embark on a journey of love and togetherness in their home garden. In this beautifully illustrated story, readers will meet Mom, Dad, and […]
Crick, Crack Crow, with author Janet Lord
Crick, Crack Crow, with author Janet Lord
Crows are crafty birds. In this picture book about a particularly noisy and mischievous young crow, their intriguing behaviors are on full display. They can mimic sounds and use objects for tools, and they love to hide things. They also enjoy raising a ruckus. Follow along as Crow leaves his home nest and his large […]
Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms
Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms
By its nature, no one person defines solarpunk and it evolves as people join the movement. It tends towards interconnectedness, justice, mutualism, library economies, technology aligned with Nature, creating trajectories towards diverse futures, community-building, and is antithetical to fossil fuel extraction, uber-capitalism, racism, authoritarianism, fascism and the like. As a genre, solarpunk spans all other […]
Dive into Stream Health with Penn State Extension and Dr. Watt R Shedd
Dive into Stream Health with Penn State Extension and Dr. Watt R Shedd
11:30 AM to 4:00 PM Join Penn State Extension at the Nurture Nature Center during the Easton Book Festival for an engaging, water-focused experience! Discover our Youth Water Resources curriculum and explore our new children’s book, Brooke Meets a Stream Doctor, featuring the quirky and knowledgeable Dr. Watt R. Shedd at our table. Meet Dr. Watt […]
Our Changing Climate: A “Science on a Sphere” program
Our Changing Climate: A “Science on a Sphere” program
Join Kate Semmens of Nurture Nature Center for a Science on a Sphere program about our changing climate. Our climate is changing – why is it happening, what are the impacts, and what can we do to adapt? This program explores climate change from a global to a local level, reviews the science and future […]
Stream Doctor Experience: Storytime & Watershed Exploration!
Stream Doctor Experience: Storytime & Watershed Exploration!
Join Brad Kunsman, Extension Educator, for an exciting read-aloud session from Brooke Meets a Stream Doctor. Afterward, dive into hands-on watershed activities designed to bring the book’s concepts to life. Perfect for families, this interactive experience will have kids and adults alike thinking like stream doctors!
Storying a Bright Future – Workshop
Storying a Bright Future – Workshop
Join BrightFlame to vision our way to just, regenerative futures. Cognitive science shows we are wired for stories: it’s how we make sense of and navigate the world; it’s how we change the world. In this experiential workshop we’ll journey into that future, dive into details, and make visceral memories. We’ll share these futures to […]
Preserving the Pennsylvania Wilds: the Rebirth of Elk Country — Author Mario Chiappelli in Conversation with Environmental Educator Ian Kindle
Preserving the Pennsylvania Wilds: the Rebirth of Elk Country — Author Mario Chiappelli in Conversation with Environmental Educator Ian Kindle
A Legacy of Conservation Every year thousands flock to the Pennsylvania Wilds to be among nature and its famous elk herd. In the past, dangerous levels of hunting and industrial development forever altered Pennsylvania's natural landscape and drove its native elk to near extinction. In response, concerned sportsmen and conservationists pushed the state legislature to […]