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Nature Abounds Opens Office In Clearfield
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Nature Abounds, a national environmental non-profit organization, opened a new office in Clearfield, and the staff has been working hard to get it ready for visitors.
Since incorporation in 2008, Nature Abounds has engaged approximately 1,500 volunteers across the country in 49 states. Volunteers have been engaged in Nature Abounds citizen-science opportunities IceWatch USA and Watch the Wild, observing and reporting on weather, wildlife, seasonal changes, as well as ice and snow measurements in addition to research projects and various projects in their workplaces and gatherings.
Nature Abounds is also working with the Pennsylvania Senior Environment Corps to revitalize and expand the program where senior volunteers (55+) monitor the commonwealth’s streams and waterways. This project is funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with guidance of the Department of Environmental Protection.
Currently, Nature Abounds is working on a new program called the Going Green Corps, where they will engage and train volunteers to work with community members and local businesses on making the best choices for themselves while keeping the planet in mind as well. They hope to launch the program in the Spring of 2011.
“Nature Abounds looks forward to working more with communities across the state, working to make the area as environmentally-friendly as possible while promoting a strong economy," said Nature Abounds President Melinda Hughes-Wert. "In talking to Pennsylvania residents, they really want to do what’s right for the community as well as the planet.”
Nature Abounds educates and empowers citizens to sustain their community through environmental stewardship such as watershed protection, conservation of native flora and fauna, and overall "going green.".
For more information, visit the Nature Abounds website.
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9/13/2010 |
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