CREATE Connections

Episode 6 features Madeline Yang, co-founder of the youth-led nonprofit organization Food to Flourish. Food to Flourish works across the issues of food insecurity and sustainability by working with food banks, advocating for local food banks and their recipients, and establishing seed libraries within public libraries and other organizations. In 2024, Maddie and Food to Flourish helped Nurture Nat...

Episode 5 features 6 local artists who worked with us to create interactive art exhibits displayed at Easton and Bethlehem Area Public Libraries. These exhibits reflect on the major themes of CREATE Connections’ community-wide approach to climate action, and visitors can contribute by choosing an action to pledge to take. The installations will be exhibited at the libraries until later this fall. ...

The CREATE Connections podcast centers on the idea that no matter what roles you hold - elected official, parent, volunteer, student, or other - you are a crucial part of climate action in your community. We are all impacted by climate change and other environmental hazards, and we all have strengths and resources we can bring to make our community more resilient.  We will “CREATE Connections” as...

The CREATE Connections podcast centers on the idea that no matter what roles you hold - elected official, parent, volunteer, student, or other - you are a crucial part of climate action in your community. We are all impacted by climate change and other environmental hazards, and we all have strengths and resources we can bring to make our community more resilient.  We will “CREATE Connections” as...

The CREATE Connections podcast centers on the idea that no matter what roles you hold - elected official, parent, volunteer, student, or other - you are a crucial part of climate action in your community. We are all impacted by climate change and other environmental hazards, and we all have strengths and resources we can bring to make our community more resilient.  We will “CREATE Connections” as...

Welcome back to the CREATE Connections podcast! This podcast centers on the idea that no matter what roles you hold - elected official, parent, volunteer, student, or other - you are a crucial part of climate action in your community. We are all impacted by climate change and other environmental hazards, and we all have strengths and resources we can bring to make our community more resilient.  We...

CREATE Connections Episode 6 focuses on people-powered transportation, an important climate action that can help our community be more sustainable. It features Aaron and Lamont, students who are part of Community Bike Works in Easton, along with Nella Panella, the Easton shop’s program manager. We discuss what they love about biking, some of the obstacles that exist to getting more people out on b...

CREATE Connections Episode 5 features some of the student leaders of Palisades High School’s STEM Outreach Club and their advisor, Mr. Dylan Fedell, discussing youth’s role in climate action, their involvement in the Youth Climate Summit, and their hopes for the future. .  Links and additional resources from the episode:  NNC’s Youth Climate Summit of the Lehigh Valley - Registration now open for...

CREATE Connections Episode 4 features Megan McBride, executive director of Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley (BFBL). Our discussion ranging from supporting farmers to improving access to fresh food to the possibility of a local food processing plant in the region is sure to satisfy anyone hungry to learn more about the local food system from farm to plate.  Links and additional reso...

Episode 3 features Lynn Rothman, chair of the city of Bethlehem’s Environmental Advisory Council, and Ian Kindle, chair of the city of Easton’s Environmental Advisory Council. We discussed the EAC’s role as a link between city government and residents, the wide range of projects each EAC is working on, and what someone who is interested might expect at their first EAC meeting.  Links and additiona...

Episode 2 features Rob Christopher, the City of Easton’s Urban Conservation Manager, for a discussion about trees, their importance to climate change, their benefits to quality of life, and the work that goes into maintaining an urban forest.  Links and additional resources from the episode:  Easton’s Urban Conservation Office (includes links to request a free street tree or submit questions/conce...

Our first episode is a conversation with Kate Dodd, New Jersey-based artist who has created many large public art installations using repurposed materials. Listen in as we explore ideas about single-use plastic, waste, collaboration, and more.   Links and additional resources from the episode:  Kate Dodd’s website NNC’s Perspectives: Art on Environment project Video of Insidious Plastics exhibit B...