CLEARFIELD – Nature Abounds has found a home at 415 West Front Street, Suite A in Clearfield.
Nature Abounds, a national 501c3 non-profit organization, moved into the former Nationwide Insurance office near JG Warehouse in July, and the staff have been working hard to get it ready for visitors. While they still don’t have a large Nature Abounds sign outside, they invite area residents to visit us and come see what Nature Abounds is all about. At this location, residents can also drop off old cell phones, any rechargeable battery, and used ink and toner cartridges.
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 (PaSEC) 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 Environmental Protection Agency with guidance of the Pennsylvania 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.
According to Nature Abounds President Melinda Hughes-Wert, “Nature Abounds looks forward to working more with the local community on clean-ups and working to make the area as environmentally-friendly as possible while promoting a strong economy. In talking to local 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”.
