Flood Forums coming to Easton and Allentown in April

Many people know about floods on the Delaware River, but did you know floods have resulted in more than $3 million in flood insurance payments in Allentown in the last 35 years?

From our partner, Kate Brandes, at the Nurture Nature Foundation in downtown Easton comes the following announcement:

Nurture Nature Foundation is excited to announce upcoming community forums on flooding in Eastonand Allentown. NNF is developing a science center about flooding. We’re asking people who work and live in Easton and Allentown to share thoughts and concerns about flooding, streams, and rivers in their community. The purpose of the “Flood Forums” is to:

1) Provide feedback from community members to decision makers, and

2) Gather ideas for our developing science center on flooding

Flood forums will be held in Easton on April 18 and April 21. In Allentown, forums will be on April 19 and 20. Please see the flyers for times and locations. All participants will receive $30. You must pre-register for the events.

Please contact Kate Brandes at 610-253-4432 or kbrandes@nurturenature.org if you are interested in participating or if you have questions.

This project is being supported by the National Science Foundation and our project partners include the Museum of Science in Boston, North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, LehighUniversity, and Lafayette College. More project details are available at:http://nurturenaturecenter.org/floodforum/index.html