CREATE Resilience, a new project of Nurture Nature Center to help regional communities understand the science of hazards and strategies for resilience, will kick off this month and next with community meetings in the Easton, Wilson and Bangor area school districts where the project is running.

These community meetings will share the findings from the recently updated Lehigh Valley Hazard Mitigation Plan, and will help residents and community leaders to learn about the hazards in their communities, what mitigation strategies have been identified, and how they can stay involved in building a more resilient community.  Residents can also weigh in to let us know the hazards that are of concern to them, to help us plan future events. You can learn more about the project here.

Upcoming meetings:

Easton Area School District communities: City of Easton, Forks Township, Palmer Township, portions of Lower Mt. Bethel Township: 7 p.m., Thursday, February 21, Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton Street, Easton.

Wilson Area School District communities:  (Wilson Borough, West Easton, Glendon Borough, Williams Township) 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 12, Mary Meuser Memorial Library, 1803 Northampton Street, Easton.

Bangor Area School District communities:  (Bangor Borough, East Bangor, Portland, and Roseto, and the townships of Lower Mount Bethel, Upper Mount Bethel, and Washington): 7 p.m., Thursday, March 21, Washington Township Municipal Building, 1021 Washington Blvd. (Rte. 191) Bangor.