Participants Sought for Flood Focus Groups

Do you follow the weather during flood events? Have you experienced flooding in your home or community?

Nurture Nature Center (NNC) is recruiting participants for two focus groups as part of a research project with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about the use of National Weather Service (NWS) flood forecast and warning tools.

Participants do not need to be familiar with NWS's tool already but should be willing to provide thoughtful feedback regarding these tools/products.

The two-hour sessions will be on  Friday, December 6 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at NNC, 518 Northampton St. Participants need only attend one session, and there is a $30 payment for participation. Each session is limited to a maximum of 15 people.

Those wishing to participate need to register in advance by calling NNC at 610-253-4432, by registering online, or by emailing NNC director Rachel Hogan.

The focus groups are second time such input has been gathered at NNC. The first round was held in June and the center says they were "tremendously successful".

Focus Group Participants Sought to Discuss Local Flooding Issues

Do you live in or very near a flood plain in the Easton area? Do you rely on flood warnings and alerts to know when to prepare?

Two focus groups to discuss flooding issues will be held at the Nurture Nature Center in Downtown Easton next Monday, June 10 at 2 and 6 p.m., in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about the use of the National Weather Service's flood forecast and warning tools.

Participants, who will be asked to answer questions and provide input, must meet the above criteria, and also be 18 or older. Fifteen people are needed for each two hour session, and those that participate will each receive $30 for their time.

Coffee and light refreshments will be provided during the sessions.

The Nurture Nature Center is located at 518 Northampton St.

To register or find out more, visit socialscience.focusonfloods.org, or call Rachel Hogan Carr at 610-253-4432 or email her at rhogan@nurturenature.org