The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust will host a conversation at Patten Free Library in Bath on how to cope with severe weather events such as recent storms that knocked out power and flooded coastal roads in the Midcoast. This free lecture on Wednesday, May 2, at 6 p.m., will feature talks by Eileen Johnson from Bowdoin College and Dwane Hubert from the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

Johnson studies the factors and characteristics of towns and neighborhoods that make some well equipped to deal with threats like storms and flooding and leave others at a greater risk of being harmed by these events. She will share information about these factors and show maps of how these factors that create strengths or vulnerabilities are distributed in local towns.

Hubert will share information about actions that are happening at the state and local level to help prepare for the hazards caused by storms and flooding and identify opportunities that we can take advantage of in our local communities to address, manage and overcome these hazards.

There will be time for questions and discussion about local opportunities and challenges. This lecture is the first of two hosted by the land trust this spring that focus on how Midcoast communities can overcome and bounce back from changes. On Wednesday, June 6, a second presentation will focus on changes in the natural world and the things people can do to make it easier for the local fish, wildlife, and plants to deal with and adapt to changes.

The Patten Free Library is located at 33 Summer Street in Bath. Preregistration for the lecture is not required, but appreciated. For more information or to sign-up, visit kennebecestuary.org or call (207) 442-8400.

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