The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University and Engage Estero, a community group, have scheduled a public forum to discuss the effects of climate change and flooding in the Village of Estero.
The topic: What, if anything, can be done now to prepare the village for sea-level rise and other potential effects?
The panel features Greg Tolley, dean of The Water School, Mike Savarese, a professor in the Department of Marine and Earth Sciences, and Matt DePaolis, a director at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation. They will take questions from the audience during the event.
Engage Estero is concerned that the residents of the village, which is along Estero Bay and has an average elevation of 13 feet above sea level but is as high as 30 feet in some places, may not realize how seriously climate change could impact the community
Engage Estero is a volunteer, non-partisan, nonprofit working to preserve and improve the quality of life for Estero residents.
The forum is Nov. 12, at FGCU’s Cohen Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m., 10501 FGCU Blvd. S. in south Lee County.
The event is free, but reservations are required because seating is limited. To sign up, click here.
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