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Facilitate the response to higher peak flows by reducing the road system and thus flooding of roads and stream crossings

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Approach

Facilitate the response to higher peak flows by reducing the road system and thus flooding of roads and stream crossings.

Tactics

  • Decommission roads with high risk and low access.
  • Convert use to other modes of transportation (e.g., from vehicle to bicycle or foot).
  • Use the travel analysis process to prioritize road management.
  • Change user expectations with public education.

Sensitivity

Strategy

Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M., eds. (2014). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the North Cascades region. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-892. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M. (2013). The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership: a science-management collaboration for responding to climate change. Sustainability. 5: 136–159., Peterson, D.L.; Halofsky, J.E. (2018). Adapting to the effects of climate change on natural resources in the Blue Mountains, USA. Climate Services. 10: 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2017.06.005., Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L., eds. (2017). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Blue Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-939. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

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Climate Change Effect

Relevant Region

Northern Plains
Northwest
Southeast
Southern Plains
Southwest