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Maintain safe access at the beginning and end of the summer recreation season

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Approach

Maintain safe access at the beginning and end of the summer recreation season.

Tactics

  • Educate the public about risks associated with early- and late- season access.
  • Open trails, campgrounds, and facilities earlier in the season.
  • Limit access when public safety is a concern.
  • Implement adaptive management—alter management as the length of the recreation season changes.

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.

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Climate Change Effect

Relevant Region

Midwest
Northeast
Northern Plains
Northwest
Southeast
Southern Plains
Southwest