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Minimize risks to public safety

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Approach

Minimize risks to public safety.

Tactics

  • Evaluate and monitor timing of visitor use relative to hydrologic dynamics.
  • Limit visitor access when safety is a concern.
  • Coordinate with recreational user groups to educate the public about safety concerns associated with increased bridge and trail damage.

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