Author Archives: Ben Harper

Hello again! In my last blog, I introduced my work with the Denver Service Center Planning Division integrating climate change into parks planning processes. One method planners use to think about how climate impacts on parks is scenario planning, which accounts for uncertainties in future conditions by considering plans against a range of possible climate …

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Climate change is already impacting our national parks. Whether it is the increasing risk of wildland fires, sea level rise that is encroaching on cultural heritage sites, or prolonged droughts that are affecting the makeup of ecosystems, the effects of climate change pose significant challenges to sustainable management of parks resources. How can adaptation to …

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