SOUTHEAST ALASKA PARKS Post-Workshop Brainstorming Session: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? March 15, 2012 Climate Change Planning in Alaska’s National Parks

Common Issues TEK in planning Co-management Invasive management Cooperation at local level Budget issues Value-based management How to make hard decisions? Values are changing—need a transparent decision process.

Important Management Actions Assess the need for fire and flood plans Mitigate natural degraded habitat Increased collaboration between tribes and government Refer to climate change when making plans Emergency op plans for fire, glaciers, fjords, … Proactively protect, e.g., roads/trails away from sensitive spots Reduce cost by more energy- efficient utilities/opportunities Revitalize programs to cover recreation shoulder seasons Community forums Vulnerability assessments for culturally-sensitive sites Monitor stream flow, forest health, glacier positions/mass, land cover change Risk assessment for glacial outburst floods, emergency planning Conduct culturally-sensitive subsistence harvest surveys to ensure access Raise awareness at a local level of climate change impacts Adjust regulations to address sub needs, seasons, bag limits Evaluate capacity to adjust to changing demands

Possible Products Report pros Includes all details on process, results, scientific background, narratives, and discussion Can be peer-reviewed; “official” Can also be made available on line cons Too long and unwieldy for many audiences Expensive to produce (full color printing, binding, etc.

Possible Products Poster pros Includes some details on process, results, scientific background, narratives, and discussion Highly portable Many venues for presentation; wide range of audiences Can also be made available on line cons Too brief to convey the full depth of the process and results Can’t fully convey narratives Risk of misinterpretation

Possible Products Video/Youtube pros Can be made available on line Appealing and accessible to a wide range of audiences; compelling Excellent format for narratives cons Risk of misinterpretation May be considered less “official” or “serious” Difficult to include all information and background

Possible Products Curriculum Trainings Community meetings Workshops Audio/podcast Other?

Links to SNAP products Maps, graphs, and charts of climate projections By region or by park Temperature, precipitation, season length, thaw, freeze, other?

Projected Winter Temperatures 2010’s 2050’s2090’s

Projected Length of Unfrozen Season 2010’s 2050’s2090’s

Links to public education topics PDO education poorly informed public Strong impacts on perception of climate change

Links to public education topics Ocean Acidification Public knowledge? Effects on tipping points

Links to public education topics Storms Important in workshop process Uncertain Important Effects on tipping points

Surveys Audiences? Questions to ask? Information gaps? Ways to use the results? NPS limits on surveys Other groups that can do this?

Missing Links Tourism Fishing industry Logging industry More communities Understanding of culture and values Place-based education