Project Description: The goals of the project are to advise NPS staff and contractors on conceptual climate change adaptation planning for vulnerable sites and resources that can be set to engage with park stakeholders and Tribal governments, inform agency decision makers, and fulfill compliance requirements prior to damage caused by a major storm event; and provide support on development of a process to allow or facilitate a proactive shift into alternative management strategies that may include such actions as changing use and/or access to certain resources, new or expanded models for shared stewardship of sites, and divestment or discontinuance of active management and repair of resources.
The expected objectives and outcomes are to 1) share lessons learned
with NPS staff, contractors and external researchers on experience from task agreement P18AC01352 to plan for the resilience and adaptation of facilities, including historic structures and visitor use amenities via a webinar presentation and discussion; 2) advise on development of a classification rubric on wise investment decisions for public facilities and pilot park applications and 3) advise on perspectives gained from the established
integrated (across natural resources, cultural resources and facilities) coastal climate change vulnerability assessment method developed by URI and NPS.
Lead Principal Investigator: , University of Rhode Island
Partner Institution: University of Rhode Island
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Brian Mitchell
Start Year: 2024
End Year: 2027
Initial Funding Amount: $45,035.13
Federal Grant Number: P24AC01904
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