Download or read book North Coast and Cascades Network Climate Monitoring Report North Cascades National Park Complex Water Year 2010 written by National Park National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate and weather events define many of the abiotic features of habitat found in national parks and are key to understanding and interpreting changes in natural resources. Everyday park operations including; fire management, search and rescue, maintenance of park infrastructure, and visitor use are influenced by weather. Monitoring weather and maintaining climate records provides essential information to support park operations and monitor park resources.
Download or read book North Coast and Cascades Climate Monitoring Report written by U. S. Department Interior and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate and weather events define many of the abiotic features of habitat found in national parks and are key to understanding and interpreting changes in natural resources. Everyday park operations including; fire management, search and rescue, maintenance of park infrastructure, and visitor use are influenced by weather. Monitoring weather and maintaining climate records provides essential information to support park operations and monitor park resources. This report summarizes climate data collected in the North Cascades National Park Complex for Water Year 2010, and is part of a set of climate summary reports from seven national and historic parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network. Published in the National Park Service's Natural Resource Data Series, annual climate summary reports are intended to provide basic data sets and data summaries in a timely manner, with minimal interpretation and analyses. We envision National Park staff, especially, planners, scientists, interpreters, partners; and interested public as the primary audience for these reports. Temperature and precipitation data are presented from six weather stations. These stations are located on both western and eastern slopes of the North Cascades Range at both low and high elevation sites. Data were recorded using automated instruments operated by the National Park Service and other collaborators, including the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). For two stations with long term records, the Ross Dam Cooperative Observer (COOP) station on the west side of the Cascade crest and the Stehekin COOP on the drier, east side of the park, monthly average temperatures and monthly total precipitation are reported and compared to the 30-year normal. Monthly snow depth and snow water equivalent are reported for one Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) site and two NWS COOP stations within the park. Two NPS GLACIER climate stations provide air temperature at high elevations in alpine environments. A NWS US Climate Reference Network (USCRN) station located in Marblemount represents lowland areas on the west slopes of the North Cascade Range. A series of appendices present daily and monthly air temperature, precipitation and snowpack data from six park operated weather stations, including comparisons to period of record and highlights of important weather events from each site. In summary, average annual temperatures and precipitation were both near normal for Water Year 2010; however significant monthly departures for both parameters were documented. Overall, conditions in winter were warm and dry, with a shift to cooler and wetter conditions in the spring through early summer. Snowpack remained below normal during the warmer, drier winter months only to recover to above normal due to a wetter, cooler late spring that persisted into late June.
Download or read book North Coast and Cascades Network Climate Monitoring Report written by National Park Service and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate and weather events define the ecological characteristics found in national parks and are key to understanding and interpreting changes in natural resources. Everyday park operations including fire management, natural resource activities, maintenance of park infrastructure, and visitor use are influenced by weather. Monitoring weather and maintaining climate records provides essential information to support park operations and monitor park resources This report summarizes climate data collected within and adjacent to Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve and San Juan Island National Historical Park from the 2010 water year. It is part of a set of climate summary reports from seven national and Historical parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network. Published in the National Park Service's Natural Resource Data Series, annual climate summary reports are intended to provide basic data sets and data summaries in a timely manner, with minimal interpretation and analyses. We envision National Park staff, especially planners, scientists, interpreters, partners, and interested public as the primary audience for these reports. Temperature and precipitation data are presented from four weather stations located on three islands in the northwest corner of Washington State. Data from San Juan Island were recorded using automated instruments operated by the National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration. Data from Orcas and Whidbey Island are provided by the National Weather Service. For two stations with long term records, the Olga Cooperative Observer Station (COOP) Station on Orcas Island and the Coupeville COOP Station on Whidbey Island, monthly average temperatures and monthly total precipitation are reported and compared to the 30-year normal. For all stations, daily and monthly air temperature and precipitation data are displayed, including comparisons to period of record and highlights of important weather events from each site. Weather data collected in water year 2010 indicated that this year was generally warmer and wetter than normal. Of particular interest is the major departure from normal in temperature during the months of January and February and an unusually dry month of July.
Download or read book Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States written by Julie Koppel Maldonado and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-04-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a long history and deep connection to the Earth’s resources, indigenous peoples have an intimate understanding and ability to observe the impacts linked to climate change. Traditional ecological knowledge and tribal experience play a key role in developing future scientific solutions for adaptation to the impacts. The book explores climate-related issues for indigenous communities in the United States, including loss of traditional knowledge, forests and ecosystems, food security and traditional foods, as well as water, Arctic sea ice loss, permafrost thaw and relocation. The book also highlights how tribal communities and programs are responding to the changing environments. Fifty authors from tribal communities, academia, government agencies and NGOs contributed to the book. Previously published in Climatic Change, Volume 120, Issue 3, 2013.
Download or read book Climate Monitoring Protocol for the North Coast and Cascades Network written by National Park Service and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A network of remote climate stations is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS) to supplement existing climate sites operated by NPS cooperators. These sites are installed within each park to fill gaps in existing climate data and provide a comprehensive understanding of park-wide climate patterns. The majority of NPS climate stations occur at Olympic National Park. In contrast to other parks within the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN), few stations were operated by NPS cooperators at Olympic. In 1998, a joint U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/NPS global climate change project initiated the installation of remote climate stations along a precipitation gradient within the park. Upon completion of the study, these sites were turned over to the NCCN network to form the core of Olympic National Park's NPS operated climate station network. Additional sites are being added throughout the network as time and funding allows. This protocol narrative outlines the rationale, sampling design and methods proposed for monitoring climate in the North Coast and Cascades Monitoring Network (NCCN). The NCCN, one of 32 networks of parks in the National Park System, comprises seven national park units in the Pacific Northwest, including three large, mountainous, natural area parks (Mount Rainier [MORA] and Olympic [OLYM] National Parks, North Cascades National Park Service Complex [NOCA]) and four small historic-cultural parks (Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve [EBLA], Lewis and Clark National Historical Park [LEWI], Fort Vancouver National Historical Park [FOVA], San Juan Island National Historical Park [SAJH]). This narrative reflects decisions made by the NCCN climate monitoring group, which includes National Park Service (NPS) representatives from each of the large parks in the Network and with the assistance of several agencies including National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Download or read book North Coast and Cascades Network Climate Monitoring Report written by National Park Service and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate and weather events define the ecological characteristics found in national parks and are key to understanding and interpreting changes in natural resources. Everyday park operations including fire management, natural resource activities, maintenance of park infrastructure, and visitor use are influenced by weather. Monitoring weather and maintaining climate records provides essential information to support park operations and monitor park resources. This report summarizes climate data collected within and adjacent to Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA) and San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH) from the 2011 water year. It is part of a set of climate summary reports from six national and Historical parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network. Published in the National Park Service's Natural Resource Data Series, annual climate summary reports are intended to provide basic data sets and data summaries in a timely manner, with minimal interpretation and analyses. We intend that the primary audience for this document will be National Park staff, especially decision makers, planners, and interpreters; partners; and interested public. Temperature and precipitation data are presented from four weather stations located on three islands in the northwest corner of Washington State. Data from San Juan Island (SAJH) were recorded using automated instruments operated by the National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration. Data from Orcas and Whidbey Island (EBLA) are provided by the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Program (COOP). For two stations with long term records, the Coupeville COOP Station on Whidbey Island and the Olga COOP Station on Orcas Island, monthly average temperatures and monthly total precipitation are reported and compared to the 30-year normal. For the stations within or adjacent to park units, daily and monthly air temperature and precipitation data are reported. Accumulated growing degree days are presented for the Friday Harbor Airport (American Camp, SAJH) and Coupeville (EBLA). Water year 2011 had near normal annual temperatures and slightly above normal precipitation. At Coupeville and Olga, temperatures were 0.1 and 0.6 warmer than normal respectively. While annual temperature was near normal, there were large monthly deviations which balanced on a seasonal basis. Seasonal deviations were more pronounced in the case of precipitation. Spring months were much wetter than normal, while summer was much drier than normal. Total annual precipitation at Coupeville (EBLA) was 22.9 inches, 107% of normal. Total precipitation at English Camp (SAJH) was 25.3 inches.
Download or read book Climate Monitoring Protocol for the North Coast and Cascades Network Mount Rainier National Park Olympic National Park North Cascades National Park Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Ebey s Landing National Historical Reserve San Juan Island National Historical Park Fort Vancouver National Historic Site written by Rebecca Lofgren and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intertidal Monitoring in the North Coast and Cascades Network written by National Park National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents data from the 2010 field season for the Sand Beach component of the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) Intertidal Monitoring Protocol (Fradkin and Boetsch in press). The Intertidal Monitoring Protocol is part of the Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service (NPS). This program focuses on "vital signs", which are defined as "information-rich attributes that are used to track the overall condition, or "health" of park natural resources to provide early warning of situations that require intervention" (Fancy et al. 2009).
Download or read book North Cascades National Park Complex Glacier Mass Balance Monitoring Annual Report Water Year 2009 written by Jon Riedel and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public.
Download or read book Summary of Precipitation Monitoring Program North Cascades National Park Complex 1980 1985 written by Sarah Spaulding and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the North Cascades Region Washington written by U.s. Department of Agriculture and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership (NCAP) is a science-management partnership consisting of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests and Pacific Northwest Research Station; North Cascades National Park Complex; Mount Rainier National Park; and University of Washington Climate Impacts Group. These organizations worked with numerous stakeholders over 2 years to identify climate change issues relevant to resource management in the North Cascades and to find solutions that will facilitate the transition of the diverse ecosystems of this region into a warmer climate. The NCAP provided education, conducted a climate change vulnerability assessment, and developed adaptation options for federal agencies that manage 2.4 million hectares in north-central Washington. In the Pacific Northwest, the current warming trend is expected to continue, with average warming of 2.1 C by the 2040s and 3.8 C by the 2080s; precipitation may vary slightly, but the magnitude and direction are uncertain. This warming will have far-reaching effects on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Hydrologic systems will be especially vulnerable as North Cascades watersheds become increasingly rain dominated, rather than snow dominated, resulting in more autumn/winter flooding, higher peak flows, and lower summer flows. This will greatly affect the extensive road network in the North Cascades (longer than 16 000 km), making it difficult to maintain access for recreational users and resource managers. It will also greatly reduce suitable fish habitat, especially as stream temperatures increase above critical thresholds. In forest ecosystems, higher temperatures will increase stress and lower the growth and productivity of lower elevation tree species on both the western and eastern sides of the Cascade crest, although growth of highelevation tree species is expected to increase. Distribution and abundance of plant species may change over the long term, and increased disturbance (wildfire, insects, and invasive species) will cause rapid changes in ecosystem structure and function across broad landscapes, especially on the east side. This in turn will alter habitat for a wide range of animal species by potentially reducing connectivity and latesuccessional forest structure. Coping with and adapting to the effects of an altered climate will become increasingly difficult after the mid-21st century, although adaptation strategies and tactics are available to ease the transition to a warmer climate. For roads and infrastructure, tactics for increasing resistance and resilience to higher peak flows include installing hardened stream crossings, stabilizing streambanks, designing culverts for projected peak flows, and upgrading bridges and increasing their height. For fisheries, tactics for increasing resilience of salmon to altered hydrology and higher stream temperature include restoring stream and floodplain complexity, reducing road density near streams, increasing forest cover to retain snow and decrease snow melt, and identifying and protecting cold-water refugia. For vegetation, tactics for increasing resilience to higher temperature and increased disturbance include accelerating development of late-successional forest conditions by reducing density and diversifying forest structure, managing for future range of variability in structure and species, including invasive species prevention strategies in all projects, and monitoring changes in tree distribution and establishment at tree line. For wildlife, tactics for increasing resilience to altered habitat include increasing diversity of age classes and restoring a patch mosaic, increasing fuel reduction treatments in dry forests, using conservation easements to maintain habitat connectivity, and removing exotic fish species to protect amphibian populations.
Download or read book Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the North Cascades Region Washington written by Crystal Lynn Raymond and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-13 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership (NCAP) is a science-management partnership consisting of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Okanogan-Wenatchee Nat. Forests and Pacific NW Research Station; North Cascades National Park Complex; Mt. Rainier Nat. Park; and U. of Washington Climate Impacts Group. These organizations worked to identify climate change issues relevant to resource management in the North Cascades and to find solutions that will facilitate the transition of the diverse ecosystems of this region into a warmer climate. In the Pacific NW, the warming trend is expected to continue and will have far-reaching effects on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Hydrologic systems will be especially vulnerable as North Cascades watersheds become increasingly rain dominated. Coping with and adapting to the effects of an altered climate will become increasingly difficult, although adaptation strategies and tactics are available to ease the transition to a warmer climate as it affects roads and infrastructure, fisheries, vegetation and wildlife. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Intertidal Monitoring Protocol for the North Coast and Cascades Network written by National Park National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This protocol narrative outlines the rationale, sampling design and methods proposed for intertidal monitoring in the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) as part of the Inventory and Monitoring Program. In 2000, the National Park Service initiated a long-term ecological monitoring program to track key indicators of ecosystem health, or vital signs. These indicators are measurable parameters that may provide warning of changes that can impair the long-term stability and character of natural park ecosystems (NPS 2001).
Download or read book Vegetation Monitoring written by Caryl L. Elzinga and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annotated bibliography documents literature addressing the design and implementation of vegetation monitoring. It provides resources managers, ecologists, and scientists access to the great volume of literature addressing many aspects of vegetation monitoring: planning and objective setting, choosing vegetation attributes to measure, sampling design, sampling methods, statistical and graphical analysis, and communication of results. Over half of the 1400 references have been annotated. Keywords pertaining to the type of monitoring or method are included with each bibliographic entry. Keyword index.
Download or read book Geomorphology of the Thunder Creek Watershed Landform Mapping at North Cascades National Park Service Complex Washington written by National Park National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of this report is to describe the background information, methods and results of a surficial geology inventory within the North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA). A secondary goal is to provide an overview of bedrock geology, climate and hydrology as they affect landform processes. The study area for this report is the Thunder Creek Watershed, which is defined as Thunder Creek and its tributaries. Thunder Creek flows north into Diablo Lake, a hydroelectric project located within NOCA.
Download or read book Intertidal Monitoring Protocol for the North Coast and Cascades Network written by Steven C. Fradkin and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States written by U.S. Global Change Research Program and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-24 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the science of climate change and impacts on the United States, for the public and policymakers.
