INTERIOR ARCTIC PARKS Post-Workshop Brainstorming Session: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? April 13, 2012 Climate Change Planning in Alaskas National Parks Common Issues Education TEK in planning Co-management Cooperation at local level Budget issues Data coordination Monitoring Important Management Actions Hire/train technology innovators Partner with agencies (NHSA) for remote connectivity Increased fire staff for suppression Infrastructure for tourism Coordinate data collection + analysis between groups Produce education products from meetings for community presentations Native life education in classrooms Collaborative scenario planning area communities Amend NPS policies to address CC: review, refine and make relevant Support for science based information to inform decisions Enterprise teams for response to climate change impacts Increased energy efficient facilities & vehicles Needs assessment & GAP analysis or ARCN I&M program Track & allow movement of new species expanding area Enterprise teams cooperate with composed of other local, state & federal personnel Need to address increased staff & more local hire 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 Cant 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? Resources and Feedback from Participants Roger Kay Science not always well integrated Wilderness issues poorly represented Stores may be misleading John Chase Climate change contacts list Trip report Links to SNAP products Maps, graphs, and charts of climate projections By region or by park Temperature, precipitation, season length, thaw, freeze, other? Central Alaska Date of Freeze Projections 5-model average A1B scenario 2010s 2050s 2090s Central Alaska Date of Thaw Projections 5-model average A1B scenario 2010s 2050s2090s Central Alaska Length of Growing Season Projections 5-model average A1B scenario 2010s 2050s2090s Links to public education topics PDO education Poorly informed public Strong impacts on perception of climate change Links to public education topics Fire Public knowledge? Effects on tipping points Bettles fire 2004 / Links to public education topics Extreme Events 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 Mining industry Oil/gas industry More communities Understanding of culture and values Place-based education