SOUTHEAST PARKS : 
New National Climate
Assessment Roundtable


TUESDAY, June 18, 2019
PRESENTATION: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Join us for a special session focused exclusively on parks in the Southeast Region* of the National Climate Assessment.

Invited Speakers & Panelists
Adam Terando, NCA4 Southeast Chapter Federal Coordinating Lead Author
Janet Cakir, Southeast Regional Office 

This is the fourth installment of the year-long series of regional roundtables to discuss findings from the latest National Climate Assessment (NCA4) and implications for area parks. Previous sessions have focused on parks in the northeast, northwest, and in Alaska. You can view recordings of the previous Roundtables on the USGCRP website.

View the full series schedule and contact climate_change@nps.gov with any questions.

*Please note that NCA4 regions are not synonymous with NPS regions.  This image can help you determine the NCA4 region in which your park falls.

NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS PARKS:  
Upcoming Roundtable


TUESDAY, July 9, 2019
PRESENTATION: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
Join us for a special session focused exclusively on parks in the Northern Great Plains Region of the National Climate Assessment.

Invited Speakers & Panelists
Doug Kluck, NCA4 Northern Great Plains Chapter Federal Coordinating Lead Author
Tom Oliff, Intermountain Regional Office 

Have you read the new
CCRP Strategic Plan?
Published in 2019, the Climate Change Response Program Strategic Plan identifies goals and priorities that guide the work of the program over subsequent years. In recognizing climate change as a dynamic issue, the strategy provides a flexible tool capable of responding to advances in knowledge and changing conditions. The strategy invites periodic conversations regarding how the CCRP can continue to work with parks, programs, and partners across the National Park System to address the challenges of climate change.

Download the plan from InsideNPS.
A Warm Welcome to
Dr. Amber Runyon
The Climate Change Response Program is pleased to welcome our newest permanent member: Dr. Amber Runyon. Amber is an ecologist who recently completed her PhD in the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University, where her research focused on the capacity of water systems to adapt to drought and climate change. Amber has worked as a CCRP intern since 2016, and so she is well known to the program and many in NRSS. Amber's past experience includes collaboration with the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (USGS) on numerous climate change vulnerability-related projects.

Amber loves spending as much time as she can outside with her husband (Lee) and dog (Ace) -- skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking, camping, etc. -- often in national parks. Although it's difficult to choose, her favorite national park is Great Sand Dunes, because it's one of the few places on Earth where you can be in three places at once: the high mountains, desert, and plains.

Brochures still available!


Click the preview above to view the full brochure [PDF]

Our most recent printing of the Climate Change in National Parks unigrid brochure has arrived and boxes are ready to mail out to interested parks. Contact climate_change@nps.gov to receive a box of free brochures to use in your programming or for distribution at your visitor center.
Upcoming Training: Florida Climate Fundamentals Academy
Workshops #1 and #2



ACCO is offering a series of 2-day training academies in Orlando, Florida to help participants build competencies to effectively integrate climate change into their decision-making and professional activities such as planning and operations. 

Workshop #1 will take place in Orlando on August 1 & 2, and Workshop #2 will be offered September 5 & 6. NPS employees are invited to attend Climate Fundamentals Academy Workshops free of charge, through a standing agreement between the NPS Climate Change Response Program and the ACCO. Full details and registration information are available through  the Common Learning Portal.

Supervisory approval is required, and any associated travel will be paid by the benefiting account. This training opportunity is open to all segments of the NPS workforce. Available seats will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis, so early registration is strongly recommended.

For more information, please contact:  Larry Perez:  larry_perez@nps.gov.


The Climate Change Response Program invites interested NPS employees, contractors, and volunteers to enjoy unlimited access to the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) library of on-demand and live online training FREE for one full year. This opportunity affords participants unparalleled flexibility to customize training according to their needs and work around busy schedules.

Availability is limited and will be awarded strictly on a first-come, first serve basis. For instructions on how to register for this opportunity, please contact Larry Perez at larry_perez@nps.gov .


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