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Climate Friendly Parks: Best Management Practices

Climate Friendly Parks: Best Management Practices. Pictured Rocks NL, July 2007 Asher Burns-Burg, ICF International. Where to start. Use existing resources NPS 100+ Best Management Practices Guide Climate Friendly Parks Website Pacific West Region’s Climate Change Site

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Climate Friendly Parks: Best Management Practices

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  1. Climate Friendly Parks: Best Management Practices Pictured Rocks NL, July 2007 Asher Burns-Burg, ICF International

  2. Where to start Use existing resources • NPS 100+ Best Management Practices Guide • Climate Friendly Parks Website • Pacific West Region’s Climate Change Site • Department of the Interior’s Greening Site Be creative!

  3. Transportation - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

  4. Energy - Zion National Park • Solar panels provide 30% of the building’s power • 80% of the structure is lit through natural daylight • No potable water used for irrigation • Thermal massing & Trombe Wall for heat retention • Insulation (structural insulated panels in roof, blown-in in walls) • Visitor Displays

  5. Solid Waste - Yellowstone National Park Green Purchasing Filter

  6. Resources • Climate Friendly Parks (Mitigation) www.nps.gov/climatefriendlyparks/Mitigation • Inside NPS (Pacific West Region)http://inside.nps.gov/regions/region.cfm?rgn=PWR&lv=1 • Greening the Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov/greening/ • EPA (What You Can Do) http://www.epa.gov/wycd

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