Rocky Mountain National Park Hosts CFP Workshop

On March 20th, 21st and 22nd over 50 park staff and stakeholders gathered at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado to build awareness for climate change within the park. The 10th in a series of workshops put on by the Climate Friendly Parks program, the workshop focused on identifying strategies for reducing the park's own contribution to climate change and developing management strategies to facilitate adapting to a warmer climate.

Experts from around the region presented information on a range of topics. The bulk of the workshop, however, focused on participants developing climate friendly actions that could be implemented at the park. These solutions and the associated emission reduction targets are featured in Rocky Mountain National Park's Climate Friendly Action Plan.

During the workshop, park staff discussed a number of mitigation and adaptation strategies including: increasing the visitor shuttle capacity both from the Colorado Front Range and within the park's own boundaries, increasing the efficiency of the park fleet and signing on to the new Do Your Part program for Climate Friendly Parks. Scheduled to be released this spring, the new Do Your Part program aims to have individuals reduce their household greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through easy actions that save money.