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Increase resilience of stream crossings, culverts, and bridges to higher peak flows

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Approach

Increase resilience of stream crossings, culverts, and bridges to higher peak flows

Tactics

  • Replace culverts with higher capacity culverts or other appropriate drainage (e.g. fords or dips) in high-risk locations
  • Complete geospatial database of culverts and bridges

Citation

Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M., eds. (2014). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the North Cascades region. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-892. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M. (2013). The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership: a science-management collaboration for responding to climate change. Sustainability. 5: 136–159., Peterson, D.L.; Halofsky, J.E. (2018). Adapting to the effects of climate change on natural resources in the Blue Mountains, USA. Climate Services. 10: 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2017.06.005.,