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Protect existing and future infrastructure by examining present and future hazards

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Approach

Protect existing and future infrastructure by examining present and future hazards.

Tactics

  • Examine surroundings for hazard trees
  • and remove those that present hazards to facilities.
  • Follow recommended practices for keeping buildings safe from fires.
  • Monitor movement of ranges of potential insects; educate those living and maintaining buildings about the signs and risks of insects.

Citation

Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L.; Ho, J.J.; Little, N.J.; Joyce, L.A., eds. (2018). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Intermountain Region. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-375. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.