Chocorua Lake Conservancy hosting climate change forum
January 21, 2021NORTH CONWAY — As climate change impacts our ecosystems and our local communities, how can we work together to mitigate its effects, and to adapt to them?
On Wednesday, Feb. 3 from 6:30-8 p.m. via Zoom, the public is invited to participate in "Recreating in a Changing Climate," a Sense of Place community forum. Decades of local weather data show clear trends of declining snowpack, warming winter air temperatures, increases in annual precipitation, and increases in large rain events. How are these warming climate trends, which are expected to continue, affecting outdoor recreation and the growing outdoor recreation economy in the Mount Washington Valley? Join this forum for a panel discussion about the science and local impacts of climate change, ways to mitigate these impacts, and what actions are being taken to reduce emissions. Panelists from the Appalachian Mountain Club, Clean Energy NH, Cranmore Mountain Resort, the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, and the U.S. Forest Service will share their perspectives, followed by a facilitated discussion. Jim Innes from the U.S. Forest Service will moderate. Register for the event at bit.ly./SOPclimate.