Analogs of Environmental Change for National Park Service Units

The primary product of this work is to identify and communicate environmental analogs relevant to park management. Analogs are places where the environmental conditions of a particular location are observed. We will use environmental analogs estimated by a space-for-time substitution approach to identify and illustrate locations where present-day climatic conditions are similar to the past and future conditions of a target location. This project will produce both forward and hind-casted analog maps for most national parks in the U.S.