Responding to Disasters on the Appalachian trail

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Responding to Disasters on the Appalachian trail

Tornadoes, Hurricanes and other High Wind Events

May 2018: New York

Creative Temporary Solutions

Shenandoah National Park March 2018

Shenandoah National Park March 2018

Damage To infrastructure From high wind events

Flooding and High Water Events

Potomac River Flooded several times in 2018

Damage To Infrastructure From High Water Events

Trail Erosion From Heavy Rain Events

Eroded Trail In Massachusetts

Eroded Trail In Connecticut

Increased Ice Storms and Heavy wet snow events

Invasive Species Impacting the trail

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Emerald Ash Borer

How Do we plan for these impacts?

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