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DOCUMENTING NATURAL RESOURCE CHANGE USING REPEAT PHOTOGRAPHY IN KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, ALASKA


VENATOR, Sarah C.1, KARPILO, Ronald D.2, BURGER, Paul A.1, SCHIROKAUER, David W.3, THIBAULT, Theresa A.4, GURCKE, Karl4 and ADEMA, Guy W.1, (1)National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, 240 W. 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501, (2)Geosciences, Colorado State University/National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, (3)National Park Service, Denali National Park and Preserve, PO Box 9, Denali Park, AK 99755, (4)National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, PO Box 517, Skagway, AK 99840, ron_karpilo@partner.nps.gov

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska, includes habitats ranging from intertidal to temperate rain forest, alpine tundra and glacial ice. During the past 116 years, since the time of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush, climate change, isostatic rebound, floods, fires, avalanches, and succession have changed the landscape dramatically. This project uses repeat photography of historic images, including pre-gold rush 1894 International Boundary Commission photos and gold rush era photos to document and interpret 20th century changes of natural resources such as glaciers and vegetation in the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park area.

Session No. 39--Booth# 176

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology (Posters)
Sunday, 27 October 2013: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Hall D (Colorado Convention Center)
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 45, No. 7, p.123
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