The Climate Adaptation Science Centers serve the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawai’i, the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands and the U.S. Caribbean.

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) is one of nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers across the Nation. Together, the national network serves the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawai’i, the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands and the U.S. Caribbean. Like the NW CASC, each regional CASC is based out of a host university in its region and is composed of a multi-institution consortium that includes university and non-university partners. The national network is managed by the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC), based at the U.S. Geological Survey headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

Through close collaboration with managers and scientists inside and outside of government, the NCASC and regional CASCs deliver science to address the priority science needs of regional resource stewards. Projects led by NCASC often cross CASC boundaries to examine climate change impacts at a multi-region or national level.