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Sep 23 Partners, Opportunity

UW Climate Impacts Group is Hiring a Research Scientist Specializing in Water Management — Apply by 9/27!

Do you specialize in research at the intersection of water management and climate resilience? The UW Climate Impacts Group is looking for a mid-career research scientist who has experience working on applied water resources projects, advanced analytical skills using spatial and quantitative analysis methods, familiarity with mixed methods research approaches, and has a highly collaborative mindset.

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A pair of Cascade red foxes in their den at a ski area, one of the few places where human development enters Cascade red fox habitat.

Aug 20 Science, Spotlights

Shifting Ranges, Striking Changes: How Climate Change is Reshaping Life for the Elusive, Snow-Loving Canada Lynx and Cascade Red Fox

Written by Ashley Ingalsbe, summer 2026 NW CASC climate adaptation storytelling intern
Stretching nearly 700 miles, the Cascade Mountain Range has long served as a critical refuge for countless high-elevation, climate-sensitive species.

2027 Faculty Fellowship Program Application Deadline Extended to 8/31

The deadline for the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s 2027 Faculty Fellowship Program has been extended to August 31. This program provides one year of funding for climate adaptation research, while providing training in developing actionable science.

See the Application Guidance

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Jul 8 Opportunity

One Week Left to Apply for 2027 NW CASC Faculty Fellowship Program

The NW CASC is accepting applications for its 2027 Faculty Fellowship Program until July 15, 2026. This program is designed to support faculty in the NW CASC consortium in taking their research beyond peer-reviewed papers to formats more easily applied to decision-making of Northwest resource managers.

Learn About the Application Process

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Jun 22 Partners, Opportunity

UW Climate Impacts Group is Hiring an Early Career Social Scientist! Apply by 7/2

The UW Climate Impacts Group, host of the NW CASC, is seeking a candidate with a social science or policy background and project management experience who can add breadth to the work we do and support CIG’s senior researchers on climate change adaptation projects with our federal, Tribal, state, and local partners.

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Jun 15 Events

International Invasive Species & Climate Change Conference Accepting Talk Abstracts Until June 29

The third annual International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference, which will be held virtually on December 1-2, 2026, is accepting talk abstracts from early career professionals (students or anyone within eight years of final degree) and managers until June 29.

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May 28 Science, Spotlights

Collaboration and Cooperation are at the Center of Pygmy Rabbit Conservation in the Northwest

Until recent decades, little was known about the pygmy rabbit, a small rabbit facing big threats in the Great Basin and the neighboring intermountain areas it inhabits. Weighing in at only one pound, this tiny rabbit depends on underground burrows in native sagebrush ecosystems, which are being reduced by wildfire, invasive species, climate change and development.

NW CASC Faculty Fellow Claire Willing Named Ecological Society of America Early Career Fellow

Claire Willing, University of Washington assistant professor of environmental and forest science and current NW CASC Faculty Fellow, was named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America. This program recognizes scientists for contributions to advancing and applying ecological knowledge within eight years of completing a doctorate.

Now Accepting Applications for the NW CASC Faculty Fellowship Program!

We are now accepting applications for our Faculty Fellowship Program, designed to support faculty in our consortium in taking their research beyond peer-reviewed papers to formats more easily applied to decision-making of Northwest resource managers.

Learn About the Application Process

New vegetation grows in front of a stand of burned trees after wildfire.

Mar 25 Publications, Science, Spotlights

“Finding Tomorrow’s Climate in Today’s Landscapes”: New Study and Tools Available to Support Land Management Decisions Around Vegetation Change

Across the western U.S., climate change and disturbances like wildfires, drought and insect outbreaks are already reshaping ecosystems. Landscapes that are no longer able to support the vegetation they once did are transforming into different states.