News & Events | Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

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Sep 5 Announcements, Partners, Science, Spotlights

University of Washington Awarded Federal Funding to Host an Expanded Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

The University of Washington has been awarded $7.4 million to continue hosting the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) for the next five years, leading a broad consortium of Northwest university and tribal partners to support natural and cultural resource managers in responding to climate risks and promoting regional resilience.

September 7-8, 2023 Announcements, Events

Registration Now Open! 2023 Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Network Symposium

Register today for the 2023 Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Symposium, September 7-8, 2023. This free, virtual, 2-day event will include talks from more than 15 invasive species and climate change experts as well as a virtual networking event!

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Aug 7 Announcements, Events, Opportunity

Now Open! Call for Abstracts and Sessions at Virtual Northwest Climate Conference, October 2-4

Organizers of the 12th Northwest Climate Conference (NWCC) are now accepting abstract and session proposal submissions for this year’s Conference, to be hosted virtually by Boise State University on October 2-4, 2023 — for more than a decade, this conference has provided a networking and learning community for practitioners, scientists, tribal members, and community organizers interested in climate change impacts and adaptation in the Northwest.

Submit an Abstract or Session Proposal

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Aug 7 Announcements, Partners, Opportunity

Funding Opportunity: Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience Program Now Accepting Applications for 2023 Annual Awards Program

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR) is now accepting applications for its Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Awards Program. TCR will make available approximately $120 million in funding for Tribes and tribal organizations to address the unique impacts of climate change affecting vulnerable tribal communities.

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May 5 Announcements, Opportunity

The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is Hiring!

Do you want to be part of a dynamic, intertribal organization that works at the intersection of Tribal sovereignty, climate solutions, environmental justice & Indigenous cultures? The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is hiring 2023 Climate Fellows as well as a Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison.

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Feb 17 Announcements, Partners, Opportunity

Assistant Administrator Positions Now Open with Northwest, Pacific Islands and Alaska CASCs

In addition to the five Regional Administrator positions (formerly known as Federal Directors) currently open across the CASC network, the U.S. Geological Survey is hiring three Assistant Regional Administrator positions (formerly known as Federal Deputy Directors) to help oversee the Pacific Islands, Alaska and Northwest CASCs.

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Feb 8 Announcements, Partners, Opportunity

Five Leadership Positions Open with the Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The U.S. Geological Survey Climate Adaptation Science Centers (USGS CASCs) are seeking five Regional Administrators (formerly known as Federal Directors) to oversee the Southwest, South Central, North Central, Midwest and Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers.

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Feb 6 Announcements, Partners, Opportunity

UW EarthLab Now Hiring Community Partnerships Lead | Apply by 2/24/23

If you are a relationship builder looking to build a world where people and our planet thrive, and if you get excited thinking about a career that grounds equity and justice within environmental research and action, apply to be EarthLab’s Community Partnerships Lead — a new role that will build on initial efforts to support a critical aspect of EarthLab’s strategy: to activate, leverage and sustain cross-boundary relationships.

Learn More and Apply

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Jan 17 Announcements, Science, Spotlights, Opportunity

Now Accepting Proposals: NW CASC 2023-24 Research Fellowship Program

The NW CASC is accepting proposals for its 2023-24 Research Fellowship Program through March 13, 2023. This program will support research related to climate adaptation in Northwest natural and cultural resource management and training in developing decision-relevant science during the 2023-2024 academic year.

UW Climate Impacts Group is Hiring a Research Scientist to Focus on Ecosystems & Invasive Species

The UW Climate Impacts Group is hiring a new, full-time Research Scientist with a focus on ecosystems and invasive species. The Research Scientist will support co-produced research and synthesis projects led by the Climate Impacts Group’s senior scientists and work with the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center to coordinate the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network.