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Upcoming Webinar: Climate Resources Roundup
The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, consortium host of the NW CASC, will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, October 16 at 1:00 pm PT — Climate Resources Roundup: Taking Stock of Available Resources for Understanding and Responding to Climate Risks in Washington and the Northwest.
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Extreme Heat Deep Dive Products Now Available
After months of collaborative work, the NW CASC is excited to share a suite of products from its 2025 Deep Dive — Too Hot to Handle? Managing the Ecological Impacts of Extreme Heat in the Northwest — including a summary report, a key findings overview, three synthesis reports, a case study, compiled lists of relevant online tools, and a list of proposed project ideas.
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Upcoming Webinar Series on RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) Framework
The National Climate Adaptation Science Center is hosting a quarterly webinar series on the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) framework, a tool that helps resource managers make informed choices for responding to change. The series kicks off next week with the first webinar, RAD Perspectives, on July 24, 2025 at 12 pm PT.
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Now Available! Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report, Volume 2
The Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) is a series of reports that elevates the voices and efforts of Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and communities and provides a space within published literature to share Indigenous stories about climate change impacts and the solutions being implemented —a Steering Committee of 17 Knowledge Holders, Elders, Young leaders, Tribal representatives, and scientists oversaw the report development, including 79 contributing authors and many artists.
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Now Available: Pacific Northwest 2024 Water Year Impacts Assessment
The Washington State Climate Office, University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Oregon Climate Service, Idaho Department of Water Resources, and NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System released the fifth Pacific Northwest Water Year Impacts Assessment, which summarizes variations in temperature, precipitation, and snowpack across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho in Water Year 2024.
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Talking About Climate and Weather with the Office of the Washington State Climatologist
The UW Climate Impacts Group, host of the NW CASC, also hosts the Office of the Washington State Climatologist. In this video, Guillaume Mauger and Karin Bumbaco discuss their work providing expertise, tools and resources on “all things climate” to partners and communities across the state.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Paris Edwards
Paris Edwards, a member of the NW CASC Advisory Committee, is the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Program Lead at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Paris has worked with the ODOT Climate Office for three years, focusing on improving transportation system resilience and adaptation options.
New Report From Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative and Partners Describes the Barriers Pacific Northwest Coastal Tribes Face in Adapting to Climate Change
A new report shares findings from an assessment to better understand the state of climate adaptation among Northwest coastal Tribes and to elevate Tribes’ experience of key barriers and needs which, if addressed, could help advance Tribal resilience.
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UW Climate Impacts Group, Consortium Host of NW CASC, Releases New Strategic Plan
The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Consortium host of the the NW CASC, has released a new strategic plan to guide the next five years of its work. Among several key priorities, the strategic plan reflects a commitment to centering equity in climate adaptation, with particular attention to environmental justice and community resilience.
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NW CASC Partners with US Fish and Wildlife Service to Deliver Second Climate Adaptation Training Series for Sagebrush Practitioners
Building upon the success of the first Climate Change and Climate Adaptation Training Series for Grasslands Practitioners, the Northwest CASC joined three other regional CASCs and the US Fish and Wildlife Service in developing and delivering a second climate adaptation training series for sagebrush practitioners.
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