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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Patrick Freeland
Patrick Austin Freeland is the new Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI). Patrick is Este Hotvltvlke Mvskokvlke (Wind Clan, Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma) and brings a deep commitment to advancing sovereignty and fostering collaborative efforts to address climate change.
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Climate Impacts Group, Partners Release Fourth PNW Water Year Assessment
As drought persists across parts of Washington and the Pacific Northwest, a team of scientists have developed an annual assessment (including a summary in Spanish) to help water managers and agricultural producers prepare for dry conditions and other weather extremes.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Alison Ainsworth
We are excited to announce that Alison Ainsworth has joined our NW CASC Advisory Committee! Alison Ainsworth is a science advisor and ecologist for the National Park Service (NPS) and an affiliate assistant professor in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington (UW).
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Job Opportunity! The UW Climate Impacts Group is Hiring a Research Scientist to Support Climate Justice Research and Outreach
The UW Climate Impacts Group, Consortium host of the NW CASC, is hiring a research scientist to support climate justice research and outreach through the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative. Applicant screening will begin on March 25, 2024.
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Upcoming National CASC Webinar Series: Incorporating Climate & Environmental Justice into Research and Resource Management
You are invited to an upcoming webinar series exploring the role of climate and environmental justice in environmental research and resource management! The webinars will run bi-weekly from Thursday, Feb 29 to Thursday, May 9, 2024 (noon-1 PM PT).
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Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative Now Accepting Applications for its NEW Science Justice Summer School
Are you a University of Washington grad student or postdoc interested in applying climate and environmental justice frameworks in your work? Consider applying to the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative’s first-ever Science Justice Summer School!
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Job Opportunity! WA State Climatologist Position
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist and the UW Climate Impacts Group are hiring a State Climatologist to lead the activities of the Office of the Washington State Climatologist. They are seeking candidates with expertise in meteorology, climatology or other environmental fields, who have experience presenting technical information to a variety of audiences, as well as candidates with experience co-producing research, fundraising and writing grant proposals.
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Registration Now Open for the 2024 National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit
Registration is now open for the 2024 National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit, which will convene leaders from Tribes and First Nations to advance Tribal climate change policy and action. This year’s Summit will be held April 15 – 17 at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Sarah Fesenmyer
Sarah Fesenmyer, a member of the NW CASC Advisory Committee, is a Fish & Wildlife Supervisor at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia-Pacific Northwest regional office in Boise, Idaho. Prior to this position, Sarah worked for the National Marine Fisheries Service for 15 years on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin.
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Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons Connect Regional Tribes with Resources Across the CASC Network
The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR), the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs), Tribal Nations and regional Tribal organizations collaborate to support a national network of Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons (Tribal Liaisons) who connect Tribes with resources to support their climate adaptation efforts.
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