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Jun 1 Announcements, Partners, Opportunity

The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group is Hiring a Director

The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, host of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, is hiring a director. The Director will provide strategic leadership and direction for the Group’s research, education and stakeholder engagement efforts aimed at improving societal and ecological resilience to climate variability and change and will represent the Climate Impacts Group on a regional and national scale.

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June 01 Events, Partners, Science

Register for NW CASC Webinar: Meeting Today’s Climate Challenges by Transforming Science Training

Register for NW CASC’s upcoming webinar, Meeting Today’s Climate Challenges by Transforming Science Training, on Wednesday, June 1 at 12 p.m. PT. In this webinar, Drs. Mary Ann Rozance, Meade Krosby and Amy Snover will discuss the need for science training that builds collaborative science skills at different career stages to develop a strong community of practice around actionable climate science.

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May 17 Events, Partners, Science

Register for NW CASC Webinar: Environmental Science with (not at) Society

Register for NW CASC’s upcoming webinar, Environmental Science with (not at) Society, on Tuesday, May 17 at 11 a.m. PT. In this webinar, Drs. Ferguson, Meadow and Huntington will discuss recommendations from their new paper Making a Difference: Planning for Engaged Participation in Environmental Research, which examines the early stages of five collaborative research case studies to understand common factors that yielded meaningful impacts within short project timelines.

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Feb 4 Partners, People

Local Artist, Climate Impacts Group Collaborate to Share Vision for Climate-Resilient Future

Ever wonder what a climate-resilient future might look like? How the communities, wildlife and landscapes might compare to what we see in the Pacific Northwest now? Local artist Claire Sianna Seaman and the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, host of the NW CASC, are helping us envision this future with a painting depicting climate resilience in the Pacific Northwest region.

Job Opportunity: Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians

The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) is hiring an Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison to work in collaboration with the NW CASC to serve Tribes in the Northwest. The Assistant Tribal Liaison will work with the Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison to advise the NW CASC on tribal issues as they pertain to climate change, resource vulnerability and climate adaptation actions.

Faces of Adaptation: Mary Ann Rozance

Mary Ann Rozance, former Actionable Science Postdoctoral Fellow with the NW CASC, recently started a new position as Senior Associate at Cascadia Consulting Group!
In her new role, Mary Ann is helping develop climate action plans and vulnerability assessments for cities, counties and other clients.

New NW CASC Report Outlines Research and Coordination Needs for Managing Northwest Stream Permanence in a Changing Climate

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s 2021 Deep Dive convened Northwest communities, natural resource managers and scientists to collaboratively review what is known about stream permanence and and how it affects people and places in the region: a new report, accompanied by a key findings document and a list of tools and resources – outlines results from this collaborative process, including research and capacity needs for understanding and responding to changes in stream permanence.

NW CASC Research Explores Impacts of Warming Winters on Deer and Elk Survival

A new story in the Wildlife Management Institute’s Outdoor News Bulletin explores how researchers from the NW CASC, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and University of Idaho are investigating how warmer winters in the interior Pacific Northwest are affecting wildlife populations.

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November 17 Partners, Science, People, Webinar

Upcoming NW CASC Webinar: Tribal Experiences in Collaborative Fire Management in the Northwest

The NW CASC, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, is hosting the last webinar in our series highlighting Tribal Perspectives on Cross-Cultural Fire Management on Wednesday, November 17th at 11 a.m.

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Oct 28 Partners, Science, People

Traditional Learnings: Into the Field with Yurok and U.S. Forest Service Experts on Cultural Burning of Forested Lands

Written by Chas Jones, Frank Lake, Joe Hostler, Margo Robbins, Elizabeth Azzuz, Dawn Blake, Jonathan Long, Brenden Tweig, and Coral Avery
In late July 2021, our team stood upon the ancestral lands of the Yurok Tribe near Weitchpec, California, located in the vicinity of the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers.