News & Events | Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Feb 26 Partners, Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Jessica Halofsky

Jessica Halofsky is the director of the USDA Northwest Climate Hub and the Forest Service Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center (WWETAC). In her role, Jessica promotes applied climate change science and adaptation in natural resources in the Northwest and across the West.

Dec 21 Partners, People

Director’s Corner: Expressing Gratitude at the End of a Long Year

Amy Snover, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) University Director and Director of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, which hosts the NW CASC, shares gratitude at the end of a challenging year.

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Mike Hudson

Mike Hudson is both a Regional Climate Change Coordinator and a Fish Biologist for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and has served on the NW CASC’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee since 2018.

Oct 22 Science, People, Spotlights

NW CASC Researchers Talk Tidal Forests, Field Work and Navigating COVID-19

While visiting the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on the southern tip of Washington’s Puget Sound, you’ll find a mosaic of coastal wetland habitats on the Nisqually River Delta.

Oct 22 Partners, Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Eliza Ghitis

Eliza Ghitis has served as the climate change scientist for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) since 2013 and has participated in the NW CASC Stakeholder Advisory Committee since that time.

Oct 22 Announcements, Science, People

Meet NW CASC’s 2020-21 Research Fellows!

The NW CASC is excited to welcome our 2020-2021 Research Fellows as they kick off their Fellowship activities this fall. These 13 Fellows represent each of our consortium universities across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

Oct 21 Publications, Science, People

NW CASC Paper Calls for Transforming Science Training to Build Capacity for Actionable Climate Adaptation Science

How can we mobilize science to support the transformational global action required by climate change? By creating a new type of scientist. A new open-access paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters emphasizes 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.

Aug 26 Partners, Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Coral Avery

Coral Avery is an enrolled member of the Shawnee Tribe and grew up in San Diego County, California. She is a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Pathways Program Intern working closely with NW CASC Tribal Liaison Chas Jones for both the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) and NW CASC in youth climate programming.

Aug 6 Science, People

NW CASC’s Amy Snover Discusses Value of CASC Program with WA Representative Derek Kilmer

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s (NW CASC) University Director, Dr. Amy Snover, recently talked with WA Representative Derek Kilmer about the unique work of the Climate Adaptation Science Centers and how Congress’ continued support for building climate resilience through investments in the CASC program is helping the Northwest and the country as a whole prepare for and adapt to a changing climate.

Aerial view of cove along the rugged Oregon coastline

Jul 16 Announcements, Science, People

WA Representative Derek Kilmer Invests in Climate Resilience, Showing Continued Support for the NW CASC

The recently passed FY21 House Interior Appropriations bill includes nearly $63 million to support the national network of Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC), including the Northwest CASC. These investments will allow the CASC network to continue to provide actionable science and research that directly address many of the climate-related challenges unique to different regions of the country.