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2023 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards Now Accepting Nominations
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is is seeking nominations for its 2023 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards for Natural Resources! Established in 2016, each year, the Award recognizes the outstanding and exemplary leadership by individuals, agencies, Tribes, businesses, students and youth to build resilience and advance adaptation of America’s vital natural resources in a changing climate.
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Advice for the Next Generation of Climate Scientists
To celebrate Women’s History Month, USGS climate scientists were asked what advice they would give to their younger selves and to aspiring scientists. NW CASC’s federal director Nicole DeCrappeo and data steward Michiko Squires, with other women across the CASC network, reflect on the paths that have led them to their work today — may they inspire the next generation of women in USGS science!
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Deadline Extended to 4/17! Nominations for the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science
The National CASC has reopened its call for nominations for an Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science. The Council will meet approximately one to two times per year, and will advise the Secretary of the Interior on the operations of the National and Regional CASCs.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Emily Fusco
Join us in welcoming new team member Dr. Emily Fusco! Emily is a research scientist with the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group (university host of the NW CASC) and the NW CASC coordinator for the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Adam Price
NW CASC Postdoctoral Fellow Adam Price is part of a national cohort of fellows leading regional research projects related to the future of aquatic flows as part of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Amelia Marchand
Amelia Marchand is the NW CASC’s Tribal Liaison through the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI). Amelia has 24 years working in the cultural and natural resource fields. Her professional work and personal experiences have increased her dedication to Indigenous rights, environmental justice and the implementation of socially equitable solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation that not only honor values of community and reciprocity, but also heal wounds from intergenerational trauma and institutional colonialism.
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Welcome 2022-23 Research Fellows!
We are thrilled to welcome our 2022-23 research fellows as they kick off their fellowship activities this fall! Our fellows represent each of our consortium universities and will be conducting research that aligns with the NW CASC science priorities and meets real-world climate adaptation needs.
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NW CASC Welcomes New Deputy University Director!
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) is excited to welcome Dr. Scott Kalafatis to our team as our new deputy university director! Scott is a social scientist with a research background focused on understanding collaborations between scientists and policymakers and how these engagements contribute to decisions informed by climate science.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Tyler Hoecker
Tyler Hoecker, NW CASC’s climate adaptation postdoctoral fellow, is part of a national cohort of fellows leading regionally focused research projects related to climate-fire-vegetation dynamics through the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Fellows Program.
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NW CASC Advisory Committee Member Davia Palmeri Receives WAFWA President’s Award
NW CASC advisory committee member Davia Palmeri — Conservation Policy Coordinator at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) — recently received the President’s Award from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife (WAFWA).
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