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Upcoming Webinar on New Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report
Register for the first webinar in a series focused on the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) report, a new report written by a working group and convened by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes & Climate Change Program.
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New publication by NW CASC Scientists and Partners Bridges Gap Between Evolutionary Biology and Applied Conservation
A new publication from Northwest and National Climate Adaptation Science Center researchers and partners helps bridge the disconnect between evolutionary biology and applied conservation by providing evolutionary biologists with advice on how to make adaptive capacity research more accessible for conservation practitioners.
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Announcing Two Spanish-Language Reports on Climate Impacts in Washington
The UW Climate Impacts Group, host of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, and several community partners are excited to share two Spanish-language reports on the impacts of climate change for Washington State.
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Fish Rescue in a Changing Climate
Life as a salmon is tough. Salmon travel long distances from stream to sea and back again, meeting obstacles every step of the way. As climate change alters their habitats, their journeys are expected to become even more challenging.
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A New Framework for Assessing Beaver-Related Restoration
Climate change and streams in the Northwest
Beavers are a fascinating and charismatic creature of the Northwest, but did you know they also play an important role in shaping our streams and rivers?
Fifth Oregon Climate Assessment Describes What Latest Climate Science Means for Oregon and Opportunities to Adapt
Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s (NW CASC) Tribal Liaison, Chas Jones, and Bureau of Indian Affairs Pathways Intern, Coral Avery, were among authors on the Fifth Oregon Climate Assessment, which was published this week.
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Recurring, Large-Scale Drought Patterns Shape Forest Recovery After Wildfires
Large and severe wildfires, like those recently experienced across much of the West, are expected to become more common as the climate changes. In addition to the obvious damage and disruption these wildfires wreak on human communities, there is a lesser-known side effect of growing concern to managers and researchers — that some forests may not be able to recover from more intense wildfires under hotter and drier conditions brought on by climate change.
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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.
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How Might Climate Change Affect Huckleberry in the Pacific Northwest?
Written by guest author Gina Fiorile, Science Communications Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Adaptation Science Center
Huckleberry is both a culturally and ecologically significant plant species that is experiencing an altered growing season due to climate change.
NW CASC’s Mary Ann Rozance and Colleagues Receive Award for Course Design on Environmental Policy, Planning and Activism
Urban rivers, though central to human life, are often places of conflict and racial inequities caused by uneven power dynamics. Why is this? How are decisions made about urban environments and what are the social and ecological outcomes of these decisions?
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