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Oct 29 Science, People, Spotlights

Meet NW CASC’s New Research Fellows & Faculty Fellows!

Join us in welcoming our 2026-27 Research Fellows and 2027 Faculty Fellows! These fellows from across our consortium will conduct research that aligns with NW CASC science priorities and meets real-world climate adaptation needs.

A pair of Cascade red foxes in their den at a ski area, one of the few places where human development enters Cascade red fox habitat.

Aug 20 Science, Spotlights

Shifting Ranges, Striking Changes: How Climate Change is Reshaping Life for the Elusive, Snow-Loving Canada Lynx and Cascade Red Fox

Written by Ashley Ingalsbe, summer 2026 NW CASC climate adaptation storytelling intern
Stretching nearly 700 miles, the Cascade Mountain Range has long served as a critical refuge for countless high-elevation, climate-sensitive species.

May 28 Science, Spotlights

Collaboration and Cooperation are at the Center of Pygmy Rabbit Conservation in the Northwest

Until recent decades, little was known about the pygmy rabbit, a small rabbit facing big threats in the Great Basin and the neighboring intermountain areas it inhabits. Weighing in at only one pound, this tiny rabbit depends on underground burrows in native sagebrush ecosystems, which are being reduced by wildfire, invasive species, climate change and development.

A researcher measures an area along the forest floor while setting up equipment to gauge the snow depth throughout the winter.

Apr 15 Science, Opportunity

Now Accepting Applications for the NW CASC Faculty Fellowship Program!

We are now accepting applications for our Faculty Fellowship Program, designed to support faculty in our consortium in taking their research beyond peer-reviewed papers to formats more easily applied to decision-making of Northwest resource managers.

Learn About the Application Process

New vegetation grows in front of a stand of burned trees after wildfire.

Mar 25 Publications, Science, Spotlights

“Finding Tomorrow’s Climate in Today’s Landscapes”: New Study and Tools Available to Support Land Management Decisions Around Vegetation Change

Across the western U.S., climate change and disturbances like wildfires, drought and insect outbreaks are already reshaping ecosystems. Landscapes that are no longer able to support the vegetation they once did are transforming into different states.

Mar 2 Science

NW CASC Celebrates its Eelgrass Research for World Seagrass Day

March 1 marked World Seagrass Day, a holiday created by the United Nations to raise awareness about the importance of these marine plants found in shallow waters in many parts of the world, which create biologically rich underwater meadows.

Researcher stands in burned forest and measures trunk of tree.

Jan 30 Science, Spotlights

What Remains After Wildfire on the Wet Westside of the Cascades?

What remains after wildfire in the typically wet forests of the northwest Cascades? The University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences recently sat down with UW postdoctoral researcher Jenna Morris and UW professor and researcher Brian Harvey to discuss the findings of a new study exploring how westside forests are shaped by infrequent and high-severity fires.

Student holds tree branch while looking up into forest.

Jan 14 Science, Spotlights, Opportunity

Now Accepting Applications for the NW CASC 2026-2027 Research Fellowship Program!

We are now accepting applications for our 2026-2027 Research Fellowship Program, which supports climate adaptation research and provides training in developing decision-relevant science. The deadline to submit applications is March 9, 2026.

Learn More & Apply

Research Fellow Maria Garcia kneels in water while holding a net.

Nov 4 Science, People, Spotlights

Meet NW CASC’s 2025-26 Research Fellows and Faculty Fellows!

Join us in welcoming our new cohorts of NW CASC Research Fellows and Faculty Fellows! These Fellows will conduct one-year projects in collaboration with regional natural resource managers, while receiving training in the practice of actionable science.

Meet the Fellows

A country road at sunset with hills and mountains on either side.

Aug 27 Partners, Science

Extreme Heat Deep Dive Products Now Available

After months of collaborative work, the NW CASC is excited to share a suite of products from its 2025 Deep Dive — Too Hot to Handle? Managing the Ecological Impacts of Extreme Heat in the Northwest — including a summary report, a key findings overview, three synthesis reports, a case study, compiled lists of relevant online tools, and a list of proposed project ideas.

Access the products