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New, NW CASC-Supported Study Explores Relationships Between Future Fire Size and Patterns of Burn Severity to Understand Ecological Effects for the Region
In the western United States, warmer and drier conditions have contributed to increases in large wildfire events in recent decades, a trend that’s expected to continue as the climate changes. A new, NW CASC-supported study led by Research Fellowship alum Michele Buonanduci, with University of Washington Associate Professor Brian Harvey and colleagues, describes an approach for anticipating the relationships between future fire sizes and burn severity patterns on a regional scale.
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NW CASC Researchers and Collaborators Publish New Study on Centering Socioecological Connections to Collaboratively Manage Post-Fire Vegetation Shifts
Wildfires are changing as the climate warms, and so too are the ways in which some ecosystems are responding to fire. In the Northwest and other regions around the world, changes in wildfires (read: bigger, more frequent, and in some cases, more severe), combined with warmer and drier conditions, are making it difficult for some ecosystems to return to their former states after fire.
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Climate Impacts Group, Partners Release Fourth PNW Water Year Assessment
As drought persists across parts of Washington and the Pacific Northwest, a team of scientists have developed an annual assessment (including a summary in Spanish) to help water managers and agricultural producers prepare for dry conditions and other weather extremes.
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Job Opportunity! WA State Climatologist Position
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist and the UW Climate Impacts Group are hiring a State Climatologist to lead the activities of the Office of the Washington State Climatologist. They are seeking candidates with expertise in meteorology, climatology or other environmental fields, who have experience presenting technical information to a variety of audiences, as well as candidates with experience co-producing research, fundraising and writing grant proposals.
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Funding Opportunity! NW CASC is Now Accepting Proposals for our 2024-25 Research Fellowship Program!
We’re now accepting proposals for our 2024-2025 Research Fellowship Program! This is a 1-year program that enables graduate students and postdocs from across our Consortium to develop decision-relevant science in collaboration with regional natural and cultural resource managers, while providing training in the principles of actionable science.
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New NW CASC-Supported Brochure Soon to be Available for Visitors at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
On the Southern tip of Washington’s Puget Sound, where the freshwater of the Nisqually River meets the saltwater of the Sound, lies the Nisqually River Delta. Situated within the traditional homeland of the Nisqually Indian Tribe and the site of the Billy Frank Jr.
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NW CASC’s 2023 Deep Dive Products Now Available
After months of collaborative work, the NW CASC is excited to share the products from its 2023 Deep Dive, Rising Seas and the Coastal Squeeze: Managing Inland Migration of Coastal Habitats in Response to Sea Level Rise, which convened Northwest scientists, natural resource managers and communities to collaboratively review what is known about coastal squeeze and to identify research and capacity needs for building resilience of shoreline and estuarine habitats in a changing climate.
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Welcoming Our 2023-24 NW CASC Research Fellows
Join us in welcoming our 2023-24 NW CASC Research Fellows as they kick off their fellowship activities this fall! Each year, the NW CASC’s Research Fellowship Program enables a cohort of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from NW CASC’s consortium universities to develop decision-relevant science in collaboration with regional natural resource managers and decision-makers.
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University of Washington Awarded Federal Funding to Host an Expanded Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
The University of Washington has been awarded $7.4 million to continue hosting the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) for the next five years, leading a broad consortium of Northwest university and tribal partners to support natural and cultural resource managers in responding to climate risks and promoting regional resilience.
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NW CASC Study Uses Drones to Collect Samples for Assessing Tree Health in a Changing Climate
Across the Northwest, hotter and drier conditions are affecting tree health and stressing our forests, spurring scientists and forest managers to seek practices that help our forests cope under climate change.
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