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Register for the 1st NW Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Network Symposium this Fall!
Registration is now open for the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network’s virtual symposium, September 15-16, 2021. This symposium will bring together bring together managers, scientists and other practitioners to discuss the nexus of climate change, extreme events such as wildfires and droughts, and invasive species management in the Northwest.
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Save the Date! Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change 2021 Virtual Symposium
The Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Virtual Symposium is coming up in September 2021! Join this convening of managers, scientists and other practitioners to discuss the nexus of climate change, extreme events and invasive species management in the Northwest.
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Developing a Streamflow Catalog & Evaluating Fish Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Northwest
As climate change affects Northwest streams, there is an increasing need for integrated data and modeling efforts that can help managers understand how streams are changing and what this means for the native fish species that depend on them.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Linda Anderson-Carnahan
Linda Anderson-Carnahan has worked for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the past 35 years and has been a longtime member of the NW CASC’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee. During her career with the EPA, Linda worked in the Southeast and Midwest regions before moving to the Pacific Northwest region.
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Register for our Next Spring Webinar: Collaborative Fire Management Case Studies from the Colville National Forest
In this webinar, USFS fire ecologist and tribal liaison Monique Wynecoop will share two case studies from the Colville National Forest, in which the Spokane and Colville Tribes and non-tribal partners conducted collaborative, interdisciplinary fire management projects that incorporated diverse values, cultures and knowledges to meet multiple fire management goals.
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Save The Date! Climate Change 101 Course with the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Mark your calendars! In collaboration with partners, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals is hosting a Climate Change 101 Course on August 9-13, 2021. This week-long, virtual course will provide an introduction to climate change adaptation planning in the Western Region.
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Coral Avery’s New Position as Natural Resource Specialist for BIA Tribal Resilience Program and NW CASC
We are excited to announce that Coral Avery, former Bureau of Indian Affairs Pathways Program Intern with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) and NW CASC, is starting a new position as Natural Resource Specialist for the BIA Tribal Resilience Program and the NW CASC!
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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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Faces of Adaptation: Meet John Tull
Dr. John Tull is the Nevada Science Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Science Applications program and serves on the NW CASC Stakeholder Advisory Committee. He has been working in the Great Basin and other desert ecosystems for more than two decades.
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Register Today! Upcoming NW CASC Webinar: Cultural Burning and Collaborative Fire Research and Management: Approaches for Respectfully Partnering with Tribes
In this webinar, USFS Research Scientist Dr. Frank Lake will discuss the historical context of cultural burning, clarify misconceptions about cultural burning, and present a decolonizing framework for fire management as a grounding for modern approaches to collaborative fire management that achieve shared values and resource objectives.
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