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Upcoming NW CASC Webinar Panel: Early Career Reflections from the Climate Adaptation Field
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s spring webinar — Early Career Reflections from the Climate Adaptation Field: Landing and Navigating Jobs After Graduate School — will be held on Thursday, April 25 at 11:00 am PT and will feature a panel of early career researchers who have recently navigated the Northwest job market and landed positions related to climate adaptation across a range of sectors.
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Register for NW CASC’s 12/12 CV ReWorkshop: Updating Your CV to Contextualize Your Contributions in Societally Engaged Research
Join the NW CASC’s interactive workshop on December 12, designed to support you in incorporating narrative elements into your CV that help contextualize your skills and experiences and better communicate your work.
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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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NW CASC Study Uses Remote Sensing to Assess the Impact of Snow Algae on Snowmelt in the North Cascades
If you happen to find yourself hiking in snow-covered areas of Northwest mountains this summer, you may come across a strange sight — large stretches of pinkish red snow. This phenomenon, sometimes referred to as “watermelon snow,” is not as benign as it sounds.
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Tribal Climate Camp Brings Together CASC Regional Tribes to Advance Climate Action
Written by NW CASC Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison Amelia Marchand & Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison Kylie Avery
This past March, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) held their fifth Tribal Climate Camp (TCC) alongside co-host Navajo Technical University, with funding and support from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience Program and the Northwest, North Central, and Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Centers.
New Webinar Series! Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management
The National CASC is hosting a virtual webinar series on how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into Federal ecological research and resource management programs. Running bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1, 2023 (12pm PT), this series centers Indigenous perspectives to explore ethical, legal and scientific considerations inherent in working within different knowledge systems and provides guidance and case studies reflecting best practices for collaborating with Tribes and Indigenous communities.
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How Will Northwest Serotinous Forests Cope Under Climate Change?
Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center researchers are shedding light on the factors that support resilience of serotinous tree species
In the Northwest, increasing wildfires and warmer, drier conditions have prompted questions about how forests will cope as the climate changes.
Upcoming Info Session: NW CASC 2023-24 Research Fellowship Program
Are you interested in applying for a NW CASC Research Fellowship but have questions about the program and application process? Join us for a virtual info session on Tuesday, February 14 at 2 pm PT, where you’ll learn about the program and have the opportunity to ask questions!
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