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Now Accepting Proposals: NW CASC 2023-24 Research Fellowship Program
The NW CASC is accepting proposals for its 2023-24 Research Fellowship Program through March 13, 2023. This program will support research related to climate adaptation in Northwest natural and cultural resource management and training in developing decision-relevant science during the 2023-2024 academic year.
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Upcoming NW CASC Webinar: Transforming Academic Promotion & Surviving in the Academic System as an Action Scientist
In NW CASC’s upcoming actionable science webinar, Dr. Jessica Hellmann, Consortium Director of the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, Executive Director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, and co-author of The Guidebook for the Engaged University, will discuss university promotion systems and how they can encourage researchers to use engaged scholarship to address society’s big challenges.
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Welcome 2022-23 Research Fellows!
We are thrilled to welcome our 2022-23 research fellows as they kick off their fellowship activities this fall! Our fellows represent each of our consortium universities and will be conducting research that aligns with the NW CASC science priorities and meets real-world climate adaptation needs.
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How Rising Water Temperatures and Changing Ocean Chemistry are Affecting Surf Smelt – A Small Fish with a Big Impact
Little Fish with a Big Job
Surf smelt may be small, but it plays a big role in the marine food web in the North Pacific ocean ecosystem. Like herring and sand lance, surf smelt is a type of forage fish – small, schooling fish that eat microscopic organisms and are consumed by larger predators.
Persist in Place or Shift in Space? How NW CASC Researchers are Making it Easier to Assess Species’ Adaptive Capacity in a Changing Climate
What is adaptive capacity?
Climate change is rapidly altering landscapes and habitats, disrupting biological processes and stressing species. As the climate changes, some species are better equipped to cope than others.
We’re Hiring a Deputy University Director!
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) is hiring a Deputy University Director to play a leading role in the NW CASC’s efforts to foster actionable adaptation science across the Northwest.
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What do Climate Change and Invasive Species Mean for Native Trout in Montana?
Freshwater species in the Northwest are coping with a lot these days. Not only is climate change altering streamflows and increasing water temperatures, but another challenge is at play – native species are competing with invasive species who may be benefitting from some of the changes that a warming climate brings.
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A New House Bill is a Step Towards Signing CASCs into Law
As climate-related challenges unfold with increasing speed and impact, the Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) are hard at work delivering science to help our nation’s fish, wildlife, water, land and people adapt to the changing climate.
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Now Accepting Proposals: NW CASC 2022-23 Research Fellowship Program
The NW CASC is now accepting proposals for its 2022-23 Research Fellowship Program through March 14, 2022. This program supports research related to climate adaptation in Northwest natural and cultural resource management and training in the principles and practices of developing decision-relevant science during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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New NW CASC Report Outlines Research and Coordination Needs for Managing Northwest Stream Permanence in a Changing Climate
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s 2021 Deep Dive convened Northwest communities, natural resource managers and scientists to collaboratively review what is known about stream permanence and and how it affects people and places in the region: a new report, accompanied by a key findings document and a list of tools and resources – outlines results from this collaborative process, including research and capacity needs for understanding and responding to changes in stream permanence.
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