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Participants in the 2023 Southwest Tribal Climate Camp after a day of project work and field trips.

Apr 28 Partners, People, Spotlights

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.

Image of a green snapping turtle within a circular medicine wheel (offset four quadrants colored white, yellow, red, and black), encircled by a wreath of species significant to Indigenous cultures from across the US, Alaska, and the Pacific Islands (kelp, clams, yucca, corn, cedar, & fire weed) and a watercolor blue border.

Mar 28 Partners, Spotlights, Opportunity

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.

Close-up of two pinecones and needles on a knobcone pine branch.

Feb 28 Science, Spotlights

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.

Students walk on sidewalks in the University of Washington quad.

February 14 Spotlights, Opportunity, Webinar

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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Three people involved in invasive European green crab research measure something along an estuary, while one records on a clipboard.

Jan 17 Announcements, Science, Spotlights, Opportunity

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.

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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Oct 13 Announcements, Science, People, Spotlights

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.

A silver surf smelt lies in a shallow trough for measuring.

Aug 25 Science, Spotlights

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.

A black Cascade red fox with umber-colored eyes sits on mossy ground and lifts its back paw to scratch behind its ear.

Jun 29 Science, Spotlights

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.

A group of people walks on a Pacific Northwest beach at sunset, under purple and pink clouds.

Jun 16 People, Spotlights, Opportunity

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.