News & Events | Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Jan 23-26, 2023 Partners

Registration Open for ATNI Winter Convention | Jan 23-36, Portland, OR

The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) is hosting its Winter Convention on January 23-26 in Portland, Oregon. The Convention will bring together members for discussion and presentations and will highlight the work of the committees around policy, legislation and the future of Indian Country in the Northwest.

January 20

Register for 1/20 Webinar on NW Climate Resilience Collaborative’s New Community Grants Program, Now Accepting Letters of Interest

The Community Grants Program, now in its first year, supports justice-focused, environmental and climate projects that advance community-centered resilience priorities. To learn more, register for an upcoming informational webinar on Friday, January 20 from 12-1 pm PT.

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Dec 13 Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Adam Price

NW CASC Postdoctoral Fellow Adam Price is part of a national cohort of fellows leading regional research projects related to the future of aquatic flows as part of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program.

Dec 7 Partners, Opportunity

Funding Opportunity: Applications are Now Being Accepted to Host the Alaska, Northwest and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The NW CASC is pleased to share the National CASC’s announcement that applications are now being accepted to host the Alaska, Northwest and Southeast CASCs—an information session about this opportunity will take place on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 12 PM PT and the deadline for proposals is March 14, 2023.

Applications Now Open: 2023 Science to Action Fellowship Program

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 National CASC Science to Action Fellowship program, which supports graduate students from CASC consortium institutions in developing a product that applies scientific research related to climate change impacts on fish, wildlife, or ecosystems to decision making about natural resources.

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December 14 Science, Spotlights, Webinar

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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Nov 21 Partners, Science

ORISE Research Opportunity Available Through North Central & Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Centers

An ORISE research opportunity is currently available with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) through the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC), supporting their work producing science to inform on-the-ground climate adaptation planning by natural and cultural resource managers.

Nov 21 Partners, Science, Opportunity

UW Climate Impacts Group is Hiring a Research Science to Focus on Hydrology

The UW Climate Impacts Group (CIG) is hiring a new, full-time Research Scientist with a focus on hydrologic change in the northwestern U.S. The Research Scientist will work with CIG’s lead scientists to co-produce applied research, synthesize literature and engage with partners on climate impacts and adaptation related to hydrologic change in the region.

UW Climate Impacts Group is Hiring a Research Scientist to Focus on Ecosystems & Invasive Species

The UW Climate Impacts Group is hiring a new, full-time Research Scientist with a focus on ecosystems and invasive species. The Research Scientist will support co-produced research and synthesis projects led by the Climate Impacts Group’s senior scientists and work with the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center to coordinate the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network.

Explore NW CASC’s New Set of Projects Focused on Invasives, Shrublands & Ecological Transformation

USGS-directed research funding, administered by the federal side of the NW CASC’s federal-university partnership, supports a portfolio of regional climate adaptation projects each year. Like all of the research the NW CASC supports, these projects align with research priorities outlined in our five-year Science Agenda, developed through collaboration between regional natural resource managers and scientists.