News & Events | Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

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.

Oct 17 Partners, People

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Amelia Marchand

Amelia Marchand is the NW CASC’s Tribal Liaison through the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI). Amelia has 24 years working in the cultural and natural resource fields. Her professional work and personal experiences have increased her dedication to Indigenous rights, environmental justice and the implementation of socially equitable solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation that not only honor values of community and reciprocity, but also heal wounds from intergenerational trauma and institutional colonialism.

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.

Sep 6 Announcements, People

NW CASC Welcomes New Deputy University Director!

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) is excited to welcome Dr. Scott Kalafatis to our team as our new deputy university director! Scott is a social scientist with a research background focused on understanding collaborations between scientists and policymakers and how these engagements contribute to decisions informed by climate science.

November 29-30, 2022 Events, Partners

Now Open! Early-Bird Registration for the 2022 Tribal Leaders Climate Change Summit Through Nov 1

The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is holding its 5th Annual Tribal Leaders Climate Change Summit, which will engage Tribal leaders and citizens, Tribal staff, Tribal youth and collaborators in conversations about navigating the cultural, economic and social challenges of climate change.

Register

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.

Aug 25 Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Tyler Hoecker

Tyler Hoecker, NW CASC’s climate adaptation postdoctoral fellow, is part of a national cohort of fellows leading regionally focused research projects related to climate-fire-vegetation dynamics through the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Fellows Program.

August 31 Opportunity, Webinar

Register for the next Grasslands & Climate Training: Understanding and Using Future Projections for Trust Species

The last webinar in the Grasslands & Climate Training Series — Understanding and Using Future Projections for Trust Species — is coming on Wednesday, August 31 at 11 a.m. PT. The NW CASC is teaming up with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the North Central CASC and South Central CASC to put on this series, which started in May.