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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.

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.

Last Day to Register for In-Person Attendance at 2022 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference

The second Biennial National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference — hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) — will be offered both virtually and in-person in Saint Paul, Minnesota on August 29 – September 1.

Aug 2 Partners, People

NW CASC Advisory Committee Member Davia Palmeri Receives WAFWA President’s Award

NW CASC advisory committee member Davia Palmeri — Conservation Policy Coordinator at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) — recently received the President’s Award from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife (WAFWA).

Jul 29 People

NW CASC University Director Talks to Journal Nature About Making a Difference in Academia

Dr. Meade Krosby, University Director of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, recently spoke with Nature about finding a path in academia that has allowed her to do meaningful work helping society prepare for climate change.

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Jul 25 Announcements, Science, Opportunity

Seeking Postdoc Focused on Climate and the Future of Aquatic Flows

Are you a researcher interested in the nexus of climate change and aquatic flows? The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC), in partnership with Boise State University, is searching for a postdoctoral scholar – with a passion for developing science that meets real-world needs – to lead regionally focused research related to modeling aquatic flows under climate change.