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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Linda Anderson-Carnahan
Linda Anderson-Carnahan has worked for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the past 35 years and has been a longtime member of the NW CASC’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee. During her career with the EPA, Linda worked in the Southeast and Midwest regions before moving to the Pacific Northwest region.
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Announcing Two Spanish-Language Reports on Climate Impacts in Washington
The UW Climate Impacts Group, host of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, and several community partners are excited to share two Spanish-language reports on the impacts of climate change for Washington State.
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Register for our Next Spring Webinar: Collaborative Fire Management Case Studies from the Colville National Forest
In this webinar, USFS fire ecologist and tribal liaison Monique Wynecoop will share two case studies from the Colville National Forest, in which the Spokane and Colville Tribes and non-tribal partners conducted collaborative, interdisciplinary fire management projects that incorporated diverse values, cultures and knowledges to meet multiple fire management goals.
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Save The Date! Climate Change 101 Course with the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Mark your calendars! In collaboration with partners, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals is hosting a Climate Change 101 Course on August 9-13, 2021. This week-long, virtual course will provide an introduction to climate change adaptation planning in the Western Region.
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Coral Avery’s New Position as Natural Resource Specialist for BIA Tribal Resilience Program and NW CASC
We are excited to announce that Coral Avery, former Bureau of Indian Affairs Pathways Program Intern with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) and NW CASC, is starting a new position as Natural Resource Specialist for the BIA Tribal Resilience Program and the NW CASC!
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Fish Rescue in a Changing Climate
Life as a salmon is tough. Salmon travel long distances from stream to sea and back again, meeting obstacles every step of the way. As climate change alters their habitats, their journeys are expected to become even more challenging.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet John Tull
Dr. John Tull is the Nevada Science Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Science Applications program and serves on the NW CASC Stakeholder Advisory Committee. He has been working in the Great Basin and other desert ecosystems for more than two decades.
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Register Today! Upcoming NW CASC Webinar: Cultural Burning and Collaborative Fire Research and Management: Approaches for Respectfully Partnering with Tribes
In this webinar, USFS Research Scientist Dr. Frank Lake will discuss the historical context of cultural burning, clarify misconceptions about cultural burning, and present a decolonizing framework for fire management as a grounding for modern approaches to collaborative fire management that achieve shared values and resource objectives.
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NW CASC Presents at 11th Annual, First-Time Virtual Northwest Climate Conference
The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, host of the National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC), will be hosting the 11th annual, first-time virtual Northwest Climate Conference (NWCC) this week (April 6-8, 2021)!
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TONIGHT! Join the UW Climate Impacts Group lecture, The Next Twenty-Five Years: Building a Climate-Resilient Future
The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, host of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, is presenting its third and final virtual lecture in its 25th anniversary series – The Next 25 Years: Building a Climate-Resilient Future — tonight at 5 p.m.
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