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Special Edition Drought Status Update for Pacific Northwest Tribal Nations
A Drought Status Update was recently issued to communicate potential areas of concern for drought expansion or development across Tribal lands within the Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System Region, on the basis of recent conditions and forecasts.
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Invasive Species Science at the NW CASC
Invasive species are an ongoing focus of the NW CASC’s efforts to fund and facilitate actionable science, which have included research on more than 24 invasive species since 2011 across Northwestern habitats ranging from Puget Sound prairies to sagebrush steppe, from coastal wetlands to high elevation forests.
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Now Accepting Applications! 2026 NW CASC Faculty Fellowship Program
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is now accepting applications for our 2026 Faculty Fellowship Program, which supports research related to climate adaptation in Northwest natural and cultural resource management as well as training in the principles and practices of co-producing decision-relevant science.
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NW CASC Update: Federal Funding Uncertainty & Potential Program Impacts
As the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center consortium is hosted by the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington, we are sharing this note from the Climate Impacts Group to keep you, our valued partners, aware of recent news affecting our work.
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Now Available! Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report, Volume 2
The Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) is a series of reports that elevates the voices and efforts of Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and communities and provides a space within published literature to share Indigenous stories about climate change impacts and the solutions being implemented —a Steering Committee of 17 Knowledge Holders, Elders, Young leaders, Tribal representatives, and scientists oversaw the report development, including 79 contributing authors and many artists.
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Now Available: Pacific Northwest 2024 Water Year Impacts Assessment
The Washington State Climate Office, University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Oregon Climate Service, Idaho Department of Water Resources, and NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System released the fifth Pacific Northwest Water Year Impacts Assessment, which summarizes variations in temperature, precipitation, and snowpack across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho in Water Year 2024.
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Surprises in the Klamath: How disease, invasives, and warming waters are affecting redband trout
Written by guest author Heidi Shepard, NW CASC communications graduate research assistant for the winter 2025 quarter
Upper Klamath Lake in south-central Oregon is perhaps the last place one might think of as being trout habitat.
Susan Dickerson-Lange Joins UW Climate Impacts Group as the New Director
The Climate Impacts Group, host of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Washington, has welcomed Susan Dickerson-Lange as its new director. In her role, Dickerson-Lange will provide strategic leadership for CIG, driving financial stewardship and fundraising while supporting the team to deepen partnerships and expand offerings advancing climate resilience in the Pacific Northwest.
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Faces of Adaptation: Eva Colberg
Dr. Eva Colberg is a research scientist at the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Her scientific training encompasses community ecology, restoration ecology and the social sciences, with specific interests in the ecology and management of climate change, invasive species and fire.
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Updated Climate Change Vulnerability Index (Release 4.0) Includes New Features to Support Climate Adaptation Planning for Species
A new release of NatureServe’s widely-used Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) is now available, providing natural-resource managers with a rapid and cost-effective way to evaluate species’ relative vulnerability to climate change in specific geographies.
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