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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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NW CASC is Now Accepting Proposals for our 2025-26 Research Fellowship Program!
We’re now accepting proposals for our 2025-2026 Research Fellowship Program! This is a 1-year program that enables graduate students and postdocs from across our Consortium to develop decision-relevant science in collaboration with regional natural and cultural resource managers, while providing training in the principles of actionable science.
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Upcoming NW RISCC Webinar: Climate-Smart Invasive Species Management from Coast to Coast
The Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network is hosting an upcoming webinar — Climate-Smart Invasive Species Management from Coast to Coast — on Wednesday, February 12 at 11 am PT.
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NW CASC Seeks Postdoc Focused on Coastal Squeeze
The University of Washington, in partnership with the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC), is searching for a talented scientist with an interest in coastal squeeze — when human and natural barriers challenge the inland range shifts of coastal species and ecosystems in response to sea-level rise.
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