News & Events | Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Apr 4 People

NW CASC Welcomes New Postdoctoral Fellow

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) is excited to welcome Mary Ann Rozance as our new Postdoctoral Fellow. Mary Ann joins us from Portland State University, where she received her PhD in Urban Studies and was also a Fellow through a National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program.

Mar 28 Science, Webinar

Upcoming Webinar: Managing Western Washington Wildfire Risk in a Changing Climate

In partnership with the Puget Sound Climate Preparedness Collaborative and the Tulalip Tribes, the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group are co-hosting an upcoming webinar on Tuesday, April 16th at 11 AM (PT) on “Managing Western Washington Wildfire Risk in a Changing Climate”.

Mar 25 People, Events, Science

Upcoming Panel Event on Wildfire with NW CASC University Director Amy Snover

Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s University Director Dr. Amy Snover will serve as a panelist during an upcoming Seminar “Fired Up: Building Wildfire Resilient Communities in a Changing Climate,” held at the University of Washington on March 27th as part of the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) Seminar Series.

Sunlight filters through tall trees and casts shadows on a hiking trail in an Oregon forest

Mar 21 Partners, Opportunity

Application Period Open for Tribal Climate Resilience Student Internships

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Pathways program is offering two summer Tribal Climate Resilience Internships for Native American undergraduate and Master’s students. The first internship opportunity, located in Eugene, Oregon, will be co-hosted by the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC), University of Oregon’s Tribal Climate Change Project and the BIA Tribal Resilience Program.

Sockeye salmon swimming away in Bristol Bay, Alaska

Mar 20 Science, Webinar

Register Today! Spring Skills-Building Webinars on Co-Production in Practice – Examples from the NW CASC

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is hosting its next skills-building webinar series, designed to illustrate the process of co-production using examples from a wide range of projects funded by the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center.

Learn More and Register Today

Flock of birds taking flight on Oregon Coast

Mar 15 Science, Opportunity

Funding Opportunity: NW CASC 2019-20 Research Fellowship Program

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center invites proposals for its 2019-2020 Research Fellowship Program from graduate students at University of Washington (UW), Boise State University (BSU), University of Montana (UM), Washington State University (WSU) and Western Washington University (WWU) and postdoctoral scientists at BSU, UM, WSU, and WWU (this fellowship cannot support postdocs at UW).

Black plumes of smoke engulf a forest ridge during the Pioneer Fire in Boise National Forest, Idaho, 2016

Mar 11 Spotlights, Publications, Science

NW CASC-funded Research Describes the Importance of Fire Refugia in a Changing Climate

As our climate changes, increasing wildfire activity continues to impact our forested ecosystems and the species that inhabit them. A new paper on NW CASC-funded research examines fire refugia in the context of global change.

Travis King and friend on a snowy hike up Harts Pass to retrieve cameras on a 24 mile day hike

Feb 23 Science, Opportunity

Funding Opportunity: NW CASC Request for Proposals

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center invites Statements of Interest (SOI) for projects to be initiated in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. Approximately $400,000 may be available to fund projects that support NW CASC science and resource management priorities.

View across Hungry Horse Reservoir to the Flathead Range, Montana

Feb 14 Events, Partners

Call for Tribal Delegates to Apply for 2019 Tribal Climate Camp

The 2019 Tribal Climate Camp, hosted by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, will take place June 16-21, 2019 at the Flathead Lake Biological Station in Polson, Montana. The Tribal Climate Camp is designed to support teams of tribal leaders, climate change coordinators, planners and program managers to build skills, gather information and develop tribal policy needed to address climate change impacts.

Feb 12 Spotlights, Publications, Science

NW CASC-Funded Research Explores Streamflow Permanence in Northwest Rivers and Streams

As the climate changes, resource managers are increasingly challenged by limited knowledge of where and when streams and rivers will maintain streamflow. A new paper on NW CASC-funded research details the USGS PRObability of Streamflow PERmanence (PROSPER) model, a regional model that provides information about where streams supported year round flow on a year-to-year basis for 2004-2016.