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Upcoming National CASC Webinar Series: Incorporating Climate & Environmental Justice into Research and Resource Management
You are invited to an upcoming webinar series exploring the role of climate and environmental justice in environmental research and resource management! The webinars will run bi-weekly from Thursday, Feb 29 to Thursday, May 9, 2024 (noon-1 PM PT).
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Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative Now Accepting Applications for its NEW Science Justice Summer School
Are you a University of Washington grad student or postdoc interested in applying climate and environmental justice frameworks in your work? Consider applying to the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative’s first-ever Science Justice Summer School!
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Job Opportunity! WA State Climatologist Position
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist and the UW Climate Impacts Group are hiring a State Climatologist to lead the activities of the Office of the Washington State Climatologist. They are seeking candidates with expertise in meteorology, climatology or other environmental fields, who have experience presenting technical information to a variety of audiences, as well as candidates with experience co-producing research, fundraising and writing grant proposals.
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Register for the Inaugural, Virtual International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference!
There’s still time to register for the inaugural International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference on January 30 and 31, 2024! This conference, organized by the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network and the North American Invasive Species Management Association, is virtual and free to attend.
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Funding Opportunity! NW CASC is Now Accepting Proposals for our 2024-25 Research Fellowship Program!
We’re now accepting proposals for our 2024-2025 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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Join an Upcoming Input Session to Learn About NW CASC’s New Faculty Fellowship Program & Provide Feedback
We’re launching a new Faculty Fellowship Program, supporting faculty across our Consortium to take research beyond peer-reviewed publications to formats more easily applied to the decision-making of Northwest resource managers. To ensure that this new program meets the needs of faculty in the NW CASC Consortium, we are hosting info sessions on January 30 at 3pm PT and February 1 at 11am PT to share our vision for the program and to seek feedback that will inform a Request for Proposals later this spring.
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Registration Now Open for the 2024 National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit
Registration is now open for the 2024 National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit, which will convene leaders from Tribes and First Nations to advance Tribal climate change policy and action. This year’s Summit will be held April 15 – 17 at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Sarah Fesenmyer
Sarah Fesenmyer, a member of the NW CASC Advisory Committee, is a Fish & Wildlife Supervisor at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia-Pacific Northwest regional office in Boise, Idaho. Prior to this position, Sarah worked for the National Marine Fisheries Service for 15 years on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin.
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New NW CASC-Supported Brochure Soon to be Available for Visitors at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
On the Southern tip of Washington’s Puget Sound, where the freshwater of the Nisqually River meets the saltwater of the Sound, lies the Nisqually River Delta. Situated within the traditional homeland of the Nisqually Indian Tribe and the site of the Billy Frank Jr.
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NW CASC University Director Meade Krosby Joins Secretary Haaland’s New Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science
Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s University Director, Dr. Meade Krosby, has been chosen to serve on Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland’s new Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science (ACCAS). Dr.
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