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Dec 14 Partners, People

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.

Dec 14 Science

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.

Dec 4 Announcements, People

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.

Nov 28 Partners, People

Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons Connect Regional Tribes with Resources Across the CASC Network

The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR), the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs), Tribal Nations and regional Tribal organizations collaborate to support a national network of Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons (Tribal Liaisons) who connect Tribes with resources to support their climate adaptation efforts.

Nov 27 Opportunity

Help Share the Young Tribal Leaders Art Contest!

Calling all young Tribal artists! The BIA Division of Environmental Services and Cultural Resources Management is hosting a Young Tribal Leaders Art Contest to highlight the perspectives and creativity of Native youth and young professionals across the nation with themes of culture, environment and climate — submissions are due by Saturday January 6, 2024 and winners will be announced in February 2024.

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Nov 14 Announcements, Publications

UW Climate Impacts Group & Partners Mark Release of Fifth National Climate Assessment

UW Climate Impacts Group scientists were among hundreds of authors of the newly-released Fifth National Climate Assessment. The assessment, released roughly every four years by the The US Global Change Research Program, assesses the effects of climate change on a wide range of sectors and for 10 geographic regions across the country.

Register for NW CASC’s 12/12 CV ReWorkshop: Updating Your CV to Contextualize Your Contributions in Societally Engaged Research

Join the NW CASC’s interactive workshop on December 12, designed to support you in incorporating narrative elements into your CV that help contextualize your skills and experiences and better communicate your work.

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Oct 20 Publications, Science

NW CASC’s 2023 Deep Dive Products Now Available

After months of collaborative work, the NW CASC is excited to share the products from its 2023 Deep Dive, Rising Seas and the Coastal Squeeze: Managing Inland Migration of Coastal Habitats in Response to Sea Level Rise, which convened Northwest scientists, natural resource managers and communities to collaboratively review what is known about coastal squeeze and to identify research and capacity needs for building resilience of shoreline and estuarine habitats in a changing climate.

Welcoming Our 2023-24 NW CASC Research Fellows

Join us in welcoming our 2023-24 NW CASC Research Fellows as they kick off their fellowship activities this fall! Each year, the NW CASC’s Research Fellowship Program enables a cohort of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from NW CASC’s consortium universities to develop decision-relevant science in collaboration with regional natural resource managers and decision-makers.

Oct 17 Partners, People

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Leona Svancara

Leona Svancara is the new assistant regional administrator of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Her research interests include assessing the effects of climate and landscape change on at-risk fish and wildlife species and their habitats and identifying and implementing conservation actions to address those effects.