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Registration Now Open! 2023 Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Network Symposium
Register today for the 2023 Northwest Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Symposium, September 7-8, 2023. This free, virtual, 2-day event will include talks from more than 15 invasive species and climate change experts as well as a virtual networking event!
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Now Open! Call for Abstracts and Sessions at Virtual Northwest Climate Conference, October 2-4
Organizers of the 12th Northwest Climate Conference (NWCC) are now accepting abstract and session proposal submissions for this year’s Conference, to be hosted virtually by Boise State University on October 2-4, 2023 — for more than a decade, this conference has provided a networking and learning community for practitioners, scientists, tribal members, and community organizers interested in climate change impacts and adaptation in the Northwest.
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Funding Opportunity: Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience Program Now Accepting Applications for 2023 Annual Awards Program
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR) is now accepting applications for its Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Awards Program. TCR will make available approximately $120 million in funding for Tribes and tribal organizations to address the unique impacts of climate change affecting vulnerable tribal communities.
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NW CASC Researchers Headed to Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting
Researchers from the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center will be gathering at the 108th Annual Ecological Society of America meeting, to be held in Portland, Oregon the week of August 6-11.
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Faces of Adaptation: Meet Upekala Wijayratne
Upekala Wijayratne, a member of the NW CASC Advisory Committee, is an ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, in the Northwest Oregon Area Ecology Program. She is based at the Mt.
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NW CASC Study Uses Remote Sensing to Assess the Impact of Snow Algae on Snowmelt in the North Cascades
If you happen to find yourself hiking in snow-covered areas of Northwest mountains this summer, you may come across a strange sight — large stretches of pinkish red snow. This phenomenon, sometimes referred to as “watermelon snow,” is not as benign as it sounds.
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Reworking Scientific CVs to Better Capture Societally Engaged Research and Move Towards Fairer Research Assessment
In the second webinar of our series on Navigating a Collaborative Research Career in Academia, we’ll hear from experts who will share how they are rethinking the traditional CV format to create space for more meaningful, contextual information and to emphasize quality over quantity of information in CVs, as well as perspectives on how this shift can move academia towards fairer research assessment.
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New Climate Science Champions Video Features NW CASC Partnerships Ecologist Dr. Lindsey Thurman
In a new USGS Climate Science Champions episode, NW CASC Partnerships Ecologist Dr. Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
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New CASC Tribal Liaison Handout Available Now
The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience, the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers, and several Tribal Nations and organizations are collaborating to support a nationwide network of Tribal climate resilience liaisons, each of whom works directly with a regional CASC to connect resources to federally-recognized Tribes in climate adaptation efforts: check out a new handout that describes the program and contains contact information for the current CASC Tribal Liaisons.
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The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is Hiring!
Do you want to be part of a dynamic, intertribal organization that works at the intersection of Tribal sovereignty, climate solutions, environmental justice & Indigenous cultures? The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is hiring 2023 Climate Fellows as well as a Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison.
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