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Funding Opportunity through Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has funding available through its Tribal Resilience Program for activities that support tribal resilience and/or coastal management planning as tribes prepare for the impacts of climate change.
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NW CASC Joins Adaptation Practitioners from Across the Country at the National Adaptation Forum
On the heels of Earth Day, the National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) will be participating at the 4th National Adaptation Forum this week in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Forum brings together climate adaptation practitioners from across the country to exchange knowledge and tools for incorporating climate change into their work, to network with others in the adaptation community, and to participate in professional development opportunities.
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.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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