We are excited to welcome our 2021-22 research fellows, who represent each of our consortium universities and will be conducting research that aligns with the NW CASC science priorities and meets real-world climate adaptation needs.

The NW CASC Research Fellowship Program enables graduate students and postdocs from a variety of scientific backgrounds to develop decision-relevant science in collaboration with regional natural resource managers and decision-makers.

Risa Askerooth | Oregon State University

Does a New, Invasive Beachgrass Hybrid Affect Species Diversity and Climate Change-Induced Flooding Risk in Pacific Northwest Coastal Dunes?

Faculty Advisor: Sally Hacker | Project Partners: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department,
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development

Abby Bratt | University of Washington

How Can Prairie-Oak Management Buffer Impacts of Climate Change on Streaked Horned Larks?

Faculty Advisor: Sarah J. Converse | Partners: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Ecostudies Institute

Michele Buonanduci | University of Washington

Potential Impacts of Future Wildfires in Western Cascadia: Insights From Spatial Patterns of Burn Severity

Faculty Advisor: Brian J. Harvey | Partners: Washington Department of                                            Natural Resources

Timber Burnette | University of Montana

Can We Improve Reforestation Protocols for Better Post-Fire                              Restoration Success?

Faculty Advisor: Anna Sala | Partners: Montana Bureau of Land Management,
The Nature Conservancy

Sky Button | Washington State University

Monitoring Seeps as Key Biodiversity Hotspots Under                                                  Climate Change

Faculty Advisor: Jonah Piovia-Scott | Partners: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife,
National Park Service

Robin Fales | University of Washington

Kelp in the Salish Sea: Understanding Temperature and Nutrient                                Stressors to Inform Conservation

Faculty Advisor: Emily Carrington | Partners: Washington Department of Natural Resources,
National Park Service

Celina Gray | University of Montana

Akaitapitsiniksinists Ais’stimattsookinaan Aatsimani, “Our Stories Show Us, Connectedness” Stakeholder Perspectives of Culturally Important Species of the Blackfoot

Faculty Advisor: Libby Metcalf | Partners: Blackfeet Tribe

Kyle Hogrefe | Oregon State University

Models to Management: Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change with a Community-Based Rangelands Assessment and Monitoring System

Faculty Advisor: Robert E. Kennedy | Partners: Nez Perce Tribe, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, The Nature Conservancy, International Center for the Advancement of Pastoral Systems, Wallowa Resources, U.S. Forest Service, Texas A&M University, University of Idaho

Sydney Jantsch | Western Washington University

Using Engineered Log Jams to Promote Cool-Water Refuge for Chinook Salmon in a Warming River

Faculty Advisor: James M. Helfield | Partners: Lummi Nation Natural Resources Department, Nooksack Indian Tribe Department of Natural Resources, Natural Systems Design

Fiona Noonan | Boise State University

How do Wildfire, Vegetation Interactions and the Climate Influence Plant Species Distributions in the Sagebrush-Steppe?

Faculty Advisor: Megan Cattau | Partners: Bureau of Land Management

Jordan Ortega | Oregon State University

Identifying Dissolved Oxygen Refuges for Redband Trout to Guide Restoration and Climate Adaptation in the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon

Faculty Advisor: Jonathan Armstrong | Partners: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,          Klamath Tribes

Dylan Quinn | Washington State University

Modeling the Hydrological Consequences of Wildfire and Climate Change in the Headwater Catchments of the Pacific Northwest

Faculty Advisor: Kevan Moffet | Partners: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service,
Washington Department of Natural Resources

Olivia Zimmerman | University of Washington

Centering Indigenous Perspectives in Floodplain Management

Faculty Advisor: Phil Levin | Partners: Department of Ecology, Puget Sound Partnership,
The Nature Conservancy