The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is a partnership between the US Geological Survey, the University of Colorado Boulder and five consortium partners. The NC CASC fosters innovative and applied research in support of tribal, federal, state, and local natural resource management and decision-making. The North Central center is one of nine regional climate centers in the national CASC network created to help meet the changing needs of land and resource managers across the country. It serves Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska. 

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Webinar

Upcoming webinar: February 8, 2024

Join us for the next NC CASC webinar on February 8! Scott Somershoe of the US Fish and Wildlife Service will deliver a lecture on Pinyon Jays, an iconic species of piñon-juniper woodlands across the Intermountain West.
Science Spotlight

Assessing Drought in the Era of Climate Change

In recent years, there have been major advancements in the United States' ability to actively manage drought risks by collecting the most relevant up-to-date and on-the-ground information and developing tools for assessing drought conditions.
Publications, Science Byte

New “Innovation in Climate Adaptation” Report from CASC Network and Partners

Innovation in Climate Adaptation was produced by National Wildlife Federation, the USGS CASC network, and the IUCN Species Survival Commission Climate Change Specialist Group with input from an “international workgroup of adaptation experts.” The report was published yesterday (Jan. 17, 2024) with NC CASC’s Regional Administrator Molly Cross as a lead author.