The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is a partnership between the US Geological Survey, the University of Colorado Boulder and six other 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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Upcoming Tribal Community Resilience Webinar Series
Join us for presentations and Q&A focusing on how Tribal Nations, Native Villages, and Pueblos are responding to resilience challenges across regions throughout the U.S., hosted by regional Tribal Community Resilience Liaisons. These webinars will take place from February - September, 2026 on the first Thursday of every month (1-2 PM MT).
Managing Climate Change in Wilderness: Scenario-Based Approaches for an Uncertain Future
How do you manage for change in places meant to remain wild? That is the central question facing land managers across the American West as climate change accelerates ecological transformation, even in federally protected wilderness areas. A new NC CASC-supported case study, “RAD Decisions in Rad Landscapes: Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness”, tackles this challenge head-on.
