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2026 Sustainability Research Summit
Members of the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) participated in CU Boulder’s inaugural Sustainability Research Summit, held October 8-9, 2026.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
NC CASC Webinar: November 5, 2026
Grassland birds are among the most rapidly declining bird groups in North America. This upcoming NC CASC webinar will explore how the Central Grassland Bird Working Group is developing a coordinated, science-based approach to support their recovery.
NC CASC Webinar Recording: Wind River Reservation
The Wind River Reservation offers a powerful case study on the historical and contemporary challenges Tribal Nations across the American West face in quantifying and using their water in alignment with their values.
2026 CIRES Science Summit
The 2026 CIRES Science Summit took place on Thursday, October 1, 2026 and brought together researchers and staff from across CIRES to encourage collaboration across internal networks, increase awareness of existing research, outreach, and engagement efforts, and identify areas for future growth and exploration.
Eat Bison to Save Bison?
For thousands of years, bison shaped North America’s grasslands while providing food, materials, and deep cultural and spiritual connections for Indigenous peoples. After being driven nearly to extinction in the late 1800s, bison have made a remarkable comeback.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Tackling Woody Encroachment Across the Great Plains
Across the Great Plains, the spread of trees and shrubs into historically open grasslands is changing landscapes and creating new challenges for conservation. Learn more in this new Spotlight Story.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
September Newsletter for Tribal Community Now Available
The latest Newsletter for Tribal Community Resilience is now available, featuring news, resources, funding opportunities, events, and job openings relevant to Tribal Nations and partners across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain region.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Did you miss it? Watch the latest NC CASC webinar
Did you miss the latest NC CASC webinar? Watch and learn how researchers, land managers, Tribal Nations, and communities are working together to build more resilient pinyon-juniper woodlands across the West.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
El Niño 2026-2027: What Could It Mean for the North Central Region?
A potentially very strong El Niño is developing for 2026-2027, but what might that mean for the North Central region? Explore a new USGS CASC resource to learn what scientists are forecasting.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Shifting Shades of Drought
How do we better track when landscapes are becoming unusually dry? In the latest NC CASC blog, graduate researcher Kelsey Warren shares her work developing a new approach to Consecutive Dry Days (CDD).
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña