Congratulations, Dr. Prasad Thota!

Prasad Thota, a Research Assistant in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, successfully defended his PhD on Friday, May 30. Congratulations!

Upcoming Webinar: Thursday, June 12, 2025, on Ecological Scenarios

The next NC CASC webinar will be given by Dr. Kyra Clark-Wolf, titled "Ecological Scenarios: Embracing Ecological Uncertainty for Climate Change Adaptation."

CIRES Rendezvous 2025

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) hosted its 20th annual Rendezvous symposium on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at the University Memorial Center in Boulder, Colorado.

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In a rapidly changing environment, natural resource managers must determine how to steward ecosystems that are changing, often in unfamiliar and uncertain ways. Scenarios, or plausible characterizations of the future, can help natural resource stewards recognize signs of nascent ecological transformation and identify opportunities to intervene. Building on current methods that incorporate uncertainties in future climate to develop scenarios for climate change adaptation, our work informs how scenarios can better represent uncertainties in how ecological changes may unfold in response to climate and describe divergent and surprising ecological outcomes. In this webinar, we present results from a working group process that identified principles and approaches for more fully integrating ecological uncertainties in scenario development. We provide examples of how qualitative and quantitative methods can be used to explore variation in ecological responses to a given climate future, drawing on preliminary results from an ongoing case study focused on the Nebraska Sandhills. We further highlight the need for accessible ecological projections and tools that can help practitioners assess and incorporate uncertainty in future ecosystem change to support climate change adaptation.

Fighting Fire with Fire: Why We’re Not Ready for Wildfire Season

As another fire season begins across the western U.S., one of the most effective tools for reducing catastrophic wildfire remains underused: controlled burns. When executed correctly, they can prevent a smoldering forest floor from becoming a catastrophic inferno.

NC CASC looks forward to CIRES' Rendezvous!

The NC CASC looks forward to the upcoming CIRES Rendezvous at the CU Boulder campus, where we'll present a poster on the work that we do to advance actionable climate adaptation science through a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach.

Consortium Partner Talk: April 22, 2025

Dr. Ana Davidson, of Colorado State University (one of the NC CASC's consortium partners) will be giving a talk on Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day!), on conservation planning for prairie dogs.