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Congratulations to Terri Schulz on "Wildest Women of the Range" award!
Terri Schulz, Senior Conservation Ecologist at The Nature Conservancy and Co-PI with the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, is known for many things...
2026 NC CASC Rapid Climate Assessment Program (RCAP) Applications are Open!
We are hiring 4 summer GRAs for our 2026 Rapid Climate Assessment Program (RCAP). Broadly, these RCAP projects seek to support state, federal, and Tribal land and natural resource managers to adapt to a changing climate through interdisciplinary research and actionable science.
NC CASC Webinar Series - Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 11 AM
Join us for our next webinar, "Practical Guidance for Using Climate Projections in Adaptation Planning", given by Nels Bjarke of the Western Water Assessment on March 12, 2026.
Bringing Clarity and Order to the Climate Adaptation Toolkit
Climate adaptation science has matured rapidly over the past two decades. In that time, scientists, agencies and practitioners have developed an impressive array of planning processes and guides, decision tools and conceptual models. Read more about how these resources fit together.
Imtiaz Rangwala
Grassland Management Priorities in a Changing Climate
A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey, edited by Christy Miller Hesed and Heather Yocum of the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, synthesizes decades of management plans, scientific literature, and stakeholder input to identify shared goals, challenges, and information needs for grassland conservation across seven states.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Did You Miss It? Organizing the Climate Adaptation Toolkit Webinar
Many climate adaptation planning processes and tools exist, but their relationships to one another are often unclear. This webinar highlighted commonalities among major adaptation frameworks and tools and presented a generalized, climate-informed approach to resource stewardship. Watch the recording.
RCAP Report Available: Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Climate Change Impact Assessment
This report is the product of our 2025 Rapid Climate Assessment Program (RCAP) project, "Risk Assessment for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in Colorado."
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.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
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).
RAD Webinar Series
The USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center is pleased to announce a quarterly webinar series on the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) framework in collaboration with the National Conservation Training Center. This series focuses on examples of RAD implementation and reflects on practical applications of RAD concepts.