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New Science Speaks Video Now Out!
Check out the next Science Speaks video where graduate student, El Woolner, discusses her work developing a Sagebrush Adaptation Menu. This is a tool designed to help land managers translate climate science into practical strategies for protecting and restoring sagebrush ecosystems in a changing climate.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Mapping the Future of Bison in a Changing Climate
How can climate science help Indigenous communities and conservation managers prepare for the future of North America's bison? The Integrated Bison Mapping Project (IBMP) is turning climate projections into actionable information.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
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
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
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
Bringing back bison to Colorado using plant functional traits
Bison (Bison bison) were the dominant, keystone grazer across the Great Plains, North America’s largest biome, for millennia and shaped prairie ecosystems. However, European settlement in the 1800s across this region led to widespread slaughter and near extinction of this once prolific species.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
The SPARRO tool has launched
Over the last three years, scientists, economists, and conservation partners have worked together to develop SPARRO and address a critical gap in consistent, reliable information about grassland bird populations and conservation priorities.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Future Wildfires in a Warming United States
While wildfires are a natural part of our ecosystems in the North Central region, climate change is increasing the conditions that promote larger, more frequent, and more intense wildfires.
New Publication on Wildlife Disease Dynamics
Prairie dogs are a keystone species of the Great Plains, but periodic outbreaks of sylvatic plague can rapidly devastate entire colonies, with cascading effects on grassland ecosystems. New research by Ana Davidson and collaborators draws on nearly 30 years of monitoring and observations...
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña