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The Sagebrush Climate Adaptation Menu: A Co-Produced Framework for Actionable Science
Across the American West, sagebrush ecosystems are confronting accelerating climate pressures, including hotter temperatures, altered fire regimes, invasive annual grasses, and shifting moisture patterns that reshape plant communities and wildlife habitat.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Next Webinar: Integrating Seasonal Dynamics into Risk-Informed Wildfire Planning
Join us for our next webinar, given on Thursday, December 11, 2025, by Jamie Peeler, research scientist at the University of Montana. She will speak about risk-informed wildfire planning through updated fire behavior models.
Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance 2025 Conference Highlights
Earlier this month, Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons Janna Black and Kynser Bell helped host the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance Annual 2025 Conference in Deadwood, South Dakota, on the sacred lands of the Black Hills.
Decoding the drivers of snow across the Rockies
Gillian Gallagher is a PhD student in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) department at the University of Colorado Boulder, whose summer research focused on how climate conditions and terrain features shape mountain snowpack.
New Student Blog - Ryan Erickson
In “A Geographer’s Perspective on the Existence of a Topographic Signature of Life,” CAST student, Ryan Erickson, examines how living systems might leave measurable imprints on Earth’s terrain.
Former NC CASC Graduate Research Assistant, Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, starts new role
Former NC CASC Rapid Climate Assessment Program (RCAP) Graduate Research Assistant, Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, was recently appointed to a role with the First Nations Development Institute.
Webinar Recording Now Available
The recording of the NC CASC webinar, held on October 9, 2025, is now available online on our YouTube Channel.
Advancing Climate Adaptation Through Partnership and Innovation
The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) helps natural and cultural resource managers prepare for and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
NC CASC celebrates 10 years of CU Boulder’s Earth Lab
Earth Lab and the NC CASC, both hosted by CU Boulder, often co-participate in institutional trainings and activities. We are excited to join Earth Lab to celebrate ten years of outstanding environmental data science and education efforts!
NC CASC attends Annual CASC Consortium Meeting
Earlier this month, three NC CASC team members traveled to Juneau, Alaska for the annual CASC Consortium Meeting. Members of nine regional CASCs and the National CASC convened to discuss topics including short- and long-term challenges to the CASC network as well as strategies to mitigate them.