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The July 2023 Tribal Climate Resilience Newsletter
The next Tribal Climate Resilience newsletter is now out! Read more about resources, internships, and upcoming workshops.
May/June 2023 newsletter available online
The NC CASC May/June 2023 newsletter is out! Learn more about what our scientists and partners have been up to in the realm of research and outreach.
Prairie Climate Companion: Native Plant Composition & Diversity
The next 2-pager is out for the Grasslands Synthesis Project. Learn more about how climate change will have different impacts on different species and groups of species of plants. Individual plant species have traits that make them more or less sensitive to shifts in temperature, precipitation and carbon dioxide.
New Publication on Nature Futures
NC CASC/USGS research ecologist, Dr. Brian Miller, is co-author on a new publication, out now! "Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: Modeling Nature Futures."
The Prairie Pothole Region
During the month of May, Dr. Imtiaz Rangwala, climate science lead at the NC CASC, visited US Fish and Wildlife partners at refuges in the Prairie Pothole region of the US, participated in a four-square-mile pond survey, and facilitated a workshop on climate scenario planning.
NC CASC and Earth Lab release Drought Index Portal
NC CASC and Earth Lab have recently released the Drought Index Portal (DrIP) through the University of Colorado, Boulder. DrIP is a web analytic resource to display, compare, and extract time series for various indicators of drought in the contiguous United States.
The Tribal Climate Leaders Program
William Crawford is a recent University of Colorado Boulder graduate and fellow of the Tribal Climate Leaders Program (TCLP), run through the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. His research targeted a significant plant to the Dakota, which once grew in abundance in the Northern Plains.
RSS Supplemental Guidance: Integration of Climate Change Scenario Planning into the RSS Process
The NC CASC's Brian Miller and the National Park Service team are excited to announce the publishing of the Resource Stewardship Strategy (RSS) Supplemental Guidance.
The June 2023 Tribal Climate Resilience Newsletter
The June 2023 edition of the Tribal Climate Resilience Newsletter is out! Learn about new funding opportunities, resources and upcoming events.
Welcome Megan Moore!
Megan Moore is an ORISE stakeholder engagement fellow with the North Central and Northwest Climate Adaptation Centers. She is a social scientist with a research background in rural community transitions, climate adaptation strategies, and community resilience across the U.S. West.