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NC CASC SciComm Training
Are you a scientist or science communicator looking for more effective ways to communicate your messages to broad audiences? If so, the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center invites you to register for our SciComm Training.
CIRES names James Rattling Leaf, Sr. as inaugural Tribal advisor
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. joins CIRES this month as the institute’s first-ever Tribal advisor. This follows after six years of working as a tribal engagement specialist on various CIRES teams, including with the NC CASC.
NC CASC July/August Newsletter
Our July/August 2023 newsletter is now out! Find out what the NC CASC has been up to over the summer, from workshops to the Rapid Climate Assessment Program (RCAP).
Societal Impacts of Climate Adaptation Science
How can social scientists work with communities to co-produce open, accessible science, while also protecting personal information? The North Central and South Central CASCs developed a research project to assess the societal impacts of their science.
Upcoming NC CASC Webinar: September 14, 2023
Our first webinar for the fall will be on Thursday, September 14, at 11 AM MT. Join us to learn more about the Ogallala Aquifer by Dr. Caitlin Rottler (South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center).
Partnerships, Not Parachutes
“As Indigenous people we don’t say we don’t like science; we do use it [too], but we also understand that we also bring our knowledge too,” Rattling Leaf says. Check out this new article about the importance of Indigenous knowledge and citizen science for enhancing climate knowledge.
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RCAP Summer Presentations
The NC CASC Rapid Climate Assessment Program (RCAP) aims to create a series of Rapid Climate Assessments (RCAs) which are a synthesis of science information that can be used as a baseline for further research and a foundation for future stakeholder engagement.
Ecological Scenarios Working Group convenes for NC CASC Workshop
On July 18-19, 2023, a group of multidisciplinary scientists from Utah, Montana, Hawaii, Colorado, and Alaska joined the NC CASC in Boulder, Colorado for the Ecological Scenarios Workshop, co-led by NC CASC’s Kyra Clark-Wolf, Imtiaz Rangwala, Wynne Moss, and Brian Miller.
New Publication is a Collaborative Effort
A new publication in the open-access journal, Conservation Science and Practice, is a collaborative effort by authors spanning the university (NC CASC), consortium partner (Wildlife Conservation Society), and federal (USGS) sectors, as well as other partners recruited to serve on the Grasslands Synthesis Project Management Priorities Working Group.
Indigenous Communities in the United States: Leaders in Climate Adaptation
On August 31, 2023 at 6 PM PDT, come hear about Indigenous Communities in the US as leaders in climate adaptation. The speakers include: Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, USGS North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center Nicole Herman-Mercer, USGS Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Sheree Watson, USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center and USGS WY-MT Water Science Center