News

Event, Scientists

Brian Miller to Speak at Upcoming Talks at UNC and The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference


NC CASC and USGS Research Ecologist, Brian Miller, will be speaking at two upcoming events. The first, on October 26th, will be to a graduate seminar in ecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where Brian will present his background and current work. The second will be at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference on November 3rd.


Science Spotlight

Spotlight: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Hosts Climate Change Summit in September


Read a summary of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Climate Change Summit held in September in the Spotlight Section on our website.


Scientists

Read Molly Cross's Blog Post in Current Conservation


NC CASC Consortium Partner Dr. Molly Cross, Wildlife Conservation Society, published a piece in the online magazine, Current Conservation, titled "Adapting the what, when, where, why and who of nature conservation to be more effective in a changing climate."


Announcement

Read the Latest Tribal Climate Newsletter


Read the October 2021 edition of the NC CASC Tribal Climate Newsletter.


Publications

Read the latest NC CASC publications


Read the latest NC CASC publications.


Publications

Read New Publication on the Resilience of Native Amphibian Communities


A new paper, "Resilience of native amphibian communities following catastrophic drought: Evidence from a decade of regional-scale monitoring," was recently published in Biological Conservation journal and was co-authored by NC CASC postdoc, Wynne Moss.


Scientists

NC CASC Welcomes Data Scientist, Ty Tuff


Dr. Ty Tuff is our friendly neighborhood data scientist. He is based in Earth Lab’s Analytics Hub where he helps members and affiliates of the lab process, analyze, and publish their hard-won data.



Scientists

NC CASC Welcomes Conservations Science Partners Postdoctoral Scientist, Wynne Moss


Wynne is an ecologist and conservation biologist interested in how wild populations respond to environmental stressors, including land use transformation, climate change, and infectious disease.


Webinar

NC CASC PI Shelley Crausbay to Present in NPS RAD Webinar on Bandelier NM TOMORROW!


An assumption of stationarity—i.e. “the idea that natural systems fluctuate within an unchanging envelope of variability”—underlies traditional conservation and natural resource management. This assumption is expressed in widespread reliance on ecological baselines to guide protection, restoration, and other management actions.


Webinar

Watch the latest Tribal Drought Webinar


The fourth in a series of Tribal Drought Webinars, hosted by NC CASC’s Tribal Resilience Liaison, Stefan Tangen, was held on September 30th and is now available to watch on YouTube.