News
Welcome to the New Midwest CASC Host and Consortium!
The Midwest CASC is the ninth and final member to the CASC network. It will be hosted at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities that will lead a consortium of universities and natural resource organizations that are dedicated to advancing science in response to climate change in the Midwest.
James Rattling Leaf and Brian Miller to Participate in Rising Voices Workshop
NC CASC’s consultant to the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance, James Rattling Leaf, and Research Ecologist, Brian Miller are scheduled to participate in the virtual 9th Annual Rising Voices Workshop from September 29th- October 1st.
Brian Miller to Participate in IPBES Review of Draft Nature Futures Framework
USGS and NC CASC Research Ecologist, Brian Miller, will participate in the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) review of the draft Nature Futures Framework.
New Project on Management Decisions for Amphibians Fully Open
A new NC CASC-funded project, led by PI Amanda Kissel, is now fully open. The project, “A Framework for Guiding Management Decisions for Amphibians in an Uncertain Future,” will determine which amphibians in the North Central region of the U.S. are at the greatest risk from the effects of climate change.
NC CASC-USGS team members publish new paper, "Engaging with stakeholders to produce actionable science: a framework and guidance"
NC CASC-USGS team members Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Amanda Cravens, Alisa Wade, and Renee McPherson (SC CASC) have published a new paper, "Engaging with stakeholders to produce actionable science: a framework and guidance" in Weather, Climate, and Society.
James Rattling Leaf Helps Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Host Climate Change Summit, Several NC CASC Staff Presented
NC CASC’s consultant to the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance, James Rattling Leaf, helped the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe organize and host a two-day Climate Change Summit on September 9-10th in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Upcoming NCASC Webinar: Setting Habitat Protection and Restoration Priorities in a Warming World: Lessons From Wyoming
Join the National CASC for an upcoming webinar, “Setting Habitat Protection and Restoration Priorities in a Warming World: Lessons From Wyoming,” presented by Paul Dey and NC CASC CP Molly Cross at the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Imtiaz Rangwala Speaks at CIRES and DRI Webinar on Drought Tools
NC CASC’s Climate Science Lead, Imtiaz Rangwala, and his partners at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder (CIRES) and Desert Research Institute (DRI) discussed different drought tools for drought early warning and research on a webinar organized by NIDIS.
DOI Signs a Major Tribal Water Compact
On Friday, September 17th, the Department of the Interior (DOI) signed off on a major tribal water rights compact with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana. The compact will work to improve tribal water infrastructure and is the largest tribal water rights settlement in history by total federal cost.
NC CASC Webinar Series: "Forest impacts on snow water resources: management and climate adaptation possibilities"
Most of the snow water resources that feed North America’s large rivers originate from forested land. Forest canopies greatly affect the snow on the ground. Forest cover intercepts snowfall that subsequently sublimates back to the atmosphere – a water resource that is never realized.