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Imtiaz Rangwala Quoted in The Guardian on Recent Heat Wave
Imtiaz Rangwala, the NC CASC’s Climate Science Lead, was quoted in an article in The Guardian, “Record-shattering heat wave bakes Western US, raising drought and fire concerns,” on June 18th.
Read Phil Higuera's Article on Rocky Mountain Wildfires
NC CASC Consortium Partner and PI Phil Higuera, at the University of Montana, recently wrote an article for The Conversation, “Rocky Mountain forests are burning more now than any time in the past 2,000 years.”
Check out USGS' Land Treatment Exploration Tool
A new USGS tool, the "Land Treatment Exploration Tool" was just released as a part of a NC CASC-affiliated project, "Improving the Success of Post-Fire Adaptive Management Strategies in Sagebrush Steppe."
Read the Latest Tribal Climate Newsletter
Read the June 2021 edition of the Tribal Climate Newsletter.
Three New Projects Fully Open at NC CASC
Three new projects, all with USGS PI's, are now up and running at the NC CASC. Information about each project can be viewed below.
Paper Co-Authored by Imtiaz Rangwala Receives SWCS Award
A paper co-authored by the NC CASC’s Climate Science Lead, Imtiaz Rangwala, was named the 2021 recipient of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Editor’s Choice Award by the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
Watch the Latest Tribal Webinar
Watch the latest tribal webinar, "Tribal Drought Conditions and Actions in the North Central," which discusses the updates and projections on drought conditions in the Missouri River Basin focused on Tribal lands.
New Paper Published on "Campfire Conversations" at Society for Range Management Annual Meeting
A new paper was published that discusses the lessons learned from the Campfire Conversations at the 2020 Annual Meeting for the Society for Range Management.
NC CASC Webinar Series: "Integrating Climate Change Projections with Breeding Waterfowl Habitat Models"
The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is recognized as one of the most productive areas for waterfowl in North America and is used by an estimated 50–80 % of the continent’s breeding duck population. The ongoing acquisition program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System has conserved approximately 1.3 million hectares of critical breeding-waterfowl habitat.
NC CASC Tribal Outreach Featured in CIRES "Spheres" Magazine
The NC CASC's Tribal Climate Leaders Program (TCLP) was featured in the 2021 Edition of CIRES annual magazine, "Spheres."