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Read the April Edition of the Tribal Climate Newsletter
Read the April edition of the Tribal Climate Newsletter.
New Paper: The impact of production network economies on spatially-contiguous conservation—Theoretical model with evidence from the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region
A paper funded by the NC CASC was recently published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management titled, "The impact of production network economies on spatially-contiguous conservation—Theoretical model with evidence from the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region."
Watch Stefan Tangen’s Latest Webinar Presentation, “Building Tribal Community Resilience: The Role of Nonprofits”
On March 31st, Stefan Tangen and Dr. Valerie A. Small, the National Program Director at Trees, Water, and People, gave the webinar presentation, “Building Tribal Community Resilience: The Role of Nonprofits”.
Molly Cross Testifies at Hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
NC CASC Consortium Partner, Molly Cross, testified on a March 23rd, 2021 hearing of the House and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, on the role of federal programs in supporting natural climate solutions in the U.S.
New Multi-Agency Report on Sagebrush Conservation Features Two Members of the NC CASC
USGS released a new multi-agency report on sagebrush, "Sagebrush Conservation Strategy—Challenges to Sagebrush Conservation". Robin O'Malley (retired, NC CASC), Nicole DeCrappeo (NW/NC CASCs), and Stephen Jackson (SW/SC CASCs) were the co-conveners for the Chapter L Climate Adaptation writing team.
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson Featured on USGS Instagram
USGS Deputy Director, Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, was featured on one of USGS’ Instagram accounts, @usgs_wild, where her position at the NC CASC and PhD were highlighted.
Watch Our Latest Webinar on YouTube
The presentation recording from our latest webinar, "Our Changing Fire Regimes" on March 11th was posted to YouTube.
NC CASC Webinar Series: "Demographic uncertainty and disease risk drive climate-informed mountain goat management" Thursday, April 8th, 2021
Concerns about mountain goats have arisen in many areas in recent years. Climate change may negatively affect this alpine ungulate, and recent evidence indicates that mountain goats harbor respiratory pathogens associated with pneumonia epidemics in bighorn sheep.
Phil Higuera gives talk, “Colorado’s Record-Setting 2020 Fire Season in the Context of the Past 6000 Years”
On March 4th, PI Phil Higuera at the University of Montana, gave a talk for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies “Naturalists Nights” program called, “Colorado’s Record-Setting 2020 Fire Season in the Context of the Past 6000 Years.”
NC CASC Seeks Graduate Assistants for Summer 2021
The NC CASC is looking to hire three Graduate Research Assistants for summer 2021: Climate Data, Tools and Science Support Summer 2021 Graduate Research Assistant Grasslands Synthesis Summer 2021 Graduate Research Assistant Traditional Knowledge Synthesis Summer 2021 Graduate Research Assistant