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Climate Futures Toolbox Featured in USGS Project Spotlight
The Climate Futures Toolbox (CFT) was featured in the latest USGS Project Spotlight online. The NC CASC partnered with the National Park Service to create the CFT, a user-friendly software program designed to make climate data more accessible for park managers.
Read the Latest Tribal Climate Newsletter
Read the February 2021 edition of the Tribal Climate Newsletter.
Christy Miller Hesed to Receive Awards
NC CASC Postdoc Christy Miller Hesed and her colleagues - Michael Paolisso, Elizabeth Van Dolah, and Katherine Johnson - are receiving two awards for their work on the Deal Island Peninsula Partnership at the Society for Applied Anthropology conference this March.
Watch Anthony Ciocco’s Recent Webinar on Tribal Climate and Wildlife Management
Anthony Ciocco, NC CASC’s BIA Pathways Program Intern, presented the webinar, “Conceptual Models for Integration of Tribal Culture with Tribal Wildlife Management” in January.
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. to Present in Two Upcoming Webinars
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. will be presenting in two upcoming webinars.
New Paper: Human activities and weather drive contact rates of wintering elk
A new paper, "Human activities and weather drive contact rates of wintering elk" was recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. NC CASC's Geneva Chong co-authored the paper and the project was partially funded by the NC CASC.
New Paper: Climate resilient management in response to flash droughts in US Northern Great Plains
A new paper, "Climate resilient management in response to flash droughts in the US Northern Great Plains", funded by the NC CASC, has been published in the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability by PI Dennis S Ojima.
NC CASC Webinar Series: "Drought, Wildfire, and Climate Change: From Scenarios to Real Life through the Eyes of a Scientist-Land Manager"
Scenarios are a great tool to examine possible climate futures, play out potential consequences, and identify preemptive actions to prepare for and adapt to changes.
New Publications on Fire and Rangelands and Pastures
Two new papers funded by the NC CASC were recently published.
New FY20 Project, now live, Integrates Indigenous Knowledge and Paleoperspectives to Inform Climate Change Adaptation
NC CASC PI Shelley Crausbay will work directly with the Ute Mountain Ute decision-makers to combine traditional ecological knowledge with paleo-ecological records to explore past vegetation changes relevant to the stakeholder community.