News
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.
Amanda Cravens and Robin O’Malley Co-Authors on Recent NPS Report
A new report titled Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD)—A Framework for the 21st-century Natural Resource Manager was recently published in the National Park Service Natural Resource Report series.
The November/December 2020 issue of our newsletter is available online
The November/December 2020 issue of the NC CASC newsletter is available online.
Article in Nature: How to include Indigenous researchers and their knowledge
An article, "How to include Indigenous researchers and their knowledge" was published by Nature on January 12th.
Shelley Crausbay Featured Speaker in Upcoming Ecological Drought Webinar Series
A four-part Ecological Drought National Webinar Series, hosted by NIDIS, USGS, and the NC CASC is taking place in February and March 2021. Shelley Crausbay, Conservation Science Partners and NC CASC, is speaking at the first of four webinars.
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. Featured as Panelist at American Meteorological Survey 101st Annual Meeting
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. will be a panelist in the American Meteorological Survey (AMS) 101st Annual Meeting, which is taking place January 10-15th.