News

General

Read the ADSA Quarterly Newsletter


The Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) released their Quarterly Newsletter, which features updates on the Data Science Leadership Summit, the ADSA Annual Meeting, and event reminders.


Event

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day!


Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day! Right Relationship Boulder is co-sponsoring an exciting series of online events to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day from October 9th-12th.


Webinar

Western Water Assessment webinar: Colorado River Basin Climate and Hydrology, Part 3: Current Understanding of Processes, Patterns, and Variability


Join Western Water Assessment's Jeff Lukas and Liz Payton for a presentation about the fundamental features of the Colorado River Basin’s hydroclimate, their spatial and temporal variability, and the mechanisms behind that variability.


General

New NC CASC Project: Determining Successful Management and Restoration Strategies for Pinyon-Juniper Communities in the Face of Changing Climate and Wildfire


Pinyon-juniper woodlands are important ecosystems in the western U.S. that provide numerous critical environmental, economic, and cultural benefits.


Scientists

University of Montana partners Phil Higuera & Kim Davis talk wildfires, climate change in recent media interviews


NC CASC consortium partners Phil Higuera and Kim Davis from the University of Montana talk wildfires, climate change in recent media interviews.


Webinar

James Rattling Leaf, Sr. to host webinar: "Building Effective Partnerships with Indigenous Communities"


James Rattling Leaf, Sr.'s webinar is sponsored by The Boulder Labs Diversity Council.


Event

2020 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference


Several members of the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) participated in last week’s 2020 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference.


Scientists

NC CASC welcomes USGS Data Steward Sarah Burton


Sarah Burton is a USGS Data Steward serving the North Central CASC as well as the South Central and Pacific Island CASCs. In her position, she is responsible for overseeing data management activities for all projects from their onset through publication.


Announcement

NC CASC partner South Dakota State University launches new Center of Excellence to advance bison research, knowledge


The future of America’s national mammal continued to brighten this week as officials from South Dakota State University, the National Bison Association and the National Buffalo Foundation formally launched the Center of Excellence for Bison Studies, to be headquartered at SDSU’s West River Research and Extension facility in Rapid City.


Publications

New article: Unfamiliar Territory: Emerging Themes for Ecological Drought Research and Management


NC CASC consortium partner, Shelley Crausbay (CSP) and Climate Science Lead, Imtiaz Rangwala, along with several others, have published an article in One Earth.