News
Final Webinar Recording - Now Available
Our last webinar of the academic year is now available on our YouTube channel, covering the modeling of invasive species considering climate to inform management activities. Thanks for joining us - we'll see you back in September!
Cross-Park RAD Project
In late April, Heather Yocum (NC CASC) and Julia Goolsby (CIRES) traveled to Montana to hold conversations about the climate-driven loss of whitebark pine with resource managers from Glacier National Park and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
NC CASC team attending CIRES Rendezvous
CIRES Rendezvous is an “institute-wide symposium that aims to bring awareness to the depth, breadth, and quality of the pacesetting science being done at CIRES.” The NC CASC will be displaying three posters at the 2024 event to highlight our work in science and communications.
March/April 2024 Newsletter Now Available!
Our next newsletter (March/April 2024) is now out! Learn more about Traditional Ecological Knowledge; register for our next webinar (this Thursday, May 9, at 11 AM), and learn more about a new toolkit to assist federal resource managers in co-producing actionable science to support public land management.
Congratulations to Prasad Thota!
Congratulations to Prasad Thota, recipient of one of the CIRES' 2024 Graduate Student Research Awards! He is a Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering at CU Boulder advised by Prof. Balaji Rajagopalan. Last summer, he worked on an RCAP project alongside NC CASC's climate lead, Dr. Imtiaz Rangwala.
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. selected as author in First National Nature Assessment
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. (NC CASC Tribal Engagement Specialist/ CIRES Tribal Advisor) was recently announced as an author on the “Opportunities for America’s Nature” chapter in the First National Nature Assessment.
New Actionable Science Toolkit
A new toolkit aims to assist federal resource managers in co-producing actionable science to support public land management, which supports knowledge and tools that are accessible, convenient, and relevant to agency work.
Webinar Recording Now Available
Did you miss the NC CASC webinar on April 11, 2024? This presentation discussed various tools available through https://ClimateToolbox.ORG to access downscaled future climate projections relevant for ecological applications, examine future climate uncertainty and develop quantitative information to inform scenario planning activities.
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. Speaking at Upcoming HydroSciences Student Symposium
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. will be speaking at the 2024 HydroSciences Student Symposium on April 11!
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
There is an increasing demand to integrate Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) with Western science for climate change adaptation. However, the challenge lies in how climate, ecological, and social scientists can collaborate equitably with Tribal communities to achieve this.