Ninth-Grade Student Recommends Climate Change Resource for NC CASC Community

The NC CASC recently heard from a ninth-grade student and teacher who found our Education and Training webpage to be “exceptionally valuable” in researching sustainability and climate change resources for their curriculum.

Next Webinar: 9 AM on Thursday, April 11

Recent years have seen great advances in the availability of downscaled climate data and tools to inform climate change impact or vulnerability assessments and climate adaptation planning. This presentation will discuss various tools available through The Climate Toolbox.

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Recent years have seen great advances in the availability of downscaled climate data and tools to inform climate change impact or vulnerability assessments and climate adaptation planning. This presentation will discuss 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. We will specifically discuss the Future Climate Scenarios tool and an updated version of Future Climate Scatter tool, which are the latest additions/improvements to the toolbox motivated by the ongoing collaboration between North Central CASC and US Fish & Wildlife Service to inform Species Status Assessments. These tools and the underlying climate and hydrological projections data can collectively support a wide array of applications for developing quantitative information to support climate adaptation and scenario planning.

New RCAP product now out!

The US Great Plains, stretching over 1,300 miles from the US-Canada border to Texas, constitutes a crucial and ecologically diverse region in the heart of North America. Understanding processes and their drivers is of paramount importance in the face of increasing water demands, growing environmental challenges, and the uncertainties associated with future climate change.

Upcoming Webinar: Thursday, March 14 - POSTPONED due to weather

POSTPONED due to weather. We will send an email out with a new date as soon as we confirm. Learn more about the potential landscapes identified for the conservation of the prairie dog ecosystem across North America’s Central Grasslands. These priority areas represent 17% of the historical distribution of black-tailed prairie dogs and remain strongholds under projected climate change.

Upcoming Training for Sagebrush Conservation Practitioners

The North Central, Southwest, Northwest, and South Central CASCs are collaborating with Boise State University and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to host a series of virtual workshops for sagebrush conservation practitioners. Imtiaz Rangwala, Climate Science Lead for the NC CASC, is involved in advising and developing materials for the trainings.