Tribal nations are priority science partners of the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC).

Tribal Nations are unique and distinct partners for the NC CASC since their connection to the environment is often thousands of years old. The NC CASC is committed to working with Tribal partners to create usable, useful, and relevant science to build resilience to anthropogenic climate change. Resources of the NC CASC include:

News

NC CASC Education Lead Leah Wasser Receives Open Educator Award

Leah Wasser is the recipient of the 2019 CU Boulder Open Educator Award from the CU Student Government and the University Libraries. The award recognizes her openly-licensed Earth Analytics Python course that uses open source tools to educate students on Earth data science. An average of 50,000 unique global visitors access the course materials each month.

NC CASC University Director Jennifer Balch to be featured in PBS Nova episode, "Inside the Megafire"

NC CASC University Director Jennifer Balch will be featured in the Nova special, "Inside the Megafire", airing on PBS on May 8. "Drones are bringing a revolution to science, giving us a way to look at the forest that we’ve never had before", says Balch. "We can understand an individual tree using drones, and thousands and thousands of individual trees. Drones give us the ability to reconstruct an entire forest, one tree at a time.

National Adaptation Forum Honors North Central CASC USGS Director Robin O'Malley

Robin O’Malley, USGS Director of the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) was honored by the National Adaptation Forum and its sponsoring organization, EcoAdapt, for lifetime achievement in the field of climate change adaptation.

New Product Showcases Implications of Climate Scenarios for Badlands National Park Resource Management

One of the biggest challenges facing resource managers today is not knowing exactly when, where, and how climate change effects will unfold. While scientific models can be used to predict the types of impacts that climate change might have on a landscape, uncertainty remains surrounding factors such as how quickly changes will occur and how specific resources will respond. To plan for this uncertain future, managers have begun to use a tool known as scenario planning.

NC CASC members to present at National Adaptation Forum

Several members of the NC CASC will present at the National Adaptation Forum in Madison, WI, April 23-25:

 

Tuesday, April 23:

Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance Board meets with NC CASC members, others at CU Boulder

On December 19, 2018, The Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance Board traveled to Boulder to discuss opportunities for engagement with other CU and Boulder-area groups interested in working with the GPTWA, NC CASC, and indigenous communities.

Applications now being accepted for the USGS NCASC Science to Action Fellowship Program

The Science to Action Fellowship is provided through a partnership between the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) and Michigan State University (MSU). The program supports graduate students in developing a product that puts science into action, directly applying scientific research related to climate change impacts on fish, wildlife, or ecosystems to decision making about natural resources.

Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance to meet with NC CASC teams in Boulder

Members of the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance Board will travel to Boulder to meet with NC CASC teams on December 19 to discuss synergistic opportunities. Joining them will be a Louis Berger Scientist and student interns from the South Dakota School of Mines. While at CU, the group will also meet with representatives from the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS).

Subscribe to