Webinar Recording Available Online

If you missed Dr. Jeff Martin's webinar on bison management (November 10, 2022), view the recording here on our YouTube channel.

Cross-Park Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Change Project

In a time of climate change, the human element - agency context and rules, as well as emotions and values - influence how resource managers respond to environmental changes. The Cross-Park RAD (resist-accept-direct change) Project aims to increase understanding of how institutional and emotional factors influence manager decision making in the National Park Service in the face of ecological transformation.

National Adaptation Forum

Several NC CASC members are presenting (or are being represented) in Baltimore, MD this week (Oct 25 - 27, 2022) at the National Adaptation Forum (NAF).

The Future of International Waterways: The Milk and St. Mary River Basins Case Study

Along the US-Canadian border, international waterways weave a path from the mountains down to the foothills, feeding the Milk and St. Mary river basins, important regions to the Chippewa Cree Indians, Blackfeet, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes.

RSS Supplemental Guidance: Integration of Climate Change Scenario Planning into the RSS Process

The NC CASC's Brian Miller and the National Park Service team are excited to announce the publishing of the Resource Stewardship Strategy (RSS) Supplemental Guidance.

NC CASC and Earth Lab release Drought Index Portal

NC CASC and Earth Lab have recently released the Drought Index Portal (DrIP) through the University of Colorado, Boulder. DrIP is a web analytic resource to display, compare, and extract time series for various indicators of drought in the contiguous United States.

Prairie Climate Companion: Native Plant Composition & Diversity

The next 2-pager is out for the Grasslands Synthesis Project. Learn more about how climate change will have different impacts on different species and groups of species of plants. Individual plant species have traits that make them more or less sensitive to shifts in temperature, precipitation and carbon dioxide.

Indigenous Knowledge in Tribal wildlife management

NC CASC/USGS climate adaptation scientist, Anthony Ciocco, and NC CASC Tribal resilience liaison, Stefan Tangen, are co-authors on a new publication in the Wildlife Society Bulletin that explores the basic preconditions for actualizing Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in Tribal wildlife management.

Indigenous Communities in the United States: Leaders in Climate Adaptation

On August 31, 2023 at 6 PM PDT, come hear about Indigenous Communities in the US as leaders in climate adaptation. The speakers include: Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, USGS North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center  Nicole Herman-Mercer, USGS Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center  Sheree Watson, USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center and USGS WY-MT Water Science Center 

Prairie Climate Companion: Woody Encroachment

The next installment of the Prairie Climate Companion is now out! Learn more about woody encroachment in this issue.
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