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Updates and projections on drought conditions in the Missouri River Basin focused on Tribal lands. Speakers include Dr. Crystal Stiles, BIA Fire Managers Dave Martin and Adam Wolf, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Water Administrator Doug Crow Ghost.

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Topics in this webinar include current drought conditions and outlooks, near-term and long-term actions to address drought specifically on rangelands in the North Central region. Speakers include Doug Kluck (NOAA), Darrel Duvall and Stan Boltz (NRCS), Zane Not Afraid (IAC), and Miranda Meehan (NDSU Extension).

Watch the latest Tribal Drought Webinar

The fourth in a series of Tribal Drought Webinars, hosted by NC CASC’s Tribal Resilience Liaison, Stefan Tangen, was held on September 30th and is now available to watch on YouTube.

Welcome to the New Midwest CASC Host and Consortium!

The Midwest CASC is the ninth and final member to the CASC network. It will be hosted at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities that will lead a consortium of universities and natural resource organizations that are dedicated to advancing science in response to climate change in the Midwest.

Brian Miller to Participate in IPBES Review of Draft Nature Futures Framework

USGS and NC CASC Research Ecologist, Brian Miller, will participate in the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) review of the draft Nature Futures Framework.

James Rattling Leaf and Brian Miller to Participate in Rising Voices Workshop

NC CASC’s consultant to the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance, James Rattling Leaf, and Research Ecologist, Brian Miller are scheduled to participate in the virtual 9th Annual Rising Voices Workshop from September 29th- October 1st.

New Project on Management Decisions for Amphibians Fully Open

A new NC CASC-funded project, led by PI Amanda Kissel, is now fully open. The project, “A Framework for Guiding Management Decisions for Amphibians in an Uncertain Future,” will determine which amphibians in the North Central region of the U.S. are at the greatest risk from the effects of climate change.

NC CASC-USGS team members publish new paper, "Engaging with stakeholders to produce actionable science: a framework and guidance"

NC CASC-USGS team members Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Amanda Cravens, Alisa Wade, and Renee McPherson (SC CASC) have published a new paper, "Engaging with stakeholders to produce actionable science: a framework and guidance" in Weather, Climate, and Society.

James Rattling Leaf Helps Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Host Climate Change Summit, Several NC CASC Staff Presented

NC CASC’s consultant to the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance, James Rattling Leaf, helped the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe organize and host a two-day Climate Change Summit on September 9-10th in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Upcoming NCASC Webinar: Setting Habitat Protection and Restoration Priorities in a Warming World: Lessons From Wyoming

Join the National CASC for an upcoming webinar, “Setting Habitat Protection and Restoration Priorities in a Warming World: Lessons From Wyoming,” presented by Paul Dey and NC CASC CP Molly Cross at the Wildlife Conservation Society.