Ecological Scenarios Working Group convenes for NC CASC Workshop
On July 18-19, 2023, a group of multidisciplinary scientists from Utah, Montana, Hawaii, Colorado, and Alaska joined the NC CASC in Boulder, Colorado for the Ecological Scenarios Workshop, co-led by NC CASC’s Kyra Clark-Wolf, Imtiaz Rangwala, Wynne Moss, and Brian Miller.
Prairie Climate Companion: Woody Encroachment
Increased woody cover has led to a direct loss of grasslands and their ecosystem services - in particular, quality forage for livestock grazing.
The August 2023 Tribal Climate Newsletter
The August 2023 Tribal Climate Resilience Newsletter is now out. Learn about the Native Lands mapping tool, upcoming events, and resources available for use on the changing grasslands in the North Central region of the US.
Climate Adaptation Scientists of Tomorrow
Last week, the three students in the NC CASC's Climate Adaptation Scientists of Tomorrow (CAST) program gave their final presentations. Eleven students from across the 4 CAST programs gave 3-minute thesis style presentations. They were judged by a panel of 4 judges on how clearly they communicated both their topic and the larger impact of their research, the quality of their single slide, and their presentation style. Steele Stevens (who worked with Tyler McIntosh in Earth Lab) won 2nd place and Kandice Agudo (who worked for part of the summer on a state vulnerability study with Heather) won 3rd. Congratulations to our students!
The July 2023 Tribal Climate Resilience Newsletter
The next Tribal Climate Resilience newsletter is now out! Read more about resources, internships, and upcoming workshops.
May/June 2023 newsletter available online
The NC CASC May/June 2023 newsletter is out! Learn more about what our scientists and partners have been up to in the realm of research and outreach.
Prairie Climate Companion: Native Plant Composition & Diversity
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.
New Publication on Nature Futures
NC CASC/USGS research ecologist, Dr. Brian Miller, is co-author on a new publication, out now!
"Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: Modeling Nature Futures."

