North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center

NC CASC Welcomes Conservations Science Partners Postdoctoral Scientist, Wynne Moss

Wynne is an ecologist and conservation biologist interested in how wild populations respond to environmental stressors, including land use transformation, climate change, and infectious disease.

NC CASC Welcomes Data Scientist, Ty Tuff

Dr. Ty Tuff is our friendly neighborhood data scientist. He is based in Earth Lab’s Analytics Hub where he helps members and affiliates of the lab process, analyze, and publish their hard-won data. He completed his graduate work in CU’s department of Ecology and Evolutionary biology and then left Boulder for a few years to manage a series of large research projects for the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and for the McGill Sustainable Systems Initiative.

NC CASC PI Shelley Crausbay to Present in NPS RAD Webinar on Bandelier NM TOMORROW!

An assumption of stationarity—i.e. “the idea that natural systems fluctuate within an unchanging envelope of variability”—underlies traditional conservation and natural resource management. This assumption is expressed in widespread reliance on ecological baselines to guide protection, restoration, and other management actions.

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This is the fourth in a series of webinars focused on providing Tribal resource managers with information and resources related to drought. Speakers include Doug Kluck (NOAA), Mark Junker (Sac and Fox of MO in NE & KS), and Crystal Stiles (NOAA-NIDIS). The webinar was facilitated by Stefan Tangen (GPTWA/NC CASC).

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This is the 3rd webinar in our Summer Tribal Drought series. The webinar features Doug Kluck (NOAA), Dennis Longknife (Fort Belknap), Melissa Castiano and George Jordan (USFWS), and Britt Parker (NOAA NIDIS).

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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.