The Northern Great Plains (NGP), spanning Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, and Nebraska, is more than just America’s agricultural heartland. This vast region produces two-thirds of U.S. wheat and over half its beef, while its unique "pothole" wetlands support 50% of North America’s waterfowl.

Graduate Research Assistant, Prasad Thota, presented an iPoster at the annual Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, held in Washington, D.C., from December 9 - 13. The study investigated the mechanisms influencing warm-season precipitation variability in the Northern Great Plains (NGP).

The NC CASC welcomes Alex B. Shupinski, a postdoctoral researcher at South Dakota State University. She is currently conducting species distribution modeling on Bison to help predict their future habitat suitability across North America with the changing climate.

Ethical space is a framework of engagement between Western science and traditional knowledge. Sitting down with CU Boulder Today, NC CASC's James Rattling Leaf, Sr. is excited about the university's steps toward working with Indigenous peoples.

A new blog by RCAP (Rapid Climate Assessment Program) student, Kyle Schutz, explores how navigating wildlife infectious diseases in the context of climate change is daunting – what can agencies do?

A new blog by undergraduate, Josephina Matibag (Colorado State University) is now up on our webpage! Learn more about her experience as a Climate Adaptation Scientists of Tomorrow (CAST) student at NC CASC this summer, doing fieldwork with drones.

A new blog by CAST student, Zakori Blackwell, is now out! He reflects on his summer experience working with Dr. Resasco in the Elk Meadow at University of Colorado Boulder’s Mountain Research Station.

Congratulations to our regional climate adaptation scientist for NC CASC, Dr. Christy Miller Hesed, who was recently recognized by CIRES! She is passionate about using social science to learn how climate change impacts communities and identify ways to address climate injustice.

A new research paper, featuring USGS and NC CASC scientists, is now out, using projected climate conditions to map future riparian refugia. Identifying areas likely to remain insulated from climate change and sustain biodiversity and ecological function (known as climate refugia) is crucial for climate adaptation planning.

Seamus Land is the participatory science fellow with the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. His work with USGS and the NC CASC will focus on developing shared concepts, language, and practices to support participatory and actionable science efforts across the agency.