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New Framework to Assess How Wildlife Management Activities and Weather Patterns are Driving Contact Rates in Elk

New Framework to Assess How Wildlife Management Activities and Weather Patterns are Driving Contact Rates in Elk

A new publication funded by the North Central CASC examines how human activity and weather are affecting the rate at which elk aggregate and gather...

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Northeastern River Tidal Marshes May be Resilient to Accelerated Sea Level Rise

Northeastern River Tidal Marshes May be Resilient to Accelerated Sea Level Rise

The Northeast CASC recently highlighted a new publication that documents the rapid development of human made tidal marshes that may be resilient to...

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New Mapping Tool Predicts Future Conifer Declines After Wildfires in the Western United States

New Mapping Tool Predicts Future Conifer Declines After Wildfires in the Western United States

The University of California Davis recently highlighted the new Post-fire Spatial Conifer Regeneration Prediction Tool (POSCRPT), a tool supported by...

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National Park Service, USGS Collaborate on Decision Framework for the 21st-century Natural Resource Manager

National Park Service, USGS Collaborate on Decision Framework for the 21st-century Natural Resource Manager

Fort Collins social scientists collaborated with several federal land management agency partners to publish Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD)—A Decision...

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Alaska CASC to Award Scholarships to Inaugural Climate Scholars Program

Alaska CASC to Award Scholarships to Inaugural Climate Scholars Program

With support from the Alaska CASC, undergraduates at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have the opportunity to study actionable climate change...

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Northeast CASC “Biological Thresholds” Workshop Experiences Great Turnout

Northeast CASC “Biological Thresholds” Workshop Experiences Great Turnout

The Northeast CASC’s “Biological Thresholds in the Context of Climate Change” workshop drew over 160 researchers, resource managers, and partners last...

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Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework Helps Managers Make Strategic Decisions under a Changing Climate

Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework Helps Managers Make Strategic Decisions under a Changing Climate

The National Park Service recently released a report describing the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) framework, a decision-making tool that helps resource...

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Connecting Indigenous Knowledge from the Arctic and Southwestern U.S. to Better Prepare for Future Crisis

Connecting Indigenous Knowledge from the Arctic and Southwestern U.S. to Better Prepare for Future Crisis

Indigenous communities from the Arctic and Southwestern U.S. have come together to respond to environmental extremes. Their network response to the...

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PI CASC Partner Voice of the Sea Highlights Success of Communicating Science Via Television in the Pacific

PI CASC Partner Voice of the Sea Highlights Success of Communicating Science Via Television in the Pacific

The Pacific Islands CASC highlights an article written by a Voice of the Sea host on the role local television programs can play in science...

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NCASC Postdoctoral Research Position for Recreational Angling Project

NCASC Postdoctoral Research Position for Recreational Angling Project

A National CASC supported project to analyze creel program data is accepting applications for a research assistantship position in Louisiana State...

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Reflections on the USGS Powell Expedition

Reflections on the USGS Powell Expedition

The Pacific Islands CASC Science Coordinator Heather Kerkering participated in the 2019 USGS Powell Expedition and shares her reflections on that...

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”Drought Seesaw” Affects Post-Fire Forest Recovery Across West

”Drought Seesaw” Affects Post-Fire Forest Recovery Across West

The Northwest CASC recently highlighted a new high-profile study on the effects of recurring droughts on Ponderosa Pine recovery after wildfires...

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