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Assessing Adaptive Forest Management Strategies for Future Forest Composition Under a Changing Climate

Assessing Adaptive Forest Management Strategies for Future Forest Composition Under a Changing Climate

Northeast CASC-funded researchers review adaptive management strategies in forest ecosystems. 

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Small-Scale Droughts Limit Sagebrush Recovery After Wildfires

Small-Scale Droughts Limit Sagebrush Recovery After Wildfires

A new study supported by the Southwest, Northwest, and North Central CASCs found that a few days of water scarcity during critical growth periods...

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Changes in Texas Stream Flows Could Prove Disastrous for Endangered Freshwater Mussels

Changes in Texas Stream Flows Could Prove Disastrous for Endangered Freshwater Mussels

A South Central CASC project builds off a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study that highlights how changes in stream flows affect mussel survival...

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Data Release for the Assessment of Past and Future Rain-on-Snow Events in Alaska

Data Release for the Assessment of Past and Future Rain-on-Snow Events in Alaska

Alaska CASC supported researchers created data that explains past characteristics and identifies future changes of rain-on-snow events throughout...

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CASC Participation at the 2020 American Geophysical Union Meeting

CASC Participation at the 2020 American Geophysical Union Meeting

Are you participating in the 2020 American Geophysical Union meeting (December 1-17, 2020)? Check out these presentations from leadership and staff of...

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Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Helps Develop Better Understanding of Irrigated Agricultural Watersheds Globally

Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Helps Develop Better Understanding of Irrigated Agricultural Watersheds Globally

A newly-published review supported by the South Central CASC explores how researchers use the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to understand...

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Study Highlights the Effects of Historic Land Use and Future Drought on Playa Wetlands

Study Highlights the Effects of Historic Land Use and Future Drought on Playa Wetlands

New research funded by the Northwest CASC explores how drought may reduce the availability of playas and their role in providing climate refugia to...

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North Central and Southwest CASCs Participates in 2020 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference

North Central and Southwest CASCs Participates in 2020 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference

Members of the North Central and Southwest CASC attended and facilitated several innovative trainings and working groups at the conference. 

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Hotter, Dryer Conditions are Projected Across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Hotter, Dryer Conditions are Projected Across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

The Southeast CASC recently profiled a new study that finds that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands could experience hotter, dryer conditions in...

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Scientist Spotlight: Mitch Eaton, Adaptive Management, and Uncertainty in the Face of Climate Change

Scientist Spotlight: Mitch Eaton, Adaptive Management, and Uncertainty in the Face of Climate Change

Learn about the work and research of Mitch Eaton, Research Ecologist for the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center.

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Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Fire-Caused Changes in Forest Vegetation in California

Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Fire-Caused Changes in Forest Vegetation in California

The Southwest CASC and partners documented vegetation type conversion (VTC) in the Southwest U.S. to improve knowledge on fire and forest-related...

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North Central CASC University Director Talks Wildfires, Smoke, Climate Change

North Central CASC University Director Talks Wildfires, Smoke, Climate Change

The North Central CASC University Director and partners serve as a trusted source on wildfire science in the Western U.S.

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