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From the expansion of invasive species to wildfire, from drought to sea-level rise, climate change creates new and evolving challenges for ecosystems across the nation. The USGS National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) is a partnership-driven program that teams scientific researchers with natural and cultural resource managers and local communities to help fish, wildlife, waters, and lands across the country adapt to changing conditions.
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The CASCs fund scientific projects that generate research, data sets, and tools that natural and cultural resource managers can use to help fish, wildlife, ecosystems, & local communities survive and thrive in a changing climate.
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Our network is comprised of the National CASC and nine regional CASCs, covering the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawai'i, the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, and the U.S. Caribbean.
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NCASC Student Position: Species Range Shifts
The National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) is seeking a student contractor to assist with a national synthesis of species range shifts in response to climate change.
Development of a Climate Change Vulnerability Map for Bodies of Water in the Midwestern U.S.
The Northeast CASC-funded research, carried out in collaboration with land managers, helps prioritize locations needing support for adaptation planning with a focus on riparian systems.
Building a Climate-Informed Conservation Strategy for Southern California’s Montane Forests
By building a community of practice among partners across the region, Southwest CASC-funded researchers advance their collective understanding of the vulnerabilities and challenges facing montane forests in Southern California and identify opportunities and strategies for increasing forest resilience.
Publications
Water reliability in the west -- SECURE Water Act Section 9503(C)
No abstract available.
McGuire, Marketa; Gangopadhyay, Subhrendu; Martin, Justin; Pederson, Gregory T.; Woodhouse, Connie A.; Littell, Jeremy S. Connectivity and climate change toolkit
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Climate Adaptation Committee charged a small working group in September of 2019 to develop a toolkit focused on climate-informed landscape connectivity. The purpose is to provide state fish and wildlife agency planners and managers with the information necessary to ensure climate considerations are...
Albright, Whitney; Ament, Rob; Callahan, Renee; Frantz, Mack W.; Grabau, Matthew R. ; Ernest Johnson, Maggie; Jones-Farrand, Todd; Malpeli, Kate; Millmann, Maureen; Muenks, Nathan; Quiñones, Rebecca; Stys, Beth; Tenggardjaja, Kimberly Culturally diverse expert teams have yet to bring comprehensive linguistic diversity to intergovernmental ecosystem assessments
Multicultural representation is a stated goal of many global scientific assessment processes. These processes aim to mobilize a broader, more diverse knowledge base and increase legitimacy and inclusiveness of these assessment processes. Often, enhancing cultural diversity is encouraged through involvement of diverse expert teams and sources of...
Lynch, Abigail; Fernandez-Llamazares, Alvaro; Palomo, Ignacio; Jaureguiberry, Pedro; Amano, Tatsuya; Basher, Zeenatul; Lim, Michelle; Mwampamba, Tuyeni H.; Samakov, Aibek; Selomane, Odirilwe