Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Staudinger holding a Atlantic puffin chick on Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge. 

Ginger removal.

Amidst a cooled lava field, bright red flowers grow from a shrub-like plant.

Staudinger with Abigail Archer (Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension) and Jonathan Franklin (Harvard University) tagging adult alewife for a passage study looking at pre- and post movements after a dam removal at Town Brook in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Longleaf pine stand near Tall Timbers Research Station, Florida. Longleaf forests such as these are dependent on frequent, low-intensity fires to maintain habitat structure and function. 

A prescribed burn at Tall Timbers Research Station, Florida. Dr. Terando is working with researchers at Tall Timbers to understand how climate change could affect fire management in the Southeast. 

A prescribed burn being monitored by an aerial drone. Dr. Terando is working with researchers at Tall Timbers to understand how climate change could affect fire management in the Southeast. 

On April 12, the USGS, together with the American Fisheries Society (AFS), hosted a roundtable discussion with congressional staff centered on the impacts of extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, droughts, and wildfires on inland fish. Scientists with the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) are investigating how climate-related changes, such

‘InFish’ (http://infish.org/) is a voluntary professional network that seeks to address challenges facing inland fish through novel approaches and international collaborations.

Miller presenting historical climate information during a scenario planning workshop with Devils Tower National Monument.