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Postdoctoral researchers, faculty mentors, and CASC staff participating in the Future of Aquatic Flows cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program met for their first in-person workshop in August 2023. The workshop was held in Santa Barbara, California.
Postdoctoral researchers, faculty mentors, and CASC staff participating in the Future of Aquatic Flows cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program met for their first in-person workshop in August 2023. The workshop was held in Santa Barbara, California.
CAP fellows participated in team-building activities at an in-person workshop in August 2023 in Santa Barbara, California.
CAP fellows participated in team-building activities at an in-person workshop in August 2023 in Santa Barbara, California.
Postdoctoral fellows in the Future of Aquatic Flows cohort and their faculty mentors work together to identify a topic for a collaborative national synthesis project.
Postdoctoral fellows in the Future of Aquatic Flows cohort and their faculty mentors work together to identify a topic for a collaborative national synthesis project.
Postdoctoral scholars with the Future of Aquatics Flows cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program met at an in-person workshop in Santa Barbara, California in August 2023. They worked together to identify a topic for the national synthesis project they will work on together over the next two years.
Postdoctoral scholars with the Future of Aquatics Flows cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program met at an in-person workshop in Santa Barbara, California in August 2023. They worked together to identify a topic for the national synthesis project they will work on together over the next two years.
Five ways climate change is affecting Salmon.
Graphic by Courtenay Duzet, USGS.
Five ways climate change is affecting Salmon.
Graphic by Courtenay Duzet, USGS.
Looking down from the lookout point at Brink of Lower Falls, over the Yellowstone River, as it flows south into the distance.
Looking down from the lookout point at Brink of Lower Falls, over the Yellowstone River, as it flows south into the distance.
A child riding a mountain bike on a trail in Golden Gate State Park in Colorado amidst the vibrant yellow colors of fall.
A child riding a mountain bike on a trail in Golden Gate State Park in Colorado amidst the vibrant yellow colors of fall.
A forest trail meanders through a grove of Aspen trees in Colorado during early autumn.
A forest trail meanders through a grove of Aspen trees in Colorado during early autumn.
A scenic view of Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. USGS scientists captured this photo while collecting soil sample data in the area.
A scenic view of Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. USGS scientists captured this photo while collecting soil sample data in the area.
Similar nearby headwater streams are being evaluated to determine how shifts in habitat availability and connectivity in drought years affect fish populations (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
Similar nearby headwater streams are being evaluated to determine how shifts in habitat availability and connectivity in drought years affect fish populations (Carbon County, Wyoming). Photo by Patrick Anderson (USGS).
CASC Senior Administrator Doug Beard co-chaired the working group that led to the IPBES Assessment Report on invasive species which provides management tools and policymaking options to deal with the challenges of biological invasions.
CASC Senior Administrator Doug Beard co-chaired the working group that led to the IPBES Assessment Report on invasive species which provides management tools and policymaking options to deal with the challenges of biological invasions.
A rooftop patio at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) in Santa Barbara, California.
A rooftop patio at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) in Santa Barbara, California.
A view of the southeast side of Olosega Island (foreground), with Ofu Island visible in the background. These volcanoes have steep cliffs and are separated by a 50-foot (15 meter) channel. The steep cliff in the photo is a dike sticking out into the ocean that has been more resistant to weathering than surrounding lava flows. USGS photo by D. Downs.
A view of the southeast side of Olosega Island (foreground), with Ofu Island visible in the background. These volcanoes have steep cliffs and are separated by a 50-foot (15 meter) channel. The steep cliff in the photo is a dike sticking out into the ocean that has been more resistant to weathering than surrounding lava flows. USGS photo by D. Downs.
Using climate change scenario planning, managers think about many possible ways their resources could look in the future, and plan for many different eventualities.
Using climate change scenario planning, managers think about many possible ways their resources could look in the future, and plan for many different eventualities.
Field of invasive annual grasses. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS - Fort Collins Science Center).
Field of invasive annual grasses. Photo by Janet Prevéy (USGS - Fort Collins Science Center).
Climate change is impacting invasive species in many ways, including:
Climate change is impacting invasive species in many ways, including:
Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei by David Phillips, Deputy Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, during a ceremony to celebrate the creation of a new facility that will monitor volcanoes and support conservation science.
Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei by David Phillips, Deputy Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, during a ceremony to celebrate the creation of a new facility that will monitor volcanoes and support conservation science.
Streamgage 04060993 overlooks the Brule River at highway 2 near Florence, Wisconsin on an overcast day in June.
Streamgage 04060993 overlooks the Brule River at highway 2 near Florence, Wisconsin on an overcast day in June.
Yellow-headed blackbirds can be found in the spring and summer in the marshes of terminal lakes and wetlands. Common sightings occur in the Klamath, Summer, Malheur and Harney lake basins.
Yellow-headed blackbirds can be found in the spring and summer in the marshes of terminal lakes and wetlands. Common sightings occur in the Klamath, Summer, Malheur and Harney lake basins.
A stormdrain receiving water input during a high-precipitation storm in Massachusetts.
A stormdrain receiving water input during a high-precipitation storm in Massachusetts.
A meadow in City of Rocks National Reserve full of native shrubs and grasses, as well as penstemon (purple), paintbrush (orange), and hooker's balsam (yellow). This healthy meadow ecosystem is bordered by pinyon pine trees.
A meadow in City of Rocks National Reserve full of native shrubs and grasses, as well as penstemon (purple), paintbrush (orange), and hooker's balsam (yellow). This healthy meadow ecosystem is bordered by pinyon pine trees.