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From the expansion of invasive species to wildfire, from drought to sea-level rise, changes in climate have created new and evolving challenges for our nation’s resource managers and communities. Our science helps managers of fish, wildlife, and ecosystems understand these impacts and strategically adapt to changing conditions.
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The CASCs develop data and tools that address the informational needs of natural and cultural resource managers. Projects cover topics that address the impacts of climate change on fish, wildlife, ecosystems, & the communities they support.
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Our network is comprised of the National CASC and eight regional CASCs, covering the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawai'i, and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. Learn more about each CASC here.
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Our Climate Adaptation Insights Newsletter shares our latest news on webinars, events, publications, funding opportunities, and other items of interest from the National and Regional CASCs. Updates are sent out every two weeks.
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Where Animals and Plants Might Survive Climate Change
KQED recently published an article about refugia, or pockets on the landscape that may experience less change in climate compared to the surrounding landscape. Acadia National Park in Maine has many initiatives underway identifying refugia locations, work that has been led by Northeast CASC research ecologist Toni Lyn Morelli.
CASCs Represented Among Those Honored with the 2019 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award
Southeast and National CASC fellows, a Northwest CASC-funded PI, and a team led by the Northeast CASC tribal liaison were among those honored at the 2019 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award for Natural Resources at the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting.
Climate Crisis Heats Up Rhode Island the Quickest
Eco RI News posted an article on how the smallest state by land area in the United States is heating up faster than the other Lower 48 states. Researchers at the NE CASC predicted this reality nearly three years ago.
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Drought in the U.S. Caribbean: Impacts to freshwater ecosystems
Healthy and functioning freshwater ecosystems are needed for successful conservation and management of native fish and invertebrate species, and the services they provide to human communities, across the U.S. Caribbean. Yet streams, rivers, and reservoirs are vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather events, urbanization, energy and water...
Myers, Bonnie Temporal changes in avian community composition in lowland conifer habitats at the southern edge of the boreal zone in the Adirondack Park, NY
Climate change represents one of the most significant threats to human and wildlife communities on the planet. Populations at range margins or transitions between biomes can be particularly instructive for observing changes in biological communities that may be driven by climate change. Avian communities in lowland boreal habitats in the...
Glennon, Michale; Langdon, Stephen; Rubenstein, Madeleine A.; Cross, Molly S.