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CASC news announcements highlight news from across the CASC network, including new research, upcoming webinars, job postings, and events at the National and regional CASCS. The CASCs also produce original feature stories profiling project success stories, high-interest data products, and CASC scientists.

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Midwest CASC Hosts Workshop on the Adaptive Capacity of Inland Fishes

Midwest CASC Hosts Workshop on the Adaptive Capacity of Inland Fishes

The Midwest CASC hosted a two-day workshop addressing the adaptation of inland fishes to climate change, featuring a “pitch session” that explored new...

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New Interactive Sea-Level Rise Tool for American Samoa

New Interactive Sea-Level Rise Tool for American Samoa

A new interactive tool funded by the Pacific Islands CASC can help American Samoans visualize and plan for the threats of sea-level rise.

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Looking at a 4,800-Year-Old Record of Subalpine Forest Response to Fire in the Northern Rockies

Looking at a 4,800-Year-Old Record of Subalpine Forest Response to Fire in the Northern Rockies

North Central CASC scientists used lake sediment cores to demonstrate that subalpine forests have been remarkably resilient to past climate and fire...

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Project Spotlight: CASCs Build Bridges Between Scientists and Managers to Take on Invasive Species and Climate Change

Project Spotlight: CASCs Build Bridges Between Scientists and Managers to Take on Invasive Species and Climate Change

As the cool Northeastern U.S. warms, invasive plants are on the move. The Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Network...

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DOI Announces Membership for New CASC Federal Advisory Council

DOI Announces Membership for New CASC Federal Advisory Council

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the 19 members who will make up the newly-established Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science...

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Scientist Spotlight: Steve Jackson and a Career of Looking Back

Scientist Spotlight: Steve Jackson and a Career of Looking Back

Explore the work and career of Steve Jackson, recently retired Senior Science Advisor to the National CASC on Biodiversity and Climate Change.

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Call for Nominations: Experts and Fellows for IPBES Biodiversity Monitoring

Call for Nominations: Experts and Fellows for IPBES Biodiversity Monitoring

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is seeking experts and fellows from a range of disciplines, including...

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Young Tree Vulnerability to Drought and Heatwaves Affects Forest Regeneration

Young Tree Vulnerability to Drought and Heatwaves Affects Forest Regeneration

Southwest CASC researchers studied how juvenile trees of five species would respond to drought and extreme heat to better prepare forest managers for...

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CASC Presentations at the 2023 AGU Meeting

CASC Presentations at the 2023 AGU Meeting

Are you attending the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting this year in San Francisco? Don't miss these presentations from staff and partners...

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Newly Identified Invasive Grasses in Hawaiʻi Pose Significant Fire Risk

Newly Identified Invasive Grasses in Hawaiʻi Pose Significant Fire Risk

New flammable invasive grass species and weeds were discovered on five Hawaiian Islands through extensive surveying funded by the Pacific Islands CASC...

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The USGS Updates Major Climate Change Visualization Tool

The USGS Updates Major Climate Change Visualization Tool

The USGS recently updated its National Climate Change Viewer (NCCV), a premier web application for visualizing climate projections across the...

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Research Explores Conservation Strategies for Shifting Walleye Populations

Research Explores Conservation Strategies for Shifting Walleye Populations

Given the challenges that warming waters pose to walleye populations, USGS researchers created a data-rich “RAD Walleye Tool” that can help managers...

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