Five colorfully pink Chinook Salmon swim upstream over pebbles and rocks to spawn in Alaska.
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Five colorfully pink Chinook Salmon swim upstream over pebbles and rocks to spawn in Alaska.
Dryland Carbon
While it’s easy to assume there’s not much going on in deserts and other types of drylands, the opposite is true! Come with us to learn more about these underappreciated ecosystems; once you get to know them, we are sure you will love drylands as much as we do!
While it’s easy to assume there’s not much going on in deserts and other types of drylands, the opposite is true! Come with us to learn more about these underappreciated ecosystems; once you get to know them, we are sure you will love drylands as much as we do!
ScentDetectionDog
A scent detection dog used in a National CASC supported project to locate winter ticks. Public Domain; from the publication: Koser, T., Hurt, A., Thompson, L., Courtemanch, A., Wise, B., & P. Cross.
A scent detection dog used in a National CASC supported project to locate winter ticks. Public Domain; from the publication: Koser, T., Hurt, A., Thompson, L., Courtemanch, A., Wise, B., & P. Cross.
Doug Beard receiving the CASC Founders Award
Anne Kinsinger, USGS Associate Director for the Ecosystems Mission Area, gave NCASC Senior Administrator Doug Beard the CASC Founders Award as part of the CASC Futures Forum meeting in November 2024.
Anne Kinsinger, USGS Associate Director for the Ecosystems Mission Area, gave NCASC Senior Administrator Doug Beard the CASC Founders Award as part of the CASC Futures Forum meeting in November 2024.
Three founding CASC members receiving awards for their long service to the network
Three founding CASC members receiving awards for their long service to the networkEmily Fort, Shawn Carter, and Elda Varela-Minder received awards for their roles in founding the CASC network and serving the centers over the past 15 years.
Three founding CASC members receiving awards for their long service to the network
Three founding CASC members receiving awards for their long service to the networkEmily Fort, Shawn Carter, and Elda Varela-Minder received awards for their roles in founding the CASC network and serving the centers over the past 15 years.
Climate Cryptids Poster (11x17 in)
This 11x17 inch poster displays illustrations from our "Climate Cryptids" series, where we explore the impacts of climate change on cryptids and the places they (allegedly) call home. Explore individual Climate Cryptids illustrations here.
This 11x17 inch poster displays illustrations from our "Climate Cryptids" series, where we explore the impacts of climate change on cryptids and the places they (allegedly) call home. Explore individual Climate Cryptids illustrations here.
#ClimateCryptids: Michigan Dogman
It’s not a year that ends in a 7, but that doesn’t mean it’s not time to think about the Michigan Dogman!
It’s not a year that ends in a 7, but that doesn’t mean it’s not time to think about the Michigan Dogman!
Ghost Fauna
What happens to animals that are losing habitat because of sea level rise? They become ghost fauna.
Just like “ghost forests” are forests of trees that couldn’t survive once the area was flooded, ghost fauna are animals that can no longer live in their homes once water covers the land.
What happens to animals that are losing habitat because of sea level rise? They become ghost fauna.
Just like “ghost forests” are forests of trees that couldn’t survive once the area was flooded, ghost fauna are animals that can no longer live in their homes once water covers the land.
#ClimateCryptids: Jackalope
Bad news, folks. We missed Jackalope season! We’ll have to try again next June 31. Don’t forget to apply for the proper hunting license! (It’s a real thing. Look it up, we’ll wait).
Bad news, folks. We missed Jackalope season! We’ll have to try again next June 31. Don’t forget to apply for the proper hunting license! (It’s a real thing. Look it up, we’ll wait).
#ClimateCryptids: Chupacabra
Whether you drink goat blood or water, you’ve been extra thirsty in the desert Southwest lately!
The southwestern U.S. has been experiencing a “megadrought” over the last two decades, straining water resources necessary for ecosystems, agriculture, and communities. Climate change is exacerbating dry conditions, making water shortages more severe.
Whether you drink goat blood or water, you’ve been extra thirsty in the desert Southwest lately!
The southwestern U.S. has been experiencing a “megadrought” over the last two decades, straining water resources necessary for ecosystems, agriculture, and communities. Climate change is exacerbating dry conditions, making water shortages more severe.
#ClimateCryptids: Kraken
What does it take for a monster to get something to eat around here?
What does it take for a monster to get something to eat around here?
#ClimateCryptids: Yeti
An Abominable Snowman with no snow? That’s just wrong.
But as temperatures rise, many places are getting less snow than ever, particularly in high mountains and the Arctic. And species adapted to blend into white winter wonderlands are left exposed, unable to sneak away from predators or paparazzi.
An Abominable Snowman with no snow? That’s just wrong.
But as temperatures rise, many places are getting less snow than ever, particularly in high mountains and the Arctic. And species adapted to blend into white winter wonderlands are left exposed, unable to sneak away from predators or paparazzi.
The Rail Ridge Fire burns in the distance in Oregon
The Rail Ridge Fire burns in the distance in Oregon2024 USFWS Fire Employee Photo and Video Contest - Landscape Category The Rail Ridge Fire burns in the distance in Oregon.
The Rail Ridge Fire burns in the distance in Oregon
The Rail Ridge Fire burns in the distance in Oregon2024 USFWS Fire Employee Photo and Video Contest - Landscape Category The Rail Ridge Fire burns in the distance in Oregon.
Level 2 Aparna: Doctorate
Inspired by her work with the CASCs, Aparna pursued a PhD in applied social science at the University of Oklahoma. She was deliberate about choosing an academic committee who understood her goals of having an “applied” dissertation, to continue working at her job with the CASC network, and to not pursue an academic career after graduating.
Inspired by her work with the CASCs, Aparna pursued a PhD in applied social science at the University of Oklahoma. She was deliberate about choosing an academic committee who understood her goals of having an “applied” dissertation, to continue working at her job with the CASC network, and to not pursue an academic career after graduating.
Aparna Levels Up
Aparna leveled up professionally when she decided to leave consulting for a career in science, a better fit for her. She went completed a master’s degree in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, began a PhD at U.C. Berkeley, and took a job at the South Central CASC.
Aparna leveled up professionally when she decided to leave consulting for a career in science, a better fit for her. She went completed a master’s degree in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, began a PhD at U.C. Berkeley, and took a job at the South Central CASC.
Level 1 Aparna: Consultant
Aparna began her career with a degree in statistics working as a business consultant.
Level 1 Stats:
- Health: 50
- Network: 30
- Defense: 42
- Charisma: 60
Skills: Service oriented, process thinker, human geographer, collaboration
Aparna began her career with a degree in statistics working as a business consultant.
Level 1 Stats:
- Health: 50
- Network: 30
- Defense: 42
- Charisma: 60
Skills: Service oriented, process thinker, human geographer, collaboration
Aparna as an Actionable Science Superhero
As a CASC superhero, Aparna brings together diverse groups to help ensure everyone's perspectives are included and valued in the scientific process.
As a CASC superhero, Aparna brings together diverse groups to help ensure everyone's perspectives are included and valued in the scientific process.
Level 3 Aparna: Superhero
In her current role, Aparna is a CASC "superhero", with a supernatural ability to bring together diverse perspectives to create useful and usable science.
Level 3 Stats:
- Health: 90
- Network: 75
- Defense: 80
- Charisma: 90
Skills: Bringing people together, problem solver, unflappable attitude
In her current role, Aparna is a CASC "superhero", with a supernatural ability to bring together diverse perspectives to create useful and usable science.
Level 3 Stats:
- Health: 90
- Network: 75
- Defense: 80
- Charisma: 90
Skills: Bringing people together, problem solver, unflappable attitude
Aparna reaches for the stars
With the help of her mentors, Aparna discovers new heights, becoming a CASC actionable science superhero.
With the help of her mentors, Aparna discovers new heights, becoming a CASC actionable science superhero.
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson's Career Journey
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson is the Assistant Regional Administrator of the USGS North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, a co-production expert, and an avid video gamer. Like an open world game, her career path has not been linear, taking her across a complex map of different landscapes and institutions.
Aparna Bamzai-Dodson is the Assistant Regional Administrator of the USGS North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, a co-production expert, and an avid video gamer. Like an open world game, her career path has not been linear, taking her across a complex map of different landscapes and institutions.
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The RAD Framework lays out three approaches for making management decisions for systems undergoing ecosystem transformation: 1) Resist, where managers work to maintain or restore ecosystem composition, structure, processes, or function on the basis of historical or acceptable current conditions, 2) Accept, where managers al
The RAD Framework lays out three approaches for making management decisions for systems undergoing ecosystem transformation: 1) Resist, where managers work to maintain or restore ecosystem composition, structure, processes, or function on the basis of historical or acceptable current conditions, 2) Accept, where managers al