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Mapping Urban Heat Islands in Oklahoma City

Mapping Urban Heat Islands in Oklahoma City

Scientists from the South Central CASC are part of a team of researchers mapping urban heat islands to identify the most at-risk areas in Oklahoma...

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Assessing Environmental Justice in Forest Management

Assessing Environmental Justice in Forest Management

Southwest CASC researchers propose a holistic framework to evaluate and prioritize environmental justice in forest management projects across the...

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Announcing Olivia LeDee as the new Regional Administrator of the Midwest CASC

Announcing Olivia LeDee as the new Regional Administrator of the Midwest CASC

The USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers are thrilled to announce that Dr. Olivia LeDee will be the new Regional Administrator of the Midwest...

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Announcing Suzanne Van Cooten as the new Regional Administrator of the South Central CASC

Announcing Suzanne Van Cooten as the new Regional Administrator of the South Central CASC

The USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers are thrilled to announce that Dr. Suzanne Van Cooten will be the new Regional Administrator of the South...

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Two USGS Publications Outline Pollinator Conservation Efforts

Two USGS Publications Outline Pollinator Conservation Efforts

Pollinator species in the U.S. are in crisis based on broad-scale changes in land-use and climate. Biodiversity of pollinators in the U.S. includes...

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Igniting Change: Evidence-Based Review of California Wildfires for Informed Management

Igniting Change: Evidence-Based Review of California Wildfires for Informed Management

Southwest CASC scientists reviewed and synthesized the causes of California’s worsening wildfires to help inform local adaptation solutions. 

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DOI Secretary Deb Haaland speaks at 30th Annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference

DOI Secretary Deb Haaland speaks at 30th Annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference

Pacific Islands CASC supports DOI Secretary Deb Haaland’s visit to Hawaiʻi where she demonstrated her commitment to support community led conservation...

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The Nature Futures Framework Helps Us Imagine Futures where Humans Live in Harmony with Nature

The Nature Futures Framework Helps Us Imagine Futures where Humans Live in Harmony with Nature

North Central CASC Research Ecologist Brian Miller joined an international working group to develop a new framework for describing different visions...

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USGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

USGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

For the next five-years, USGS will partner with an expanded group of universities, Tribal colleges, and Tribal organizations to provide science that...

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Remotely Sensing Snow Algae Blooms to Monitor Snowmelt in the North Cascades

Remotely Sensing Snow Algae Blooms to Monitor Snowmelt in the North Cascades

A new Northwest CASC-supported study demonstrates how remote sensing can be used to map and monitor the effects of “watermelon snow” on snowmelt and...

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Wild Turkey Nesting Times are Unlikely to Shift with Climate

Wild Turkey Nesting Times are Unlikely to Shift with Climate

A new study by Southeast CASC-supported researchers suggests that eastern wild turkeys are unlikely to change their nesting timing in response to...

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