NE CASC News

Emily Powell and Michelle Staudinger partner with US Fish and Wildlife to provide a comprehensive review of how natural infrastructure is being used to improve coastal resilience. 

NE CASC affiliated investigator Ben Zuckerberg studies the effects of climate change on grassland birds.

The final report, Characterizing Local and Rangewide Variation in Demography and Adaptive Capacity of a Forest Indicator Species, is now available.  AI:  Evan Grant, USGS

The project, Incorporating social drivers to optimize conservation practices that address Gulf Hypoxia and declining wildlife populations impacted by extreme climate events, addresses major conservation challenge through collaborative action.

New study utilizes novel method to evaluate snow for wildlife‐environment associations.

A report assembled by the US Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy bridges the needs of nature and people along the Connecticut River.

The Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (note our new name!) is proud to present its 2017 annual report.  Recent projects, events, research activities, and Fellow’s work are highlighted.  

The final report, "Supporting Collaborative Relationships between Tribes and Climate Science in the Northeast Region to Address Climate Impacts" is now available.  PI: Chris Caldwell, College of Menominee Nation

Mary Ratnaswamy will be leaving the service of the Federal government when she retires from the USGS on April 30 after serving a rich and varied career.  Mary joined the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC, our new name as of March 2018) as Federal Director in 2012 when the NE CASC was in early stages of establishment.  She was instrumental in shaping our work in this region.  

Toni Lyn Morelli has no shortage of enthusiasm for her job as a USGS research ecologist NE CSC. Her research focuses on the impacts of climate change, but this comprises a wide variety of projects spanning many years, a number of territories, and countless plant and animal species.

NE CSC Graduate Fellow, Marketa Zimova, published two papers on how the worldwide decrease in snow cover already may have dramatic impacts on animals that change coat colors with the seasons.