Fieldwork | AK CASC

USGS salmon research features at Yukon River Panel preseason meeting

By Christian Thorsberg | April 25, 2025

A small fish with a brown back, white belly, and black spots on its side swims through a black background.

Vanessa von Biela’s studies on heat stress, spawning, and salmon mothers received great attention from U.S. and Canadian leaders.

Kenai Peninsula Communities Struggle for Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

By Christian Thorsberg | April 8, 2025

A person stands in a river, fishing near the riverbank, with buildings and trees behind them.

As temperatures rise on the peninsula, freshwater quality is expected to change — affecting both salmon and humans, new CASC-funded research suggests.

Introducing Seven Newly Funded Alaska CASC Research Projects

By Christian Thorsberg | January 3, 2025

Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center

Salmon, caribou, permafrost, and wildfire are just some of the priority areas identified by this year’s primary investigators.

Inaugural Alaska CASC Interns Shine, Communicating Science Stories Across the State

By Christian Thorsberg | November 5, 2024

Three women, wearing orange life vests, face forward while leaning against the bow of a blue boat with other boats in the background.

A children’s book, museum exhibit and media kit were just some of the science storytelling projects completed during the internship

Research connections reveal risks to mountain goats from avalanches in Southeast Alaska

By Mike Delue | May 7, 2024

A white mountain goat looks out at the land while standing on a ledge of a snowy, rocky mountain.

Mountain goats are highly specialized for alpine life but survival requires negotiating precarious trade-offs. Findings from a long-term study by AK CASC researchers show that death from avalanches represents a widespread but previously undescribed pathway by which snow can influence populations of these mountain-adapted animals.

Applications open for tuition-free youth science and art expeditions

By Mike Delue | November 27, 2023

Eight people, attached together by a rope, walk in a single file line through the snow with trekking poles and snowshoes.

Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Alaska is inviting applications for a unique suite of tuition-free backcountry science and art education programs in summer 2024.

Annual Report – 2023 Year in Review

By Mike Delue | August 23, 2023

A page describing Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center's 2023 in review.

The AK CASC Annual Report 2023 highlights developments over the last year while also diving deeper into the work of our scientists and staff.

Annual Report – 2022 Year in Review

By Mike Delue | August 23, 2022

Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center 2022 in review.

The AK CASC Annual Report 2022 highlights developments over the last year while also diving deeper into the work of our scientists and staff.

Drone project brings together Coast Guard, researchers, village leadership, and private partners in Fairbanks and Anchorage

By Mike Delue | January 10, 2022

Five people, dressed in coats and knit caps, are outside in the snow with trees in the background, while one holds a drone and another kneels, holding the controller.

A bird’s-eye-view of the land would be incredibly useful to the coastal community of Unalakleet in remote western Alaska. The view from above could map landscape changes, assist in responding to emergency scenarios, and support…

Tuition-free girls’ wilderness expedition program accepts applications

By Mike Delue | December 16, 2021

Six people sit in circle on a rocky shore with their kayaks docked at the water's edge with evergreen trees and mountains in the background.

Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs. The expeditions are open to 16-18-year-old high school girls. Alaskans are encouraged to apply, and expeditions target youths…