The quietly essential salmon stream

A man wearing a gray baseball cap, sitting in a gray, inflatable raft, collects samples from the water he is floating in, while surrounded by autumnal trees.

On this rainy September afternoon, Erik Schoen vacuums water from a backwater slough. The liquid will tell him if there are predators in this body of water.

Annual Report – 2024 Year in Review

A page describing Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center's 2024 in review.

The 2024 Annual Report summarizes the Alaska CASC’s achievements and initiatives, including new partnerships, staff growth, and research projects addressing climate change impacts in Alaska’s natural hazards and wildlife.

Upcoming Deadlines for Arctic Workshops

Six fish with long, green bodies and red backs swim along the bottom of a river.

Arctic Rivers Summit March 29-31, 2022, Anchorage, Alaska The Arctic Rivers Summit will be an in-person workshop to discuss the current and potential future states of Alaskan and Yukon rivers and fish and how we…