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AK CASC Tribal Liaisons and Researchers Lead and Learn at Historic Tribal Climate Conference

By Christian Thorsberg | October 23, 2024

Hundreds of Indigenous leaders, knowledge holders, artists and scientists, along with many non-Indigenous partners, were welcomed to Anchorage in September for the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC), the first ever national tribal conference addressing climate change held in Alaska.

At latest PI-AK exchange, subsistence and sovereignty take center stage

By Christian Thorsberg | September 16, 2024

A group of people stand watch a shirtless man in shorts gesture while standing in over a foot of mud in a taro field.

The two CASCs shared ocean-spanning reflections at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference in late July.

USGS Alaska Regional office seeks Tribal Liaison and Outreach Coordinator

By Mike Delue | November 3, 2023

A road extends forward towards a shaded mountain with the sun setting and trees lining either side of the road.

The Alaska Regional office is seeking a Tribal Liaison and Outreach Coordinator to promote and communicate outreach actives to build continuous stakeholder engagement across the Region. The person selected will lead efforts to significantly enhance…

Speaking the language of adaptation: AK CASC climate training brings Tribal communities together

By Molly Tankersley | November 9, 2022

a woman with long brown hair, bangs, and glasses, speaks into a microphone in front of a screen showing images of flooding with the title "Relocation, Managed Retreat, and Protect-in-place Realities of Climagration."

As severe weather increases across Alaska, climate adaptation in rural Alaska is a growing task for Alaska Tribes. Earlier this month, a cohort representing twelve Alaska tribal communities across western and interior Alaska gathered at…

Digging for the future of shellfish: AK CASC and Tribal researchers work together to understand changes to a valued subsistence resource

By Molly Tankersley | September 20, 2022

Three people in warm clothes and rain boots, crouch on a rocky shoreline with buckets, clipboards, and research equipment.

As the tide creeps up the shoreline at Juneau’s Amalga Harbor, AK CASC-supported researcher John Harley works shoulder to shoulder with collaborators from the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA),…

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.

Position Opening: Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison – Alaska

By Mike Delue | June 10, 2022

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society now hiring an assistant tribal climate resilience liaison - Alaska. Applications due July 8th, 2022. Duty station in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau, Alaska. To apply, submit a resume, cover letter, 3 professional references, BIA Form 4432 (if claiming Indian preference) and transcripts to: Justin Leon at jleon@nafws.org.

The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS), is hiring two Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons who will work with the Alaska CASC to build collaborative and meaningful relationships between the UAF/USGS partnership and Alaska…

Position Openings: AK CASC Postdoc & NAFWS Graduate Intern

By Molly Tankersley | April 6, 2022

A person stands in the distance next to a stream with trees, rolling hills, and mountains in the background.

AK CASC Postdoctoral Fellowship The AK CASC invites applications for a research position focusing on the roles of climate variability and change in forest ecosystem responses in Alaska. Existing downscaled historical climate and future climate projections will…

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…

Position Opening: Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison

By Molly Tankersley | October 26, 2021

Water runs through a green and yellow, marsh with small buildings in the background and a cloudy, blue sky above.

This position has closed. Future Alaska climate resilience liaison positions with NAFWS may be listed on this website. The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS), which has recently been selected to provide ongoing support…