Alaska
From Blueberries to Burn Zones: Meet the 2026 AK CASC Ambassadors
Now in its second year, the program provides $20,000 seed grants to University of Alaska faculty to do the foundational work that makes meaningful climate adaptation research possible. The researchers selected to do this are building trust with community and agency partners, collecting preliminary data and bridging the gap between science and practical questions.
‘Alaska Voices’ shares climate adaptation stories
The second season of the podcast “Alaska Voices” launched on Dec. 1, bringing listeners into the lives of Alaskans dealing with one of the most rapidly changing environments on Earth. In episode 1, scientists Chris Waigl and Nancy Fresco discuss how they were pulled into the world of climate science and how scientists can build trust and connections with the communities they serve.
The quietly essential salmon stream
Kenai Peninsula Communities Struggle for Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty
In Metlakatla, Salmonberries Speak and Tell Time
Food Systems in Focus as New Ambassadors Program Launches
How a single Twitter DM, sent years ago, sparked an AK CASC effort to prepare a new generation of science communications
Introducing Seven Newly Funded Alaska CASC Research Projects
AK CASC Tribal Liaisons and Researchers Lead and Learn at Historic Tribal Climate Conference
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.
