News from AK CASC
Fire seasons are changing, and Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center science is trying to help fire managers prepare.
Jeremy Littell, an AK CASC research ecologist, is presenting on what those changes might look like in a webinar for the Alaska Fire Science Consortium Tuesday, April 21.
Littell will explain how future projections from ALFRESCO fire modeling and the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) may be used to plan for future changes in fire regimes and weather.
Position Opening: Postdoctoral Researcher in Snow Avalanche Hazards
The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (AK CASC) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) are seeking an early career researcher interested in snow avalanches, climate change, and natural resource management in Alaska. The postdoctoral research fellow…
Position Opening: Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison
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…
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Selected to Support the Alaska Regional Tribal Resilience Liaison Program
The US Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Tribal Climate Resilience Program has announced that the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) has been selected to provide ongoing support for the Alaska Regional Tribal Resilience Liaison…
Position opening: GIS Analyst/Spatial Data Scientist Opportunity
The Institute of Arctic Biology and the Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are seeking a GIS Analyst/Programmer. This individual will provide GIS and spatial database support for an AK CASC funded research project…
New CASC Microberry Project Kicks Off
The Microberry project may be a new initiative for the AK CASC, but the team are no newcomers to citizen science efforts.
AK CASC Leadership met with US Coast Guard officials on Arctic science needs
Members of the US Coast Guard Office of Marine Environmental Response (USCG MER) Policy division met with AK CASC University Director Scott Rupp and Deputy University Director Jessica Garron in Fairbanks earlier this month to…