News from AK CASC
A study by Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center scientists revealed that mountain goats in Southeast Alaska may be at higher risk for mortality as they are pushed deeper into avalanche terrain.
AK CASC drone pilots head to western Alaska as emergency response asset
On Tuesday, September 20th, CASC researchers and staff were called upon to support the US Coast Guard’s emergency response following Typhoon Merbok. Over five days the team worked alongside the coast guard’s Marine Safety Task…
Digging for the future of shellfish: AK CASC and Tribal researchers work together to understand changes to a valued subsistence resource
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
The AK CASC Annual Report 2022 highlights developments over the last year while also diving deeper into the work of our scientists and staff.
Research across the Pacific: PI-AK scientists meet in Juneau
On the banks of Montana Creek in Juneau, Alaska, a group clad in colorful rain gear watches expectantly as AK CASC graduate student Kevin Fitzgerald empties a throng of juvenile salmon from a small wire…
AK CASC-supported Report Highlights Climate Impacts and Community Response in Juneau
Today, the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center (ACRC) at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) released a comprehensive report on the impacts and response to climate change in Juneau titled, Juneau’s Changing Climate and Community Response.…
Position Opening: Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison – Alaska
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…