The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is a partnership between the US Geological Survey, the University of Colorado Boulder and six other consortium partners. The NC CASC fosters innovative and applied research in support of Tribal, federal, state, and local natural resource management and decision-making. The North Central center is one of nine regional climate centers in the national CASC network created to help meet the changing needs of land and resource managers across the country. It serves Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska.
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NC CASC Webinar Series - Thursday, February 12, 2026
Many climate adaptation planning processes and tools exist, but their relationships to one another are often unclear. This webinar highlights commonalities among major adaptation frameworks and tools and presents a generalized, climate-informed approach to resource stewardship that supports clearer communication, coordination, and cross-jurisdictional collaboration.
Managing Climate Change in Wilderness: Scenario-Based Approaches for an Uncertain Future
How do you manage for change in places meant to remain wild? That is the central question facing land managers across the American West as climate change accelerates ecological transformation, even in federally protected wilderness areas. A new NC CASC-supported case study, “RAD Decisions in Rad Landscapes: Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness”, tackles this challenge head-on.
