Announcements

Jul 17, 2017

Culture and Climate Change Collide

The following article was written by SE CSC PI Erin Seekamp, Associate Professor in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at NC State University, as a 7/17/17 post on the web site…

Jul 13, 2017

Risk of “The Big One”: Future Wildfire Uncertainty in the Southeast

Wildfire is a natural hazard that causes extensive damage to life and property, while also acting as a necessary disturbance agent for many forest ecosystems, including the plants and animals…

Jun 15, 2017

Research Spotlight: Understanding Habitat Connectivity to Inform Conservation Decisions

Habitat fragmentation, in combination with climate change, is already affecting biodiversity in the Southeastern U.S., in particular as species shift their ranges to move to cooler places.  The most common recommended…

May 31, 2017

Climate Adaptation Planning Stronger with Multiple Ways of Knowing

  For centuries indigenous peoples and communities in the United States have relied on natural resources to sustain their families, communities, traditional ways of life, and cultural identities. These important…

May 22, 2017

Researcher Spotlight – Elsita Kiekebusch and Ryann Rossi

Global Change Fellows make strides in climate change ecology Two of our Global Change Fellows Ph.D. students were recently featured in NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Magazine, featuring…

Apr 28, 2017

Research Spotlight: Winter Climate Change and Coastal Wetlands: Mangroves vs. Salt Marshes

Coastal wetlands in the southeastern United States provide many benefits to society. In addition to supporting fish and wildlife habitat, these productive and abundant ecosystems protect coastlines, improve water quality,…

Mar 30, 2017

Research Spotlight: Got Uncertainty? How to Deal with Uncertainty When Making Conservation Decisions

Consider the following example of how we deal with uncertainty in our everyday lives: It’s 6:00 am. You look, bleary-eyed, out the window to see a calm sky with some clouds…

Mar 8, 2017

Research Spotlight: Cape Romain Partnership for Coastal Protection

Coastal regions of the southeastern US are experiencing dramatic changes affecting critical habitat for wildlife as well as threatening the safety and livelihoods of millions of residents living near the…

Feb 9, 2017

Budgeting for Climate Change

This post was written by Brittany Sweeney, College of Natural Resources, NC State University, for CNR News, 3 Feb 17. In a time of budget cuts, aging historic sites, and…

Dec 21, 2016

Researcher Spotlight – Karly Bitsura-Meszaros and Paul Taillie

This research highlight was authored by Brittany Sweeney in NCSU College of Natural Resources. Ever wondered about the effects of climate change or what you can do about it? Masters…