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Graduate student, Ana Rivera, uses a machete to clear fallen trees after Hurricane Maria.

Oct 23, 2018

Coping with Extreme Weather Events in Puerto Rico: Amphibian Research and Hurricane Maria

Ana C. Rivera-Burgos is a graduate student in the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, North Carolina State University. Jaime A. Collazo is U.S. Geological Survey scientist and Assistant Unit…

Oct 23, 2018

Southeast CASC Presentations at the Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference – Update

The 2018 Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference is a three-day event that connects individuals across diverse sectors. This gathering of professionals provides a platform to share their related experiences, resources, and…

Oct 23, 2018

Southeast CASC Project Recognized with DOI Environmental Achievement Award

The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center project “Protecting Cultural Resources in the Face of Climate Change” has received honorable mention for the 2017 Department of the Interior Environmental Achievement Award.…

Oct 17, 2018

Directors for Five Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers Being Hired- Closes 10/23

US Geological Survey is seeking to hire into Director positions for five regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers: Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science…
A closeup view of the river cane (Arundinaria gigantea)plants.

Sep 5, 2018

Return of River Cane, Our Native Bamboo

River cane (Arundinaria gigantea) habitat was once a lush and dominant feature of the Southeastern landscape up until the time of European settlement. This habitat has been almost completely wiped…
Riley Field conducting fieldwork calculations by a river.

Aug 20, 2018

CASC Presentations at the 2018 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Meeting

Are you going to the 2018 American Fisheries Society meeting (August 18-23, 2018) in Atlantic City, NJ? Check out these presentations from leadership, staff, and students of the National and Regional Climate…

Aug 6, 2018

CASC Presentations at the 2018 Ecological Society of America (ESA) Meeting

Are you at the 2018 Ecological Society of America (ESA) meeting (August 5-10, 2018) in New Orleans, LA? Check out these presentations from leadership, staff, and affiliates of the Southeast…
The Raleigh skyline is visible through a branch with yellow leaves.

Jul 24, 2018

Cities Can Show Us Future Impacts of Climate Change

A recent article describes findings from research from SE CASC projects by NC State PIs Steve Frank and Rob Dunn, Integrating the Effects of Global and Local Climate Change on Wildlife…
A forest with many scarce branches, as the trees have already lost their leaves for winter.

Jul 17, 2018

Global Change Fellows Author New Publications

Several current and alumni SE CASC Global Change Fellows have recently published articles in peer-reviewed journals. Balik, JA, BW Taylor, SE Washko, SA Wissinger. High interspecific variation in nutrient excretion within a…
The audience pays close attention during presentations at the Southeast Ecological Drought Workshop.

Jun 14, 2018

Workshop Participants Discuss Impacts and Management of Drought in the U.S. Caribbean

More than 50 scientists and natural and cultural resource managers gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 30-31 to collaborate at a workshop organized by the USGS National Climate…