NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Funding Opportunity. Approximately $575 million is available for projects that build the resilience of coastal communities to extreme weather (e.g., hurricanes and storm surge) and other impacts of climate change, including sea level rise and drought.Funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic, federal government-wide investment that is…

Register here.On July 13, our topic is “Glance Into Tribal Conservation Careers”. Join our education coordinator to hear about the variety of conservation careers open through tribes. This is especially good for anyone looking to start or further a conservation career and hoping to work with tribes.Prize for this webinar will be a copy of…

Date: Friday, July 14th at 2:00 pm EasternSpeaker: Madelyn J. Mette, Research Geologist, USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science CenterSummary:  Along the U.S. eastern seaboard and coastlines across the North Atlantic Ocean, quahog clams are a key cultural and economic resource. While clam population and habitat restoration are a focus of much research in USGS coastal ecosystem…

Seminar Title: Scaling up Urban Growth Projections with FUTURESSpeaker: Dr. Anna Petrasova (NCSU)Learn more and register here.OverviewFUTURES is the FUTure Urban-Regional Environment Simulation and was developed by the Landscape Dynamics Group led by SE CASC Faculty Affiliate, Ross Meentemeyer. It is an open source urban growth model developed to address the environmental and ecological impacts of urbanization by explicitly capturing the spatial structure of…

The Third Thursday Web Forum is hosted by the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy and held on the third Thursday of each month at 10 am Eastern time. We hope you’ll join us. Webinars and other SECAS events are available on the SECAS event calendar. This July web forum on 7/20 @ 10 am ET, co-hosted with…

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The "Meet the Invasive Species Team" webinar will introduce the basic concept of what the terms "invasive species" mean to the NAFWS Invasive Species Program, to introduce the Invasive Species Team members, and to break down the NAFWS Invasive Species Program Plan. The intention of this webinar is to open up lines of communication for…

The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series is held on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am ET. This series is hosted by the Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC), the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), and the NOAA National Weather Service. These webinars will provide the region with timely information on current and…

Steph Courtney from the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) and Katherine Smith from the SE Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) will be presenting on tribal climate adaptation priorities and opportunities.Join us at: https://www.gotomeet.me/secoora/scdrp-monthly-meetingPlease join by opening the link above in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edgeor by downloading the app.You can also dial in using your…

Join virtually via Zoom: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/98919917840?pwd=R3lhSUlzdzVjUW9KbGJ3SGVDMXEzQT09This climate & conservation coffee is an informal gathering of the landscape conservation and climate change community in the Raleigh, NC area. It began in 2012 as a South Atlantic LCC event, and is now co-hosted by the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) and the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC).We…

EPA is hosting an informational webinar on the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) expected to be issued under theInflation Reduction Act’s Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant Program in 2023. These webinars will provide information on the NOFO and the ECJ Grant Program including who is eligible for the grants, eligible projects, and more. The…

This training introduces participants to seven best practices, numerous techniques, and examples for communicating about coastal hazards. We focus on risk communication for coastal hazards planning and preparedness, not crisis communication. Whether beginning a new effort or trying to keep people motivated to better prepare for future hazards, applying risk communication principles will lead to more…