NOAA Science Seminar SeriesSpeakers: Steven Mana‘oakamai Johnson, Arizona State UniversitySponsors: NOAA National MPA Center and OCTO Remote Access: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A1QpSGLGQAmz3srqm16TpwAbstract: A fundamental challenge in ocean conservation is translating the results of climate models into forms that managers and others can use to plan for the future. Using techniques from information theory, the Ocean Novelty (ONo) Index provides a simple and intuitive…

NOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: Thinking toward the future of hard coral data findability, interoperability, and reusabilityPresenter(s): Dr. Erica Towle, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Program Manager, CRCP, Silver Spring, MDSponsor: NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation ProgramSeminar Contact: Caroline Donovan, caroline.donovan@noaa.govRemote access: Adobe Connect 1. To join the meeting: http://noaacsc.adobeconnect.com/coralscollab/ 2. Click the microphone at the top of the screen to…

NOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: Objective counterfactual analysis: Re-evaluating risk from North Atlantic hurricanesSpeakers: Tom J. Philp, Maximum Information/London School of EconomicsSponsors:  NOAA / OAR / Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)Seminar Contact: Shirley Murillo webinar host, shirley.murillo@noaa.govRemote Access: https://meet.goto.com/523560829Abstract: Downward counterfactual analysis – or estimating how our observed history could have been worse – is increasingly being used by the…

Climate Change and Adaptation Training for Grasslands Conservation Practitioners - Part 1North American grasslands are a regional priority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The South Central CASC, in partnership with the US FWS Science Applications Program, the Northwest CASC, and the North Central CASC, will be implementing a training series for grasslands…

Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar organized by NOAA/NIDIS These webinars provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions…

NOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: NOAA’s Role in the Whole-of-Government Effort to Address the Climate CrisisPart of the NOAA Environmental Leadership Seminar (NELS) Series. These webinars are open to the public, in or outside of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Speaker: ​Wayne Higgins, Ph.D.; Director of NOAA's Office of Oceanic Research, Climate Program OfficeRemote Access:  Please register at: https://noaabroadcast.adobeconnect.com/higgins/event/registration.htmlAfter registering, you…

NOAA Seminar SeriesTitle: Creating readily-consumable information products to communicate climate risksPresenter: Dr. Ed Kearns, Chief Data Officer, First Street FoundationSponsor: Cooperative Institute for Satellite and Earth System Studies (CISESS) Science Webinar SeriesSeminar Contact: Douglas Rao (yrao5@ncsu.edu)Remote Access: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEldeurqTMtGNORPocI1jh0oLqT1ZanW-dyAccessibility: Live transcript will be available.Abstract: The nonprofit First Street Foundation has created publicly-accessible information products for the U.S. to quantify and communicate climate risk,…

Register HereJune Webinar with Galveston Bay FoundationEvidence for Small-scale Living Shoreline Viability in Galveston Bay, TexasJune 15 | 1:00 PM ETJoin RAE member group, Galveston Bay Foundation, as we explore the Galveston Bay Shoreline Protection Model Map Viewer.In response to coastal subsidence and erosion throughout the lower Galveston Bay watershed, a significant amount of shoreline habitat restoration has…

NOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: Coral Symbiosis Under Future Ocean Conditions  (2022 Knauss Fellows' Lunch & Learn Series)Presenter(s): Mariana Rocha de Souza, 2022 Knauss Fellow at NOAA's Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program (GOMO)Sponsor(s): NOAA's Central Library (NCL)Seminar Contact(s): Library SeminarsRemote Access: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1046019711158857998Abstract: Algal symbiont community composition of corals changes in response to their environment, and this response is dependent on both…

Forest Carbon CycleJune 21, 2022 at 1:00pm ETTodd Ontl, Northern Institute of Applied Climate ScienceWebinar Description:This 12-part series tells a story about climate change and its impacts on forest ecosystems and forest dependent wildlife species. We will examine forest ecosystems and their composition and structure under a changing climate, and the influence on wildlife populations…

NOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: A Fishers Operated Pilot-scale Queen Conch (Aliger gigas) Hatchery and Nursery Facility for Restoration and Sustainable Seafood Supply in Puerto RicoPresenters: Megan Davis, Ph.D., Research Professor, Aquaculture & Stock Enhancement, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute;Raimundo Espinoza, Executive Director, Conservación ConCiencia;Randie Hovatter (Moderator), Communications Specialist, NOAA Office of Aquaculture.Sponsors: NOAA Office of AquacultureSeminar Contact: Randie Hovatter…

America the Beautiful Challenge Grant Application WorkshopsGrant Application WorkshopThursdays at 11:00 AM Mountain TimeWith a short window available to apply for the America the Beautiful Challenge funding, the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society (NAFWS) is hosting grant application workshops every Thursdays from June 9 – July 14, 2022 at 11:00 AM Mountain Time.America the Beautiful…