South Central CASC

Wildfire Probability Mapping Based on Regional Soil Moisture Models - Dr. Matthew Levi
2022-07-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Thursday, July 7th at 11 am CT – The Southern Plains Climate Science Center is hosting Dr. Matthew Levi, Assistant Professor of Soil Science at the University of Georgia, and Co-PI on the South Central CASC-funded project Wildfire Probability Mapping Based on Regional Soil Moisture Models. Join us to learn about some recent advances in predicting soil moisture in the Red River and Rio Grande Basins and how it could lead to an improved understanding of wildfire across the region and benefit fire managers.
Be sure to join us by registering here.

SCIPP Climate Adaptation Summer Academy
2022-06-06 - 2022-06-10 | University of Oklahoma
SCIPP Climate Adaptation Summer Academy

Date: June 06, 2022 – June 10, 2022
Location:
The University of Oklahoma – Norman Campus
Description of Event:
The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program invites undergraduate students from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana to participate in a 5-day, all-expenses-paid program designed to introduce students to the topic of climate adaptation. Climate Adaptation is the process of identifying both present and future climate effects and determining how communities can adjust to the impacts of present and future climate conditions. There is a growing demand for professionals who have the skills to work in the climate adaptation arena, especially in the South-Central U.S., which is one of the most disaster-prone regions of the country. The academy will connect students with professionals in fields such as meteorology, climate science, geography, and environmental sustainability, and public administration.
Throughout the Summer Academy, students will hear from a variety of speakers on topics including but not limited to: climate-related hazards in the South-Central U.S.; social factors and equity in climate adaptation, climate policy, administrative authorities and their responsibilities, and planning and development skills. Additionally, students will learn about disciplines involved in climate adaptation and have the opportunity to engage with professionals who can help provide direction for those interested in pursuing a career in climate adaptation or a related field. Activities related to each topic will be incorporated throughout the academy, and one day may include a field trip where students learn local planning practitioners’ perspectives on climate adaptation approaches in the region.

For more information and registration details click here.

Climate Change and Climate Adaptation Training for Grasslands Conservation Practitioners
2022-05-16 - 2022-05-27
To learn more about the Grasslands Training events please see this page.
North 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 conservation practitioners starting in May 2022. Through our training series, we will introduce practitioners to the science of climate change, explore the impacts, and discuss adaptation options available.
To this end, we have created several pieces of training to facilitate grasslands conservation practitioners’ knowledge both online and in-person.

May 16-27, 2022 – Introduction to the Basics of Climate Change. Designed for grasslands managers (online course). There will be a live group activity on May 27th at 2:30 pm central. Register here.
June 13, 2022 (11:00 am central) – Overview of Climate Change Impacts to Grasslands Ecology (Webinar) Register here.
July 2022 – Understanding and Using Future Projections for Landcover Changes (Webinar)
August 2022 – Understanding and Using Future Projections for Trust Species (Webinar)
Fall 2022 – In-person Climate Adaptation Workshop (Invitation only)

Please check back for further information and registration details.

Fire and Climate Change Webinar Series
2022-05-03 - 2022-05-24
Registration is now open for the upcoming Fire and Climate Change Webinar series! Register here!
Topics include:

Intersection of fire and climate change
Indigenous fire perspectives
Looking ahead: Climate action and resources

Webinars will occur from 9:00am-10:30am central on

May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24

Email info@southcentralclimate.org for any questions!

12th Annual National Tribal GIS Conference
2022-04-25 - 2022-04-29 | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI)
Registration is now open for the 12th Annual National Tribal GIS Conference, to be held April 25-29, 2022 in Albuquerque, NM at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
This year’s theme is “Geospatial Resilience in Indian Country”
Email events@tribalgis.com with any questions you may have, and visit the website for all the details.

As a part of this, the South Central CASC will be hosting a Pre-Conference Workshop on April 26th.
Activities during this workshop will include:

Developing a watershed map using water monitoring locations.
Developing a flood hazards map.
Photogrammetry activity using a drone.

Register today to join us!

Two Modeling Perspectives with Dr. David Moeser
2022-04-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Join us on Thursday, April 21st at 11 am central for the next installment of the Southern Plains Climate Science Webinar with Dr. David Moeser. Two Modeling Perspectives: The dynamics between a changing landscape, changing climate, and changing snow regime in the Rio Grande watershed.
Dr. Moeser is a Hydrologist with the USGS New Mexico Water Science Center and serves as the center’s technical authority on watershed modeling and snow hydrology investigations. His work helps scientists and land managers understand the effects of landscape disturbance and climate change on surface waters in mountainous systems. He focuses on the development and implementation of novel forest canopy characterizations in model platforms to better represent interactions between forests and snow water resources.
Register here!

Managing For A Changing Climate - Climate Impacts and Adaptation (Spring 2022)
2022-04-04 - 2022-04-29
This course, Climate Impacts and Adaptation, is the final in the series Managing For A Changing Climate. (The other courses are not a pre-requisite, though encouraged). This free, online course will be live from April 4th – April 29th. Registration is open from March 1st through April 4th.
For more information contact ljkerr@ou.edu.
This course focuses on the physical and ecological impacts of climate change, including how climate change may impact hydrology, polar regions, coasts and marine systems, and wildlife. It will also cover decision making and adaptation strategies.

Culturally Significant Plants Symposium
2022-03-22 - 2022-03-24 | The Chickasaw Nation Retreat and Conference Center, 4205 Goddard Youth Camp Road, Sulphur, OK, 73086, United States
The South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center and Chickasaw Nation will be hosting an event at the Chickasaw Retreat and Conference Center to discuss how climate change impacts culturally significant plants. Researchers and artisans in the field will be present to bring awareness to these issues. Registration details here.

We are initiating an effort to develop collaboration around culturally significant plants research efforts across the South Central region (NM, OK, TX, LA) through a research symposium. We hope that all participants will gain stronger relationships with people working on research in the region – as well as tools and products that will support your efforts.
This in person Kickoff Workshop will cover:
– Artisans sharing importance of culturally significant plants
– Overview of existing tribal culturally significant plants and climate change efforts
– Overview of existing terrestrial ecology and climate change efforts
– Discussions about science needs and priorities
The Kickoff Workshop will be a start of collaboration on culturally significant plants and climate change research.
*MASKS ARE ENCOURAGED*
Contact April Taylor, April.Taylor@chickasaw.net with questions.

Integrating Remote Sensing Data for Land Management Decision-Making
2022-03-22 - 2022-03-24
Save the date: March 22-24, 2022.
The Applied Earth Observations Innovation Partnership (AEOIP) is pleased to announce its Spring virtual workshop on Integrating Remote Sensing Data for Land Management Decision-Making. The workshop aims to enable participants to build connections across the research-to-applications spectrum with subject matter experts from a variety of federal agencies and other affiliations, and to continue to promote interagency collaboration within the Earth Observations (EO) applications field. You can expect interactive panels and guided discussion sessions that will address how to improve research-to-operations pathways and highlight new tools and techniques to promote NASA EO data uptake toward fostering successful connections between data providers and data users. More details and registration information coming soon!
The AEOIP seeks to foster interagency partnerships to advance Earth Observation-based land management. Learn more about us by visiting our website at: https://pikesmeetings.wixsite.com/aeoip.

Ecological Transformation using the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework.
2022-03-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s RAD Working Group and the NCTC are hosting a series of webinars on the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework in the coming months. The second webinar in this series will take place in March 1 from 1 to 2 PM, EST.
For volume 2, Dr. Stephen Jackson will be speaking on Ecological Transformation. The RAD Framework is a comprehensive natural resource decision-implementation framework designed to be agile enough to cope with ecosystem change resulting from climate change and other stressors in the 21st century.
Learn more about the RAD Framework here.

Youth Dialogue on the National Climate Assessment
2022-02-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
YOUTH DIALOGUE ON THE NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
University and high school students are invited to a special event on February 15th from 7-9pm EST to discuss the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), a major U.S. Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States. Attendees will have the chance to hear from authors of the assessment and discuss together how the report can learn from and reflect the concerns of young people in the US.
To register for the event please click here. To learn more about the Fifth National Climate Assessment and additional opportunities to participate, please visit www.globalchange.gov/nca5.
About the report: The National Climate Assessment is a Congressionally mandated quadrennial report led by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The report evaluates the effects of climate change on regions and sectors of the United States and reports on trends in climate change for the next 25 to 100 years. The Fifth National Climate Assessment will highlight advances in scientific understanding of human-induced and natural processes of climate change and the resulting implications for the United States. Major themes will be presented through the lens of vulnerability, impacts, risks, and adaptation. The report is expected for release in late 2023.

Fifth National Climate Assessment Southern Great Plains Chapter Public Engagement Workshops
2022-02-15 - 2022-02-16
For those interested in the U.S. National Climate Assessment, there are 4 open sessions to provide your feedback on the Zero Order Draft (that is, the current themes in an annotated outline) of the Southern Great Plains (KS, OK, TX) chapter of the 5th National Climate Assessment (NCA5). The chapter is due to be published with the full assessment report in late 2023.

At this time, themes for each chapter are being discussed and prioritized. Our author team wants your feedback, suggestions, priorities, and other input!

You may sign up for one or more sessions, but you need to register to get the online link:
https://lnkd.in/dNZ9qf3d

(The above link lists all of the workshops. Scroll to the Southern Great Plains list on Feb 15 and 16 to register for ours.)

Tribal Rangeland Management and Climate Change Impacts on Rangelands
2022-02-08 - 2022-02-22
Want to learn about Tribal Rangeland Management and Climate Change Impacts on Rangelands? Register for our free, three-session Rangelands Workshop happening in February. Attendance is capped at 50, so register fast!

Register: here.

2021 Governor's Water Conference
2021-12-01 - 2021-12-02
The 41st Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference and Student Research Water Poster Competition will now be held virtually. Students from higher education institutions in Oklahoma are eligible to apply. Posters must be either research or extension/outreach topics related to water resources in Oklahoma. Poster presentations should be understandable to a general, non-expert audience. Learn more here and register here.

Managing For A Climate Course - Introduction To The Climate System
2021-08-30 - 2021-10-01
The South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center will offer a short course aimed at providing an integrative understanding of the components of the climate system. The courses are free and online and will be live from Aug 30 – Oct 1. Registration open from July 19- Aug 30. More information here.

WRRC 2021 Annual Conference - Tribal Water Resilience in a Changing Environment
2021-08-30 - 2021-09-01
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center is opening registration for the 2021 Annual WRRC Conference, Tribal Water Resilience in a Changing Environment. The conference will be held virtually over a three day period offering information, diverse perspectives, networking, and more. More information here.

NYCALC (closed)
2021-07-13
NYCALC is a federal and non-governmental collaborative that invites Native communities to work together to address conservation challenges in a changing enviornment. NYCALC provides training in leadership principles and conservation for the next generation of Native leaders and their communities.
NYCALC is seeking group applicants with 1 adult community mentor and 3-5 rising high school seniors from any federally recognized tribe, in the U.S. and eastern time zone territories and from the same communities.
Happening July 13-15, 2021 (virtually) 2-6pm ET

2021 ASP Summer Colloqium & Workshop
2021-07-12 08:00 - 2021-07-23 17:00 UTC
Happening July 12-23, 2021 virtually.
Hosted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), this workshop is geared toward graduate students on subjects that represent new or rapidly developing areas. The colloquium brings together experts from NCAR and the community at large together with a small group of 25-30 graduate students. Grauate students wanting to participate need to submit a CV and a letter of recommendation from their advisor. More information here.

Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Education Conference
2021-06-28 - 2021-07-01
Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Education Conference
The virtual conference is happening June 28-July1, 2021 with registration information here. Session proposals are being accepted in the following topics until April 13, 2021:
Climate Science
Climate Justice
Eclectic Climate Education
Climate Workforce
Learn more about this Call for Proposals here.

NPS Webinar - Words Matter: Considering Language Barriers
2021-05-26 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
This webinar will highlight common pitfalls in discussing climate change with Native communities. Presenters will provide tools to support successful collaboration with Native Nations. Using best practices and thoughtful language can support collective work to plan for a turbulent future. This is webinar is hosted by the National Park Service as part of the Native Nations & Climate Change Webinar Series.
Register here.

National Tribal Forum on Air Quality
2021-05-17 - 2021-05-21
This year the conference will be held virtually, with recorded and live presentations from tribal environmental professionals, U.S. EPA leadership and staff, and many others who are helping to advance air quality protection throughout Indian Country.
This year’s conference theme is “50 years of the Clean Air Act and How Traditional Wisdom Can Lead Us Into the Future”. Throughout the conference NTFAQ will be weaving in the voices of Native youth and elders – a reminder of the importance of the work being done. The tapestry of tribal air quality programs is rich and diverse, much like the traditions and languages of Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages. It is in this spirit that we invite you to join for the 2021 NTFAQ and say thank you, Mvto (Muscogee), Pilamaya (Lakota), Miigwech (Ojibwe), Wa do (Cherokee), Quyana (Yup’ik), Yokoke (Choctaw), Ahéhee’ (Dine’)!
Register and learn more here.

A Collaborative Project: Plausible Scenarios for Future Colorado River Drought
2021-05-07 10:00 - 17:00 UTC
In this webinar, Connie Woodhouse (University of Arizona) will present on recent SWCASC funded research that addresses the concerns of a set of Colorado River Basin water managers regarding future drought and water supply reliability in the Upper Colorado River. Researchers collaborated with this water resource management community of practice to develop plausible scenarios of future drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin, then used these scenarios to examine future reductions in streamflow. Register here. Event is PDT.

Using Soil Moisture Information to Better Understand and Predict Wildfire Danger: A Symposium for Researchers and Fire Managers
2021-05-06 09:00 - 16:00 UTC
As a joint collaboration with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), NOAA, and additional parnters, join this free online symposium highlighting the latest advances in using soil moisture information to better understand and predict wildfire danger. These recent discoveries are revealing the potential for soil moisture estimates from in situ monitoring stations, remote sensing, and models to improve fire danger predictions and to advance our understanding of fire behavior. Open to researchers and fire managers!
Register here by April 30, 2021!

Collaborating with Communities Around COVID-19, Climate, and Community Concerns: A Roundtable Discussion
2021-05-04 13:00 - 14:30 UTC
The National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communications and the Civic Science Fellows, in partnership with the Rita Allen Foundation, are pleased to host the first of two virtual roundtable discussions featuring leaders and community partners from six collaborations that facilitate community engagement around science, on topics such as COVID-19, climate, and the environment. Register here.

Tribal Alliance for Pollinators Series
2021-05-04 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join TAP for an exciting webinar “Controlled Burns: Rise for the Ashes” where Dr. Ray Moranz will be discussing his research on the impacts of intermittent burning on pollinators, plants and fire-adapted ecosystems. He will also propose best management practices regarding fore and pollinators. Learn more and register here.

DEADLINE: Native Youth Community & Adaptation Leadership Congress (NYCALC) Registration
2021-04-30
NYCALC is a federal and non-governmental collaborative that invites Native communities to work together to address conservation challenges in a changing enviornment. NYCALC provides training in leadership principles and conservation for the next generation of Native leaders and their communities.
NYCALC is seeking group applicants with 1 adult community mentor and 3-5 rising high school seniors from any federally recognized tribe, in the U.S. and eastern time zone territories and from the same communities.
Happening July 13-15, 2021 (virtually) Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday each week from 2-6pm ET
Apply by April 30, 2021.
Learn More Here

National Park Services Webinar
2021-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
National Park Services Webinar
“Navigating the CASC Network: A National Network of Climate Adaptation Support for Native Nations.” Happening April 28, 2021 at 12pm CDT. Tribal resilience liaisons will lead an introduction to the CASCs and the tribal resilience liaison network. They will share some examples of cultural resource projects and efforts, and share insights on how to engage with CASCs for support. Register here.

National Park Services: Navigating the CASC Network, Support for Native Nations
2021-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
From the expansion of invasive species to wildfire, from drought to sea-level rise, climate change creates new and evolving challenges for ecosystems across the nation. The USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) are a partnership-driven program that teams scientific researchers with natural and cultural resource managers and local communities to help fish, wildlife, waters, and lands across the country adapt to changing conditions.
Tribal resilience liaisons from several Climate Adaptation Science Centers will lead an introduction to the CASCs and the tribal resilience liaison network. They will share some examples of cultural resource projects and efforts, and share insights on how to engage with CASCs for support.
Presenters for this session will be: April Taylor, South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center; Althea Walker, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center; Stefan Tangen, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center; Casey Thornburgh, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
April 28, 2021 at 12pm CDT
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Tribal Climate Resilience Program 2021 DEADLINE
2021-04-23 21:00 UTC
Proposal Deadline: April 23, 2021 at 9pm ET
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is pleased to announce the availability of funding through the Tribal Climate Resilience Program. The Program will provide funding for tribal activities that support tribal adaptation and resilience planning, ocean and coastal management planning, and relocation, managed retreat, or protect-in-place planning and design activities for coastal and riverine communities. The Program aims to support Tribal Nations that are working toward climate adaptation planning and need information for management decisions that affect tribal treaty and trust resources, economies, infrastructure, and human health and welfare.
There are 9 total award categories, which include:
Climate Adaptation (3)
Ocean & Coastal Management Planning (2)
Capacity Building (1)
Relocation, Managed Retreat or Protect-in-Place Planning (1)
Internships & Youth Engagement (2)
Learn more about the Tribal Climate Resilience Program here.
APPLY HERE

New Mexico State University Climate Change Education Seminar Series
2021-04-22 17:30 UTC
New Mexico State University Climate Change Education Seminar Series
Multiple webinars taking place during the month of April (learn more here) include the follow topics and dates:
Biomimicry: April 22, 2021, time TBD
