South Central CASC

Earth to Sky - Climate in Your Pocket
2023-02-17 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
https://earthtosky.org/events/climate-in-your-pocket.html
The special guest speaker will be Ed Maibach, George Mason University, talking about their Climate Change and the American Mind project.
What notes and tools do you keep in your back pocket for unexpected questions? This series of mini-webinars offers bite-sized resources for fueling and supporting your conversations, programs, and climate communication products every day. Webinars are just 30 minutes long, with the remainder of the hour devoted to Q&A and a community discussion about the topic and resources.

NASA OKSG Community STEM Engagement Event
2023-02-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Endeavor Lab, 215 N. Hester St., Stillwater, OK, 74078, United States
A free community event hosted by the NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium with over 10 hands-on STEM booths demonstrating current NASA missions. Families will be able to take most of their activities home (bags will be provided). NASA prizes will be given to those who complete the activities, and door prizes will be drawn throughout the event!
Saturday February 18 from 1-3pm at the Endeavor Lab on the Oklahoma State Campus.
215 N. Hester St., Stillwater, OK 74078

Oklahoma Environmental Education Summit
2023-02-25 09:00 - 16:00
Join EcoRise, KidWind, Oklahoma Project Learning Tree, and the Oklahoma Green School Program for a day of inspiration and learning.
Saturday February 25, 2023, 9a-4p central. Oklahoma Memorial Union (OU Campus) 900 Asp Ave, Norman, OK, 73019
Details and registration information can be found here.

National Nature Assessment Public Input Forum
2023-03-01 - 2023-03-02
The US Global Change Research Program is preparing to launch a nationwide assessment of the state of lands, waters, and wildlife and how they affect our lives. They would like your input on how to do it.
There are two Public Input Forums coming up where you can hear about the program and help shape this important assessment.
On the OU Campus March 1 from 10a-11:30a
iHub Building (a.k.a. Partners Place Three): 201 David L. Boren Blvd., Room 132, Norman, OK
On the OSU Campus March 2 from 2:30p-4p
Student Union Meeting & Conference: 416 Student Union, Stillwater, OK

Earth to Sky (ETS) Climate Conversations
2023-03-02 14:00 - 15:00
Register today! https://earthtosky.org/events/climate-conversations.html
Please join Earth to Sky for a monthly series of informal community conversations! Bring your coworker, your supervisor, your friend, and your cat to dive deep into discussions at the intersections of climate change, current events, and communication techniques

Bridging the Gap Meeting
2023-03-06 - 2023-03-09
22nd Annual Bridging the Gap Meeting, co-hosted by the Quapaw Nation and the USDA Forest Service.
Theme: Demystifying Consultation
March 6-8, 2023 at the Downstream Casino Resort
69300 E Nee Road, Quapaw, OK, 74363
Register today!

Earth to Sky - Climate in Your Pocket
2023-03-17 14:00 - 15:00
What notes and tools do you keep in your back pocket for unexpected questions? This series of mini-webinars offers bite-sized resources for fueling and supporting your conversations, programs, and climate communication products every day. Webinars are just 30 minutes long, with the remainder of the hour devoted to Q&A and a community discussion about the topic and resources.
Register today! https://earthtosky.org/events/climate-in-your-pocket.html

Introduction to using climate modeling for forest management
2023-03-28 - 2023-03-29
This virtual workshop is open to natural and cultural resource managers, especially in Tribal Nations and the southern US, and others who want a primer on climate modeling and using data tools for management.
This event will be held online from 8-11 am central on both March 28th and 29th.
Registration is now open! Spots are limited, so sign up today!
Hosted by:
US Forest Service
South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.

Wildland Fire: The Future of Fire Under a Changing Climate
2023-03-30 11:00 - 12:00
The Southern Plains Climate Science Webinar Series Presents: Wildland Fire: The Future of Fire Under a Changing Climate
Is prescribed burning an interest to you?

Prescribed fire provides a valuable option for land managers to conduct cost-effective habitat management, invasive species control, and restoration. Fire practitioners, either acting individually or with a network, have a huge impact on the results of an operation. Understanding how the arrangement and placements of individual actors influence the results may be helpful for networks that seek to improve the performance of prescribed fire operations.

Join us on March 30, 2023, at 11:00 AM CT, to hear from Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Aaron Russell about the interesting results of this comparative analysis of prescribed fire practitioner networks in Oklahoma and North Carolina.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://oklahoma.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUudOusrzguEtdTriLAGOsicedNi65cbHOV

South Central CASC Ideation Session
2023-04-03 - 2023-04-04
Greetings! The South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is hosting an ideation session to connect researchers across our various consortium institutions.
This ideation session is designed to present information on the upcoming South Central CASC funding opportunity, provide a forum for researchers interested in conducting work on climate adaptation to connect with others from different departments across the consortium, and to facilitate the creation of multi-disciplinary teams to catalyze innovative projects.
This event is open to all researchers at the South Central CASC host and consortium institutions (Texas Tech, Louisiana State University, University of Oklahoma, University of New Mexico, Oklahoma State University, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma).
There will be two ideation sessions, both occurring on Zoom:
Monday, April 3rd from 3pm – 5 pm.
Tuesday, April 4th from 10 am – 12 pm.
**Each session will be capped at 40 participants**.
Breakout sessions will be focused on the intersection of climate change and the following topics: coastal resources, agroecosystems, cultural resources, natural resources, and freshwater ecosystems.
Within 48 hours after registration, you will receive more information about this event and a calendar invite.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Marina Tomer (mcucuzza@usgs.gov) or Rachel Koch (rachel.a.koch-1@ou.edu).

Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management
2023-04-06 14:00 - 15:30
April 6th – What are Indigenous Knowledges (IK)? with Melonee Montano (Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission) Daniel Wildcat (Haskell Indian Nations University).
Register: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/webinar-series-incorporating-indigenous-knowledges
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (National CASC) is hosting a virtual webinar series on how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into Federal ecological research and resource management programs. Running bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1, 2023 (3 PM ET), this series centers Indigenous perspectives to explore ethical, legal, and scientific considerations inherent in working within different knowledge systems and provides guidance and case studies reflecting best practices for collaborating with Tribes and Indigenous communities.
Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano, is a mother, grandmother, and an enrolled member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Traditional Ecological Knowledge Outreach Specialist for Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) where she helps assess climate change impacts on treaty resources and potential threats t culture and lifeways. She is also a Grad Student at the University of Minnesota o Ojibwe the Natural Twin Cities in Resources Science & Management Program under the Forestry Department. Prior to GLIFWC, she was Red Cliff’s Environmental Programs Manage served on various r where she has also committees including EPA’s Regional Tribal Operations Committee, Alliance for Sustainability, Treaty Natural Resources, the Integrated Resources Management Plan, and is currently serving on the Great Lakes Compact degree in Healthcare Administration Commission. She holds a B.S. with a Native American and Environmental Studies emphasis. Lastly and most importantly, she is a lifelong student of her cultural ways.
Daniel R. Wildcat is a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma. He is director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Center and member of the Indigenous & American Indian Studies Program at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. In 20 13 he was the Gordon Russell visiting professor of Native American Studies at Dartmouth College. Dr. Wildcat received an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. In 1994 he partnered with the Hazardous Substance Research Cent er at Kansas State University to create the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Center and subsequently start the HERS summer undergraduate internship program with KU professor Dr. Joane Nagel. He is a noted speaker on Traditional Ecological Know ledges and has offered programs for NOAA, NASA, AGU, ESA, NCAR, and many scientific organizations and universities.

Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management
2023-04-20 14:00 - 15:00
April 20th: Understanding Federal Guidance on Engaging with Indigenous Knowledges
Haley Case-Scott (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) Paige Schmidt (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Registration: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/webinar-series-incorporating-indigenous-knowledges
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (National CASC) is hosting a virtual webinar series on how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into Federal ecological research and resource management programs. Running bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1, 2023 (3 PM ET), this series centers Indigenous perspectives to explore ethical, legal, and scientific considerations inherent in working within different knowledge systems and provides guidance and case studies reflecting best practices for collaborating with Tribes and Indigenous communities.
Haley Case-Scott is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Si letz Indians, and a descendant of the Klamath Tribes, Yurok Tribe, and Sakagaon Band of Chippewa Indians. She currently serves as a Policy Assistant for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Climate and Environment Team. Prior to her work at OSTP, Ms. Case-Scott served as a Climate Justice Grassroots Organizer for Beyond Toxics, an Oregon-based environmental justice organization, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Eugene/Springfield. She also served as a Resource Assistant Program intern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project, where she supported efforts to engage Tribes and Tribal communities to better inform climate policy. Ms. Case-Scott received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon, with a major in political science and a minor in Native American studies. She grew up in Southern, OR, in the homelands of her Klamath ancestors, and enjoys spending time with her brothers and sister whenever possible.
Paige Schmidt works for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters in Science Applications and the National Native American Programs where she serves as the Indigenous Knowledge and Co-stewardship Coordinator. During the first two decades of her career, Paige focused on the science of wildlife ecology and management. Throughout this time, she maintained her passion for elevating the role of Indigenous Peoples in the wildlife profession. She has served in numerous leadership positions with The Wildlife Society’s Native Peoples’ Wildlife Management Working Group focused on increasing the number of qualified Indigenous students in the larger conservation community. In her current role, she has worked to evaluate how the Service provides financial assistance to Tribes and represents the Service in the development of Federal guidance and Departmental policy for the consideration and inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in federal activities. She has also worked to step down recent policy on co-stewardship with Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Organizations, and the Native Hawaiian Community. Paige is honored to support Service efforts to engage with these groups in the co-stewardship of public lands and waters. Paige is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma and resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her son.

Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management
2023-05-04 14:00 - 15:00
May 4th: Tribal Policies Around Indigenous Knowledges
Aaron Jones (Tulalip Tribes) Ann Marie Chischilly (Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals; Northern Arizona University) Bobby Saunkeah (Chickasaw Nation)
Registration: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/webinar-series-incorporating-indigenous-knowledges
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (National CASC) is hosting a virtual webinar series on how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into Federal ecological research and resource management programs. Running bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1, 2023 (3 PM ET), this series centers Indigenous perspectives to explore ethical, legal, and scientific considerations inherent in working within different knowledge systems and provides guidance and case studies reflecting best practices for collaborating with Tribes and Indigenous communities.
Ann Marie Chischilly is the Executive Director at the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP). She is responsible for managing ITEP’s work with Northern Arizona University, state and federal agencies, tribes and Alaska Native villages. Ms. Chischilly currently serves on several federal advisory committees including the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Advisory Committee, the Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment (Now the Independent Advisory Committee on the Sustained National Climate Assessment) and EPA’s National Safe Drinking Water Council. From 2013 to 2015, Ms. Chischilly also served on Department of Interior’s Advisory on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science. Ms. Chischilly speaks both nationally and internationally on topics of Indian Law, Environmental Law, Tradition Knowledges, Water Law and Tribes/Indigenous Peoples. She works with the United Nations on issues of the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and co-wrote, “Guidelines for the Use of Traditional Knowledge in Climate Change Initiatives . ” Before coming to ITEP, she served for over ten years as Senior Assistant General Counsel to the Gila River Indian Community (Community), where she assisted the Community in implementing the historic “Arizona Water Settlement Act” and founded the Community’s Renewable Energy Team. Ms. Chischilly is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation (Diné). She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and a Masters in Environmental Law (LL.M) from Vermont Law School. She is licensed in Arizona and has practiced in state, district, and federal courts. She is also a member of the International Bar Association.
Bobby Reed Saunkeah is Kiowa. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of nursing and completed his graduate work in bioethics from Creighton University. Mr. Saunkeah began his employment with the Chickasaw Nation in 1997 as a registered nurse at the Carl Albert Indian Health facility in Ada. He subsequently served as diabetes educator, manager of the Diabetes Care Center, and manager of the department of Epidemiology, Research and Population Health. He is presently the director of the Research and Public Health division. Mr. Saunkeah serves as chair for the Chickasaw Nation Institutional Review Board (IRB), the body that reviews research projects in the Chickasaw Nation. He is a tribal representative on the National Indian Health Service IRB, a Certified IRB Professional (CIP) and adjunct faculty in the Department of Health Promotion at the OU College of Public Health. He was recently appointed to his fourth term as the Oklahoma City Area delegate to the National Institutes of Health Tribal Advisory Committee for research. His primary interests are promoting tribal public health, creating tribal research infrastructure, strengthening research protections in tribal communities, and exploring the application of research and public health ethics principles within the context of tribal culture and sovereignty.

Tribal Climate and Health Infrastructure Vulnerability Workshop
2023-05-18 - 2023-05-19
Register today for the Tribal Climate and Health Infrastructure Vulnerability Workshop!
There will be a Pre-training Climate 101 Webinar on April 18th from 1-3 pm central, followed by an in-person training on May 18-19 at the Sac and Fox Nation Community Building.
Topics to be covered include:
-Introduction to Vulnerability Assessments
-Flood Vulnerability of Roads and Health Facilities
-Process, Steps, and Group Activities for Vulnerability Assessments
May 18-19, 2023
Sac and Fox Nation Community Building
920883 S. Hwy 99
Stroud, OK 74079
Sponsored by the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, Sac & Fox Nation, Southern Plains Tribal Health Board, Oklahoma Area Tribal Epidemiology Center

Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management
2023-05-18 14:00 - 15:30
May 18th: Case Studies of Successful IK Engagement
Sarah Rinkevich (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Catherine Techtmann (Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and Northern Wisconsin Tribes)
Registration: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/webinar-series-incorporating-indigenous-knowledges
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (National CASC) is hosting a virtual webinar series on how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into Federal ecological research and resource management programs. Running bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1, 2023 (3 PM ET), this series centers Indigenous perspectives to explore ethical, legal, and scientific considerations inherent in working within different knowledge systems and provides guidance and case studies reflecting best practices for collaborating with Tribes and Indigenous communities.
Sarah Rinkevich received her Ph.D. in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment in 2012. Her research focused on a reintroduced population of Mexican gray wolves on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, homeland to the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Dr. Rinkevich received her Master’s degree in 1991 from Humboldt State University where she studied habitat preferences of Mexican spotted owls in Zion National Park, Utah. She has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Endangered Species Conservation since 1993 and currently works in the Branch of Recovery and Restoration. Dr. Rinkevich works extensively with Tribes on management and conservation of threatened and endangered species on Tribal lands within the Southwest.
Cathy “Cat” Techtmann is a University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Environmental Outreach State Specialist. She is passionate about weaving together indigenous and academic science to build environmental leadership in youth to adult learners. Cat partners with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and tribal specialists to create educational initiatives that integrate Ojibwe ecological and leadership knowledge including Gikinoo’wizhiwe Onji Waaban (“G Minisan– WOW”) Changing Climate, Changing Culture, Connecting Ojibwe Ecological Knowledge and Climate Change, and “indigenizing” leadership development programs. Cathy coordinates the University of Wisconsin Extension Climate Leadership Team and is a member of the UW Division of Extension Native American Task Force. She lives and works in the homeland of the Lake Superior Ojibwe people with an office at the Iron County UW Extension Office in Hurley, WI.

2023 Drought Workshop (El Reno, OK)
2023-05-23 08:30 - 16:00
Join the CASC, the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub, and the BIA for a drought workshop on May 23rd at the Darlington Chapel in El Reno, OK.
Lunch is included.
RSVP to Jacob Shaffer at 817-304-0445 or Jacob.Shaffer@usda.gov

2023 Drought Workshop (Bixby, OK)
2023-05-24 08:30 - 16:00
Join the CASC, the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub, and the BIA for a drought workshop on May 24th at the Euchee Butterfly Farm in Bixby, OK.
Lunch is included.
RSVP at http://tribalallianceforpollinators.com/UPCOMING-EVENTS/

Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Federal Research and Management
2023-06-01 14:00 - 15:00
June 1st: Best Practices for Engaging Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples Surrounding IK
Sara Kahanamoku (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Ulana ʻIke Center of Excellence) Mike Durglo (Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes)
Registration: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/webinar-series-incorporating-indigenous-knowledges
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (National CASC) is hosting a virtual webinar series on how to integrate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into Federal ecological research and resource management programs. Running bi-weekly from April 6 to June 1, 2023 (3 PM ET), this series centers Indigenous perspectives to explore ethical, legal, and scientific considerations inherent in working within different knowledge systems and provides guidance and case studies reflecting best practices for collaborating with Tribes and Indigenous communities.
Sara Kahanamoku is currently a postdoctoral fellow with the Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Ulana ʻIke Center of Excellence, focusing on utilizing multiple knowledge systems to track historical climate and ecosystem cycles in Hawaiʻi as part of the Rising Voices, Changing Coasts (RVCC) National Indigenous and Earth Sciences Convergence Hub. RVCC has an overarching goal of facilitating convergence research on coastal hazards in a community context through co-production between social and earth sciences and Indigenous knowledge experts. For their PhD research, Sara studied the life history and morphology of benthic foraminifera in the Santa Barbara Basin of California, using fossil records to track population-level trends over the past 2,000 years and investigate the impact of climate change and ecosocial regime shifts, such as impacts stemming from the colonization of California, on foraminifer ecology. Sara has also conducted meta-research on equity in the process of science, including on racial disparities in funding at the National Science Foundation and on place-based science in Hawaiʻi. They previously served as a graduate fellow in the Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Ulana ʻIke Center of Excellence from 2021-2023, while finishing their PhD at UC Berkeley.
Michael Durglo, Jr is Department Head of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’s (CSKT) Tribal Historic Department and has been a leader in climate change adaptation work for nearly a decade. He facilitated the development of a Flathead Reservation Climate Change Strategic Plan for CSKT, the third Tribe to do so in the United States. After completing the plan, he continued to build on the work by diving deep into the perspectives of the elders and integrating traditional knowledge into the plan. Particularly unique has been Michael’s all-inclusive and open approach towards climate planning. He has established monthly meetings of a Climate Change Advisory Committee and welcomes all stakeholders, both tribal and non-tribal. This has opened conversations among multiple jurisdictions, connecting people and adding value to solving the problems that will be faced by the impacts of climate change into the future. In 2016, Michael received the White House Champion of Change award and in 2017, Michael received the Climate Leadership Award for Natural Resources. Michael has also brought climate education and action to the youth of the CSKT by establishing the Environment Advocates for Global and Local Ecological Sustainability otherwise known as the “EAGLES”. These youth are learning about, taking responsibility for their environment, and starting young to integrate environmental considerations into their lives. Michael served in the Montana Army National Guard from 1981 to 1987 and is currently a member of the Mission Valley Honor Guard.

NASA Earth to Sky Workshop
2023-07-18 - 2023-07-20
Save the date for the NASA Earth to Sky Workshop this summer!
July 18-20th in Los Alamos, NM

More details and registration information forthcoming.

Southern Plains Climate Science Webinar Series
2023-08-01 11:00 - 12:00
August 1, 2023, at 11:00 am CT – The Southern Plains Climate Science Webinar Series welcomes Jane Breckinridge, the Director of the Tribal Alliance for Pollinators, and Erin Posthumus, the Outreach Coordinator for the USA National Phenology Network and the Principle Investigator of the South Central CASC’s funded project, Time to Restore: Connecting People, Plants, and Pollinators.
Join us to hear their perspectives on this ongoing project. Learn how the project involves the pollinator restoration community in the entire process intending to assist them with climate-informed guidance on the timing of nectar plant flowering and seeding. Better knowledge of climate impact on flowering and seed timing for critical nectar plants can inform more resilient restoration plantings.
Register here

Harmful Algal Bloom Training
2023-09-06 - 2023-09-07
Registration is now open! Click here.

We will be hosting a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Training this fall in Norman, OK.
Join us September 6-7, 2023 to learn more about
1) The Science of HABs
2) Monitoring of HABs
3) Impacts on Agriculture and Livestock, and

Managing for a Changing Climate Online Course
2023-09-08
Our highly popular Managing for a Changing Climate online course is back! We’ve spent the past year redesigning the course with busy professionals in mind! It’s free, it’s self-paced, and a Certificate of Completion will be offered for each course.
Registration is now open for the first two parts of the series – a Brief Introduction to Climate Change and a Deeper Dive into Climate Modeling.
Sign up by September 8th!
For more information, contact oler@ou.edu.

Fall Screening and Seminar
2023-09-14 - 2023-09-15
Save the date for the two events featured in the below announcement – and come early for refreshments and socializing! Film trailer here (version screened will have subtitles): https://cinechile.cl/pelicula/la-isla-y-los-hombres/ and learn about our speaker, Dr. Freya Schiwy, here: https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/freyasch

Southern Plains Drought Early Warning System Partners Meeting
2023-09-19 - 2023-09-20
Registration is now open for the
Southern Plains Drought Early Warning System Partners Meeting!
September 19-20, 2023
College Station, TX and Virtual

This hybrid meeting will serve as a touchpoint for collaboration in the Southern Plains Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) region. Agenda items will include following up on topics discussed at our last meeting, knowledge-sharing, networking, and strengthening partnerships within the region.
Who Should Attend: This dialogue is particularly relevant to those entities that engage in the following activities:

Provide information on climate conditions, extremes, and impacts
Monitor/predict changing climate conditions, including drought
Engage in drought or water planning
Utilize weather and climate information in decision making
Conduct research related to drought monitoring, prediction, planning, or risk

Extreme Disturbances and Climate Change in the Southeast U.S.
2023-09-26 08:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
This virtual workshop is open to natural and cultural resource managers, especially in Tribal Nations and the southern United States, and others who want to learn more about the science of extreme disturbances, their impact on lands and forests, and applications for management under these threats. The presenters will focus on wild and prescribed fire, invasive species, storms, flooding, and more!

Oklahoma Carbon for Landowners Workshop
2023-10-05 08:30 - 15:30
Save the date for the 2023 Oklahoma Carbon for Landowners workshop, scheduled for Thursday, October 5, at the Eastern Oklahoma State College Student Union Ballroom in Wilburton. See agenda below.
This workshop is targeted for non-industrial private forest landowners and other interested parties.
To register, please email ryan.desantis@okstate.edu and provide your phone number, and any professional affiliation (if none, indicate landowner).
AGENDA 2023 OK Carbon for landowners workshop 2

2023 Fall Science Meeting
2023-11-01 - 2023-11-03
REGISTER TODAY!
Our annual Fall Science Meeting will be held in Lubbock, Texas November 1-3, 2023.
Are you interested in climate change science, impacts, and adaptation? Then this is the meeting for you! We welcome students, scientists, resource managers, and others interested in addressing climate change from multiple perspectives.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Register
Please register for the Fall Science Meeting as an individual. Poster abstract submissions will be submitted through the registration form.
Click here to register for the Fall Science Meeting!
Registration closes October 24th.
Poster Abstracts due October 10th.
Agenda
Click here to view the draft agenda!
Designated Hotel
The designated hotel for the 2023 Fall Science Meeting is the Holiday Inn Express & Suites: Lubbock Central located at 2115 Marsha Sharp Freeway Lubbock, Texas. For more information regarding the hotel block for this event, contact Noetta Harjo by email at noetta@ou.edu. ($129/night, except Thursday night, $189/night)
Click here for the designated hotel group link!

This year, we will have five climate challenge panels with speakers addressing each challenge from a different perspective. The panels will be focused on the intersections of climate change and drought and water availability, wildfire, desertification and soil health, extreme events, and invasive species. Some of these topics are relevant to current Community of Practice (CoP) members, while others we hope will spur new CoPs. Not a current member of a CoP? That’s okay! We’d love to have you join us! Learn more about our CoPs.
Dr. Eileen Johnson of the Lubbock Lake Landmark will be our keynote presenter for Wednesday’s dinner, and we will also have Dr. Carol Flueckiger talk with us about how art can be used in science communication.
We encourage individuals supported by CASC projects to submit an abstract to our poster session. CoP members are also encouraged to submit a poster for their CoP work to the poster session.
The Lubbock Lake Landmark (2401 Landmark Drive) is located about 5 miles north of the Texas Tech University Campus. The archaeological park encompasses 336 acres of the former Lubbock Lake and Springs located in Yellow House Draw of the north fork of the Brazos River. Archaeological work since 1939 has documented continuous human habitation of the location for the past 12,000 years. The site is one of the most extensive stratigraphic records of climate change, animal biodiversity, and human habitation on the Southern High Plains. The site is also one of the most well stratified and well dated geological deposits in North America. We will have a guided tour of the area and access to the landmark museum at the end of the tour.
The National Ranching Heritage Center (part of the TTU- Museum and is located at 3121 4thStreet) is a 19-acre historical park that focuses on housing and ranching structures over the last 200 years on the Southern High Plains of Texas. The site provides a chronological tour of early to mod-19th century building and homes and the adaptability used to address the regions climate and weather. Tours are self-guided and some structures are open to visit.
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Roadmap to Resilient Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Webinar
2023-11-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Did you know that resilient oyster populations are critical for functioning estuaries? They act as habitat engineers and natural water filters. However, selecting suitable restoration and aquaculture sites for oysters to withstand a changing environment is challenging.
Thursday, November 30, 10:00 am CT – Join the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (SC CASC) to hear from Dr. Megan La Peyre and Dr. Romain Lavaud about how the maps produced through their project, A Roadmap for Developing Resilient Coastal Shellfish Populations: Using Spatial and Process-Based Modelling for Restoration Under Current and Predicted Future Water Quality Conditions, can help guide resource managers in selecting sites for oyster restoration and aquaculture along the coast of Louisiana and Texas.
Register Here: https://oklahoma.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuf-igrzMsHtK4VtWwql1l-ety9dE2CKdV

NCA5 Webinar: Southern Great Plains
2023-12-06 14:00 - 15:00
Join our University Director Dr. Renee McPherson, lead author on the Southern Great Plains Chapter (26) for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), as she discusses the findings from this region. This virtual event will be held on Wednesday, December 6th, from 2 to 3 pm central and will include time for Q&A.
Registration is listed in the event URL below.
If you would like to participate in listening sessions for any of the other chapters of the NCA5, visit the U.S. Global Change Research Program website.

Southwest Adaptation Forum
2024-02-27 - 2024-02-29
Registration is now open for the 2024 Southwest Adaptation Forum to be held Feb. 27-29, 2024 at the Desert Diamond Hotel & Conference Center in Tucson, Arizona.
Registration Information and further details
