South Central CASC

Gulf Tree Training Workshop
2025-01-22 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
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January 22, 2025 from 9 am – 3 pm at Mission Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Lunch is included!

Nature-Based Solutions Webinar Series 5 - Challenges and Opportunities of Scaling Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation
2025-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
This five-part webinar series features projects funded by the Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) Division’s Adaptation Sciences (AdSci) and Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) programs focused on the research and application of nature-based solutions (NbS), which are actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges, simultaneously providing benefits for people and the environment.
Nature-based solutions including green infrastructure (NbS/GI) have been implemented for some time as a multifunctional, decentralized strategy for stormwater management. Locally, the benefits and co-benefits of these systems are well quantified. However, to address regional climate risks, NbS/GI need to be upscaled in non-trivial ways across urbanized landscapes. This upscaling poses several formidable physical, economic, and collaboration-related challenges. Addressing these challenges represents one of the front lines in advancing comprehensive resilience and sustainability planning. This webinar episode will feature how Franco Montalto, CAP’s Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN), has leveraged funding from CAP and AdSci to advance science to support local action and adaptation at a broader scale.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3145418435073976928

BUDM Webinar Series "Lessons Learned from Marsh Creation Monitoring in Coastal Louisiana"
2025-02-25 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Please join us for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials: Insights Across Coasts webinar series. The series aims to highlight lessons learned from restoration practitioners and facilitate discussion on BUDM science needs. This series presents lessons learned in BUDM practice and showcases a variety of perspectives, with speakers coming from numerous backgrounds, organizations, and geographic areas.
February 25, 2025 – Register here – Bernard Wood (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority) – “Lessons Learned from Marsh Creation Monitoring in Coastal Louisiana”

2nd Annual New Mexico Tribal Forest & Fire Summit
2025-03-04 - 2025-03-06
2nd Annual New Mexico Tribal Forest & Fire Summit
Roots For The Future: Strengthening Indigenous-Led Conservation
March 4th – 6th, 2025
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
Mescalero, NM
287 Carrizo Canyon Rd, Mescalero, NM 88340
Please visit the event website for more information!

What is Climate Adaptation and Resilience webinar
2025-03-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the South Central and Southwest CASCs for a webinar series for Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Professionals
Held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 1 pm Central/11 am Pacific, through August. https://bit.ly/TribalWebinars
March’s Tribal Climate Resilience Webinar asks What is Climate Adaptation and Resilience? They’ll discuss the basics of climate adaptation and resilience and real-world applications of these concepts.

2025 Land and Water Summit
2025-03-05 - 2025-03-07
Registration and the call for posters are now open
Learn more at the link below

Southwest Agroforestry Action Network meeting (SWAAN Con)
2025-03-11 - 2025-03-13
Check out the wonderful line-up of speakers for the upcoming Southwest Agroforestry Action Network meeting in Santa Fe (March 11-13). This will be a great opportunity to network with and learn from agroforestry, permaculture, ecological restoration, and sustainable farming professionals and practitioners. Registration includes lunch, coffee, snacks, and the second-day farm tours. Continuing education credits are available from the International Society of Arboriculture for partial or full registration.
The draft agenda is available here: SWAAN AGENDA 2025. To Register: bit.ly/SWAAN2025 (registration is hosted by our fiscal sponsor Arizona Community Tree Council). More information about SWAAN https://swaan-site.org

Ocean Visions Biennial Summit 2025
2025-03-25 - 2025-03-27
Advancing Solutions for Ocean-Climate Restoration

Join us for the Ocean Visions Biennial Summit 2025! The Summit will be an exceptional opportunity to advance the sharing of knowledge and solutions to critical challenges at the ocean-climate nexus. During this action-oriented event, global and local scientists, policymakers, innovators, funders, and others will converge to explore solutions and strengthen partnerships that can help restore our ocean and stabilize the climate.

Learn more and register at https://oceanvisions.org/events/summit-2025/

BUDM Webinar Series "Where did our mud go? Monitoring shallow water placement of dredged material to nourish marshes in South San Francisco Bay"
2025-03-25 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Please join us for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials: Insights Across Coasts webinar series. The series aims to highlight lessons learned from restoration practitioners and facilitate discussion on BUDM science needs. This series presents lessons learned in BUDM practice and showcases a variety of perspectives, with speakers coming from numerous backgrounds, organizations, and geographic areas.
March 25, 2025 – Register here – Jessie Lacy (U.S. Geological Survey) – “Where did our mud go? Monitoring shallow water placement of dredged material to nourish marshes in South San Francisco Bay”

Webinar: The Status of Tribes and Climate Change, Volume 2
2025-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) is excited to invite you to the webinar for the official release of the Status of Tribes and Climate Change, Volume 2 on Wednesday, March 26th from 7:00 – 8:30 am (HST), 9:00 – 10:30 am (AKDT), 10:00 – 11:30 am (PDT), 12:00 – 1:30 pm (Central), 1:00 – 2:30 pm (Eastern)

The Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) is a series of reports that elevates the voices and efforts of Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and communities and provides a space within published literature to share our own stories about the climate change impacts we are experiencing and the solutions we are implementing. The reports are acts of resilience and self-determination intended to uplift Indigenous experiences and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in local, national, and global conversations.

This initial webinar will include knowledge holders that convened the report who will discuss how and why the report was created. In addition, you will hear about the report’s key messages and recommendations. Lastly, the report’s new website will be launched during the webinar, along with the digital version of STACC, Volume 2.

We look forward to celebrating this milestone and the combined efforts of everyone who contributed to bringing this report together.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/staccrelease

Stakeholders and Rightsholders Webinar
2025-03-26 13:00 - 14:15 (America/Chicago)
This informational webinar leads up to the Transportation & Extreme Weather Symposium (held April 1) will help ‘set the stage’ for the ideation sessions that will be held then. There is still time to register for the Symposium!
This webinar will feature Saxon Metzger, President of Eighth Generation Consulting, and Martin Shukert, Principal of RDG Planning & Design
Wednesday, March 26th, 1:00 – 2:15 pm Central

Transportation & Extreme Weather Symposium
2025-04-01
The Southern Plains Transportation Center and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center are hosting a Transportation and Extreme Weather Symposium on April 1st at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK. The symposium will feature speakers and panels in the morning and ideation sessions in the afternoon to connect researchers across our various consortium and partner institutions.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN: https://forms.gle/UourJFmn4pi8DAHU9
By registering, you agree to attend the in-person, full-day program.

This event is open to anyone interested, including all researchers at SPTC and South Central CASC host and consortium institutions, potential stakeholders, rightsholders, or other interested parties with a focus in the south-central US region (our organizations encapsulate AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX, but anyone is welcome to attend). Registration is free and breakfast and lunch will be provided.
The ideation sessions are designed to present information on upcoming funding opportunities and facilitate the creation of multidisciplinary teams to catalyze innovative projects.
Breakout sessions will focus on the intersection of transportation and extreme weather, with specific sessions on: Short-term and Long-term Planning for Weather Extremes, Workforce Preparedness in the Face of Weather Extremes, and Safety.
There will be two optional informational webinars leading up to the symposium to ‘set the stage’ for the ideation session, both occurring on Zoom (recordings will be made available):

Collaborative Projects, Monday, March 3rd from 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Stakeholders and Rightsholders, March 26th from 1:00 – 2:15 pm

After registration, you will receive more information about the two webinars and the day-of event and calendar invites for all three.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Olivia Dailey (olivia.dailey@ou.edu) and cc Derek Rosendahl (drose@ou.edu).

How To - Scoping Climate Adaptation Efforts
2025-04-01 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the South Central and Southwest CASCs for a webinar series for Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Professionals
Held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 1 pm Central/11 am Pacific, through August. https://bit.ly/TribalWebinars
April’s Tribal Climate Resilience Webinar will discuss where to start and what to consider when scoping climate adaptation efforts.

Managing for Climate Extremes: A Brief Introduction To The Science
2025-04-07 - 2025-05-02
Registration is now open for our online course series!
This is one of the many online courses offered by the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, providing an introduction and deeper dive behind climate extremes, adapting to its impacts, and an overview of climate modeling.
In A Brief Introduction to the Science, expect to learn the basics of climate extremes, including an overview of natural and human-driven climate fluctuation, climate modeling, and climate projections.
Registration closes April 11th
Course dates: April 7th-May 2nd, 2025
Questions? Email cega@ou.edu for more information

Changes in Precipitation in the Southwestern United States
2025-04-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for three presentations about changes in precipitation fluctuations and the ecological responses on April 18th, from 12-1pm Arizona time (2-3pm central).
The Diverse Seasonalities of Precipitation within the Southwest – Rachel Clemesha, PhD. Project Scientists, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California – San Diego
Intensification of sub-daily precipitation in the southwest – David Goodrich, PhD. Research Hydrologist, Southwest Watershed Research Center – USDA Agricultural Research Service
RainManSR: An experimental facility to assess how changing rainfall amount and timing affect desert grasslands – Joel Biederman, PhD. Research Hydrologist, Southwest Watershed Research Center – USDA Agricultural Research Service
Click the link below to register.
The Southwest Climate Hub, Southwest and South Central Climate Adaptation Science Centers, and Climate Assessment for the Southwest are co-hosting periodic webinars designed to share and discuss climate solutions. For more information, please contact: Lauren White at laurenmwhite@arizona.edu

BUDM Webinar Series "Elevating Wetland Restoration: State of Practice on Consolidation"
2025-04-22 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Please join us for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials: Insights Across Coasts webinar series. The series aims to highlight lessons learned from restoration practitioners and facilitate discussion on BUDM science needs. This series presents lessons learned in BUDM practice and showcases a variety of perspectives, with speakers coming from numerous backgrounds, organizations, and geographic areas.
April 22, 2025 – Register here – Brian Harris (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) – “Elevating Wetland Restoration: State of Practice on Consolidation”

How To - Creating Vulnerability Assessments
2025-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the South Central and Southwest CASCs for a webinar series for Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Professionals
Held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 1 pm Central/11 am Pacific, through August. https://bit.ly/TribalWebinars
May’s Tribal Climate Resilience Webinar will discuss creating vulnerability assessments by identifying what is vulnerable to climate impacts and incorporating Indigenous & Western science.

GeoHab 2025
2025-05-12 - 2025-05-16
GeoHab (Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping) is an annual forum bringing together scientists from around the world who are developing new methods and procedures to link remotely sensed data with seafloor geology and marine biology within a geospatial environment.
This year the meeting will be held in Key West, Florida, May 12-16, 2025.
Abstracts and student applications are due on January 17th, 2025.
For more information visit https://geohab.org/keywest2025/

Southwest Drought Briefing
2025-05-12 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Denver)
Join the Southwest Climate Hub and the Southwest Drought Learning Network for this 30 min update on drought conditions and resources over the southwestern US.
This month Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, will discuss Drought Conditions and Outlook,
and Tonya Haigh, research assistant professor and social science coordinator with the National Drought Mitigation Center, will discuss Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch
Monday, May 12th, 2025, from 12-12:30 pm MT.
Click on the link below to register.

BUDM Webinar Series "Public/Private Partnership for Programmatic BUDM Implementation in Texas"
2025-05-27 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Please join us for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials: Insights Across Coasts webinar series. The series aims to highlight lessons learned from restoration practitioners and facilitate discussion on BUDM science needs. This series presents lessons learned in BUDM practice and showcases a variety of perspectives, with speakers coming from numerous backgrounds, organizations, and geographic areas.
May 27, 2025 – Register here – Mike Rezsutek (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department) – “Public / Private Partnership for Programmatic BUDM Implementation in Texas”

How To - Creating Climate Adaptation Plans
2025-06-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the South Central and Southwest CASCs for a webinar series for Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Professionals
Held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 1 pm Central/11 am Pacific, through August. https://bit.ly/TribalWebinars
June’s Tribal Climate Resilience Webinar will discuss how to create climate adaptation plans that are dynamic and actionable and incorporate disaster/hazard mitigation planning.

Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI2025)
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-19
The Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress will celebrate its fifth anniversary in Chicago, Illinois, where it will be held from 16-19 June 2025 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk and online. SRI is an annual convening focused on action-forward, knowledge-based, and inclusive approaches to sustainability.
June 16 – 19, 2025
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk / Chicago, IL

NYCALC
2025-06-21 - 2025-06-26
Serve the Earth and your community. Become a conservation leader.
NYCALC – Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress
Applications are open December 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025

BUDM Webinar Series "Evaluating the factors affecting dredge placement project success: A national systematic review"
2025-06-24 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Please join us for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials: Insights Across Coasts webinar series. The series aims to highlight lessons learned from restoration practitioners and facilitate discussion on BUDM science needs. This series presents lessons learned in BUDM practice and showcases a variety of perspectives, with speakers coming from numerous backgrounds, organizations, and geographic areas.
June 24, 2025 – Register here – Joseph Smith (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) and Shelby Rinehart (Drexel University) – “Evaluating the factors affecting dredge placement project success: A national systematic review”

Climate Resilience Funding
2025-07-01 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the South Central and Southwest CASCs for a webinar series for Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Professionals
Held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 1 pm Central/11 am Pacific, through August. https://bit.ly/TribalWebinars
July’s Tribal Climate Resilience Webinar will give an overview and best practices in applying for climate resilience funding sources.

Climate Resilience for Tribal Water Resources
2025-07-23 - 2025-07-24
Save the date, July 23-24, 2025 in Oklahoma City, OK!
The South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and Wyandotte Nation have collaborated to present a training for Tribes to address Non-Point Source, Low-Impact Development and Best Management Practices that help to buffer climate impacts.
This event will be held at the First Americans Museum (FAM) in OKC, OK, and is open to anyone. Please register using the link below!

Teaching Climate Science: Practical Strategies for Engaging Classrooms
2025-08-01 08:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | National Weather Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Dear Educator,
Looking for engaging, standards-aligned ways to bring climate science into your classroom? ☀️ Beat the heat with us this summer at Teaching Climate Science: Practical Strategies for Engaging Classrooms, a hands-on workshop designed just for Oklahoma educators!
📅 Date: Friday, August 1st, 2025
📍 Location: National Weather Center (NWC)
120 David L Boren Boulevard, Norman, OK 73072
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
🎯 Audience: K–12 classroom and nonformal educators
This dynamic workshop features:

🔥 Expert-led sessions on regional issues like wildfires, urban heat, and water resilience

🌊 The brand-new Project WET Earth Systems Guide — hot off the press in March 2025, featuring 25 NGSS-aligned, 3D lessons

🌱 Curriculum from the National Center for Science Education’s Climate Change Instructional Sequence

🗣️ A panel of local experts including:

Sarah & Tio on urban heat and equity

Chelsea W. on OKC water infrastructure

Ame on seedbanking and biodiversity

Dr. Monica Mattox (OCS) on fire and climate resilience

You’ll leave with classroom-ready resources, planning time, and renewed confidence to teach climate science across any grade level. Space is limited—register today to reserve your spot!
👉 Register now on Eventbrite
We can’t wait to learn with you,
The OKAEE Team

Climate Resilience for Post Wildfire Restoration Resources
2025-08-05 - 2025-08-06
Open to all, this event will center Indigenous perspectives, local knowledge, and scientific collaboration to promote safer, more resilient communities in the face of increasing wildfire risk.

Agenda below.
When: August 5-6, 2025
Where: Route 66 Casino Hotel, 14500 Central Ave SW, I-40 Exit 140, Albuquerque, NM 87121
Questions? Contact: Chelsey Begay, SC CASC NM Tribal Liaison, at (505) 252-4561, cbegay@ou.edu

Tribal Climate Resilience Success Stories
2025-08-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the South Central and Southwest CASCs for a webinar series for Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Professionals
Held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 1 pm Central/11 am Pacific, through August. https://bit.ly/TribalWebinars
August’s Tribal Climate Resilience Webinar will discuss Tribal Climate Resilience Success stories by sharing what is working for Tribes and resources for success.

BUDM Webinar Series "Low-stress Sediment Experiments to Field-Scale Properties and Applicability to Beneficial Use Efforts"
2025-08-26 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Please join us for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials: Insights Across Coasts webinar series. The series aims to highlight lessons learned from restoration practitioners and facilitate discussion on BUDM science needs. This series presents lessons learned in BUDM practice and showcases a variety of perspectives, with speakers coming from numerous backgrounds, organizations, and geographic areas.
August 26, 2025 – Register here – Jack Cadigan (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) – “Low-stress Sediment Experiments to Field-Scale Properties and Applicability to Beneficial Use Efforts”
