National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers

National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers is sponsored by Department of the Interior.

Climate Adaptation Science Centers | U.S. Geological Survey Deep Dive: CASC Science in Action Deep Dive: Invasive Species in a Changing American Landscape Explore how CASC science is helping partners detect, monitor, and manage invasive species to strengthen the resilience of infrastructure, wildfire response, forests, fisheries, rangelands, and national security.

Deep Dive: Enhancing Economic and National Security for Alaska and the Nation Science from the Alaska CASC is supporting natural resource management, energy development, and national security. Deep Dive: Building Resilience to Natural Hazards Explore how CASC science improves our understanding of natural hazards and supports decisions that reduce risks to people, infrastructure, and ecosystems.

Deep Dive: Supporting the Outdoor Recreation Economy The CASCs support federal, state, and Tribal managers as they work to protect our natural heritage. Dropping the Bass: USGS science helps stop the spread of invasive smallmouth bass Webinar Series: Incorporating the Resist-Accept-Direct Framework into Management Planning Learn about CASC success stories, actionable data products, and our talented scientists.

Climate Adaptation Science Centers From wildfires to sea-level rise, climate change creates evolving challenges for ecosystems across the nation. The USGS National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) is a partnership-driven program that teams scientists with natural resource managers and communities to help fish, wildlife, water, land, and people adapt to a changing climate.

Our network is comprised of the National CASC and nine regional CASCs, covering the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawai'i, the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, and the U.S. Caribbean. The CASCs fund projects generating research, data sets, and tools to help natural resource managers protect natural places and local communities in a changing climate.

Explore examples of how CASC science is informing on-the-ground climate adaptation and strategic management.

A Decade Later, the Climate Action Tool Relaunches with Regional Focus A Decade Later, the Climate Action Tool Relaunches with Regional Focus As Lakes Warm and Ice Seasons Shorten, Anglers Are Catching Different Fish Across the Midwest As Lakes Warm and Ice Seasons Shorten, Anglers Are Catching Different Fish Across the Midwest EcoNews | Winter 2026 - Vol. 7 | Issue 1 EcoNews | Winter 2026 - Vol.

7 | Issue 1 Multireservoir allocation framework considering societal and ecological needs in a time-frequency domain Multireservoir allocation framework considering societal and ecological needs in a time-frequency domain Existing reservoir management frameworks traditionally consider historical (predam) flow conditions to deliver environmental flows.

Such frameworks may not be feasible because current demand and/or climate could be different from predam conditions. Hence, we developed a multireservoir framework that explicitly considers both human water demands and environmental flow requirements to... Dol Raj Chalise, Lucas Ford, Kumar Mahinthakumar, Ranji Ranjithan, Mitchell J.

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Sankarasubramanian Ecosystems Mission Area , Climate Adaptation Science Centers Future aquatic invaders of the Northeast U.S.: How climate change, human vectors, and natural history could bring southern and western species north Future aquatic invaders of the Northeast U.S.: How climate change, human vectors, and natural history could bring southern and western species north As environmental conditions change, land managers are increasingly concerned about the potential for new aquatic invasive species to move into their jurisdictions.

Because managers may have limited resources, detecting invasive species early is important as prevention is more effective and less costly than ongoing mitigation of established populations. Tools built to assist early... Catherine S.

Jarnevich, Peder Engelstad, Shelby K. LeClare, Richard D.

Inman, Ian Pfingsten, Wesley Daniel Ecosystems Mission Area , Climate Adaptation Science Centers , Fort Collins Science Center , Wetland and Aquatic Research Center American kestrel population trends and vital rates at the continental scale American kestrel population trends and vital rates at the continental scale The American kestrel (Falco sparverius, hereafter referred to as kestrel) has declined across much of its North American range since at least the mid-1960s.

Kestrel population dynamics have been explored through a multitude of local studies and two broad reviews of available data. Across large geographic extents, however, the demographic cause(s) of kestrel population declines remain(s)... Paige E.

Howell, Abigail Jean Lawson, Davis Kristin P. , Guthrie S. Zimmerman, Orin J.

Robinson, Matthew A. Boggie, Mitchell J. Eaton, Fitsum Abadi, Jessi L.

Brown, Julie A. Heath, John A. Smallwood, Karen Steenhof, Ted Swem, Brian W.

Rolek, Christopher J. W. McClure, Jean-Francois Therrien, Karl E.

Miller, Brian A. Milsap Ecosystems Mission Area , Cooperative Research Units , Climate Adaptation Science Centers