The Lower Columbia River and adjacent coastal regions of Washington contain a rich diversity of natural and cultural resources managed by a complex array of tribal sovereign nations, federal/state/local agencies, non-government conservation organizations, landowners, stakeholders Read more…
This month a project in Cascadia in British Columbia is drawing the link between human health and climate change. Working with researchers from University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver Coast Health and Fraser Health Authority Read more…
Climate Summit 2020 is free, open to the public, and will be an online experience. In this format, the hosts hope to inform a broad audience on the latest climate science, private sector best practices, Read more…
The Cascadia Partner Forum would like to invite you to our third progress update webinar on Wednesday August 12 at 12pm Pacific Time. Please register! We look forward to your participation as we launch into co-producing the Cascadia Climate Adaptation Read more…
While the federal government weighs taking the Canada lynx off the list of threatened species, a new study points to reduced populations in Washington State, Colorado and Montana. Read the full article in the New Read more…
Recent years have brought unusually large and damaging wildfires to the Pacific Northwest, leaving many people wondering what this means for our region’s future. A University of Washington study, funded by the NW CASC and Read more…
At a press conference alongside climate scientists, legislators and local officials Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz unveiled the Washington Department of Natural Resource’s Plan for Climate Resilience, which was developed through discussions with internal Read more…
The Cascadia Partner Forum is intent on developing a regional climate adaptation strategy, in pursuit of our shared vision of “a region where our environment is resilient to the impacts of climate change, where residents Read more…
This webinar will provide an overview of key learnings from a Tribal Drought Engagement Project, conducted in partnership between National Integrated Drought Information System and the University of Colorado Boulder Masters of the Environment program. Read more…
August 12, 2019 – Opinion piece in the Seattle Times by Jay Inslee, Hilary Franz, and Mike Kreidler Worsening water scarcity, food insecurity, land degradation and wildfires are some of the major consequences our world Read more…