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…
In late May and early June, we hosted workshops to engage partners in our region with the objectives to provide a context and history to our partner forum and gain their insights in shaping the Read more…
With funding from Seattle City Light’s Wildlife Research Grants Program, the Cascadia Partner Forum is excited to launch a year-long effort in coordination with species and habitat connectivity experts to dynamically model regional connectivity in Read more…
Crosscut article by Hannah Weinberger, click here to view the original piece April 11, 2019 – Grizzly bears have been listed as threatened in the Lower 48 since 1975, with about 1,800 bears roaming 2 Read more…
Join a webinar hosted by the Office of Sustainability and Climate, Northwest Climate Hub, Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Pacific Northwest Region to learn about key findings from the forests and Pacific Northwest chapters of Read more…
The University of Washington’s American Indian Studies Department co-sponsors an annual symposium, “The Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ: Indigenous Foods and Ecological Knowledge” on May 3-4, 2019 at the University of Washington in Seattle. This year Read more…
We are co-hosting a webinar with Conservation Biology Institute on April 11, 2019 from 10am to 11am to introduce practitioners to a new biodiversity early warning system being developed for our region. Full title: Accelerating conservation Read more…