🔎🌱 As 2025 comes to a close, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center reflects on a year of partnership-driven science, training, and applied research supporting climate adaptation. 👉 Read the full 2025 retrospective: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/12/16/2025-southeast-casc-retrospective/

Join the North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) for its Annual Conference. 🗓 March 25–26, 2026 📍 McKimmon Center, NC State University in Raleigh 🔗 Learn more and register: https://wrri.ncsu.edu/events/conference/

🌿🛠️ New Blog: The Everglades Restoration is Shaping Better Tools for All Managers 👉 Read the blog: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/12/15/coproduced-tools-everglades-restoration/ 👉 Go straight to the publication: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-025-02320-0

💧 A new assessment from NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System offers a comprehensive retrospective on the 2023 fall flash drought across the Southeastern U.S. 👉 Access it here: https://www.drought.gov/documents/facing-future-droughts-lessons-southeasts-2023-fall-flash-drought

🌿🎓 Inside the 2025 Global Change Research Fellows' Field Intensive! We went to Columbia, NC to meet with practitioners working on red wolf conservation, salt water intrusion, and human community impacts. 👉 Read the full recap: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/12/15/2025-field-intensive/

🌿 New Data Available: Coquí Llanero Abundance & Habitat Records Explore and download the data here: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/691dfc03d4be02142cbce6db Photo by Luis J. Villanueva

Join us on Thursday, December 18 at 1:00 PM ET for the webinar: “Collaboratively Assessing the Status and Vulnerability of Bees in the Southeast and U.S. Caribbean for Effective Management Action” 🐝🌱 🔗 Register here: https://go.ncsu.edu/f25scisem-bees

🌍🔬 Researcher Spotlight: Peizhe Li We’re thrilled to highlight Li, a 2025–26 Global Change Research Fellow at SE CASC and PhD student in the Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management at North Carolina State University. https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/11/21/researcher-spotlight-peizhe-li/

🌊 Researcher Spotlight – Meet Sam Holberg, our 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow! "I hope that coastal stakeholders and management agencies can benefit from my research," says Holberg. 👉 Read his full story: https://loom.ly/EpLghwM

🍂Our latest newsletter is chalk full of everything you may have missed this past fall from exciting new #publications to #GreenJob opportunities, and more! 🔎Read the full newsletter here: https://loom.ly/n5x1aYg

🌿💧 Introducing the DEWD — a new interactive database that pulls together 100+ tools to help managers understand, prepare for, and respond to ecological drought in the Southeast. The DEWD makes it easy to explore and compare resources in one place: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/11/17/dewd/

Join us on Thursday, December 18 at 1:00 PM ET for the webinar: “Collaboratively Assessing the Status and Vulnerability of Bees in the Southeast and U.S. Caribbean for Effective Management Action” 🐝🌱 🔗 Register here: https://go.ncsu.edu/f25scisem-bees

🌾 Researcher Spotlight – Meet Alyssa Tomb! Her current research examines wintering mallards in bottomland hardwood forests of Arkansas. 👉 Read his full story: https://loom.ly/NV8iWq8

Applications are open for the 2026–27 SE CASC Global Change Research Fellows! 🌿🎓 Includes a stipend, tuition/health coverage, a field intensive, and a supportive cohort experience. ⏱️ Deadline: Jan 12, 2026. Learn more & apply: https://loom.ly/I1eFeD4

Join the SE CASC Global Change Research Fellows' Fall Webinar, “Decision Support Tools for Stakeholders in Coastal Southeast, USA." 🗓️ Date & Time: November 20th, 1:00-2:00pm ET Zoom Registration: https://go.ncsu.edu/gcrf-fall-seminar-reg

🌿 Researcher Spotlight – Meet Cory McKinstry! McKinstry is a 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow. His work on disease ecology focuses on Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (“Oo”), a fungal pathogen of snakes. 👉 Read his full story: https://loom.ly/nM0CFHI

🔦 Researcher Spotlight — Meet Asmit Neupane, 2025-26 Global Change Research Fellow "Temperature rise and shifting rainfall matter, but extremes often determine survival or failure for ecosystems," says Neupane. 👉 Read his story: https://loom.ly/ZS7p8bA

🌍 Join Our Team at Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center! We are looking for our next **Assistant Consortium Director** 📍 Location: Raleigh, NC (on-campus at NC State) 📅 Application: Open until filled: https://loom.ly/wMn5vaU #climatejob #sciencejob #projectmanagement 🧪

🐝 Upcoming Seminar: Collaboratively Assessing the Status and Vulnerability of Bees in the Southeast and US Caribbean for Effective Management Action 📅 Oct. 15 at 1:00pm ET 🎙️ Dr. Hailey Shanovich, USGS 🌐 Zoom 🔗 Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/v8Xb_-s

⏰September is ending but our #newsletter has some timeless blogs, #GreenJobOpportunities, and can't miss events! 🌍 Read the full thing on our website: https://loom.ly/o2c9jOw

The NOAA Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) is pleased to announce the release of the updated “Disaster Guide”. You can access the updated Guide (in both English and Spanish!) here: https://www.noaa.gov/regions/noaa-disaster-resilience

🌿 10 Ways SE CASC is Strengthening the Southeast 🌍 Since 2011, SE CASC has created science that is useful and used by our partners. Here, we highlight ten key examples that show how we’re serving the Southeast. 🔗: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/09/17/strengthening-southeast/

🚨There's still time to apply for the Invasive Vines Winter Institute! Students will get a chance to engage in hands-on learning about #InvasiveSpecies management methods in the #Southeast. 🌎Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ

Attention #students, faculty, practitioners, and community members across #NorthCarolina 📣 #NCWRRI is accepting #abstracts for their 2026 Annual Conference! 🚨 Submit by Nov 10: https://loom.ly/Rdtfs1A

Happening next week: Our colleagues at the The Caribbean Green Technology Center at UVI are hosting Heat Summit 2025 on Friday, September 26, 2025. Hybrid. Register for the Heat Summit here: https://loom.ly/AvoouH0

📣Attention grad students: applications for the Invasive Vines Winter Institute are open! This incredible program offers students a chance to contribute to the development of an integrative approach to #InvasiveSpecies management. 🍃Learn more and apply by Sept 28: https://loom.ly/WnQgTrQ

Join us for 3-Minute Theses presentations by the 2025-2026 cohort of Global Change Research Fellows! 🗓️ Sept. 23 at 10:30am ET via Zoom Register: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/08/18/f25scisem-fellows/

Join the Southeast RISCC management network for their first webinar of the fall on "Supporting Early Detection of Invasive Insects with Phenological Mapping" Register here: https://loom.ly/wiu6Rz0

Summer is winding down and the hubbub of #BackToSchool is heating up, but our newsletters never stop! 🔥 Check our latest August #newsletter full of new publications, upcoming events to fill out your fall, and #FundingOpportunities to spark new ideas: https://loom.ly/rOMXwzc

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🌿 We’re excited to share the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) 2017–2024 Center Report! 👉 Read the full report here: https://loom.ly/D2dO3Q0

Happening next week! Make sure you register soon.

As climate change accelerates, once-in-a-generation environmental hazards are becoming more frequent. Most studies examine these hazards as isolated events, but new research shows how they stack up most often in resource-limited areas. Read more: https://loom.ly/8tBh9Wg

🌱 A new paper led by several CASC staff introduces RAD (resist-accept-direct) switch points and triggers. These tools help identify the right moment to pivot. 📄 Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479725023953?via%3Dihub

💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological #drought. 📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET 🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/N5hpyLE#drought

🎉 Happy National Intern Day! 🎉 Today we’re celebrating Juan and Joleen, our summer science and communication interns who just wrapped up their 10-week program at SE CASC! Congratulations, both! #NationalInternDay #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAdaptation #FutureLeaders #ThankYouInterns

💧 How does drought impact fish, rivers, and wetlands? Join the next SE CASC Science Seminar with USGS Scientist Kasia Nikiel to unpack lessons learned from our recent Southeast workshop on aquatic ecological drought. 📅 Aug 27 | ⏰ 1pm ET 🔗 Register: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/29/s... 🧪

🌊 Parts of coastal NC are underwater 1/3 of the year due to sunny-day flooding. Our Global Change Research Fellow, Thomas Thelen, is an engineer PhD candidate working on solutions that blend feasible coastal structures and community values. 🖥️ Watch the WRAL feature: www.wral.com/weather/sunn...

A new report from USGS details the historical geological event caused by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina and the bureau's response. By January 2025, the bureau had compiled an inventory of more than 2,200 landslides. Read the report here: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/u...

There are loads of climate jobs, funding opportunities, and adaptation news from the Southeast in our July newsletter! Check it out: secasc.ncsu.edu/2025/07/22/j...

🔥 The interagency Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is soliciting proposals from both government and non-government entities through several NOFO announcements. Closing on September 18th at 5 PM MT. loom.ly/3rdEi-k

We are pleased to announce that the draft 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan for Tennessee is available for public comment through August 4! SE CASC science and scientists were utilized to develop several chapters of this plan and several other states' plans in the Southeast: loom.ly/_LGEy4A

Our summer science and communication #interns, Joleen & Juan, got to meet Loretta (left) and Ernie (middle) during our field visit to the Yates Mill Aquatic Conservation Lab! They (except Ernie) are helping with #science synthesis and #communication projects. Watch this space for their products!

🌞July is in full swing, but the June newsletter is still hot! Check out the latest news from our Global Change Research Fellows and research affiliates, upcoming #webinars, #ClimateJobs, funding, and more! Read the full newsletter here: loom.ly/nM38fkg

Check out a recent blog post I wrote for the Climate Science Alliance, which reflects on lessons learned from the Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems in the SE workshop hosted at NC State by @secasc.bsky.social ☀️ www.climatesciencealliance.org/post/prepari...

Katie LeeRae Easter, Tribal Liaison with the Southeast Grasslands Initiative and biologist, is a co-author and member of the Advisory Committee for SE CASC's Southeast #Pollinator Assessment Project. Learn more about their recent presentation at NAFWS: secasc.ncsu.edu/science/eval... 🐝

🔥 Building Fire Resilience in the Southeast 🔥 SE CASC funded research help managers apply controlled burns effectively, reducing fuel loads and lowering wildfire risks year-round. Read more: loom.ly/DfWWVek

🎉 We'd like to give a warm SE CASC welcome to our 2025-26 Global Change Research #Fellows! This exceptional cohort of students will join us over the next year to build #Adaptation skills. Learn more about them and the program on our website: loom.ly/WDbmoJU

📣 Workshop report published! SE RISCC gathered 30+ managers & researchers to tackle invasive species movement in a warming world – what’s natural, what’s not, and how to manage the entire spectrum. Read more 👉 southeastriscc.org/workshops/ #InvasiveSpecies #SERISCC #CASCfunded 🧪

🌊 The "NOAA in the Caribbean" Partners Meeting is online this June 16-18! Discussions will range from #coral, mangrove, and #seagrass restoration, to #ocean observing and #data sharing, coastal #flooding, #fisheries management, and more! 🗓️ Register by June 12, here: tinyurl.com/noaa-caribbean