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Climate Science Centers



At Interior, we operate a National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) at the National Headquarters of the U.S. Geological Survey. Under Secretarial Order No. 3289, we are expanding the scope and geographic reach of our climate-science efforts by establishing, in addition, eight regional Climate Science Centers. These CSCs will provide scientific information, tools and techniques that land, water, wildlife and cultural resource managers and other interested parties can apply to anticipate, monitor and adapt to climate and ecologically-driven responses at regional-to-local scales.  

Please click on the map or list below for more information about each Climate Science Center.

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CSCs will deliver basic climate change impact science to Landscape Conservation Cooperatives within their respective regions, including physical and biological research, ecological forecasting, and multi-scale modeling. CSCs will prioritize their delivery of fundamental science, data and decision support activities to meet the needs of the LCCs. This includes working with the LCCs to provide climate change impact information on natural and cultural resources and to develop adaptive management and other decision support tools for managers.  

We will be basing these regional CSCs at host institutions with substantial expertise and partnerships in climate change science. CSCs will include staff from multiple partners and a cadre of scientists, as well as information specialists.