2023 Annual Report Highlights

December 13, 2023 

Screenshot of the Year 2 highlights handout
View pdf

The mission of the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (MW CASC) is to deliver science to help fish, wildlife, water, land and people in the Midwest adapt to a changing climate. We accomplish this mission through partnership building, science production, capacity building, and communications and outreach. In our second year of operation, from Oct. 2022 - Sept. 2023, we achieved strong progress across all of our objectives. Some highlights include: 

  • Expanding our reach and impact through dozens of partnerships with individuals and management organizations. 
  • Supporting 39 research projects to date, including 4 recently completed projects. 
  • Engaging 30+ graduate students, undergraduate research assistants, and postdoctoral researchers in training and engagement opportunities. 
  • Launching the MW CASC website. 

We also welcomed new members of the MW CASC team, including Desi Robertson-Thompson as Research Coordinator and Ally Scott as Deputy Tribal Resilience Liaison. And we celebrated Olivia LeDee’s transition to Regional Administrator. 

Thank you to our staff, students, researchers, partners, and others who helped make our second year a success! 

See select accomplishments and key stories from 2023.

Four people smiling in canoes and kayaks out on the water.
Two people standing in front of a poster
MW CASC community standing together in a courtyard
Elissa Welch, Emily Fort, and Desi Robertson-Thompson pose at the Annual Gathering
A man standing in front of a group of people seated at tables.
Sara Smith, Elissa Welch, and Ally Scott at a College of Menominee Nation event
Group of people sitting at a picnic table
Group of people wearing matching blue shirts walk along a road