BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://uaf-accap.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20230312T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20231105T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20240310T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20241103T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20250309T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20251102T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20260308T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20261101T100000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251017T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251017T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250924T224716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T000234Z UID:27527-1760702400-1760706000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:October NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for November and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPDF Presentation Slides URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/oct2025-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_7369.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251008T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251008T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250909T221046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T000734Z UID:27284-1759921200-1759924800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Powering Alaska’s Digital Atlas DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Leslie Jones\, PhD\, Geospatial Information Officer for the State of Alaska \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: Alaska’s scale demands collaboration. This VAWS webinar highlights how the Alaska Geospatial Office (AGO) is partnering with federal\, local\, and tribal organizations to close data gaps\, modernize core layers\, and deliver integrated\, decision-ready map products at both community and statewide scales. We will discuss how governance and efficient pipelines power faster\, more reliable delivery to the public—through the Alaska State Geoportal and interoperable services. We’ll also cover new efforts to improve access to historic and concurrent remote-sensing data\, with opportunities to enable innovation and broaden partnerships across Alaska. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Leslie Jones\, PhD\, is the Geospatial Information Officer for the State of Alaska\, leading statewide initiatives to expand access to—and use of—geospatial data through modern infrastructure and technology. In 2020\, she founded the Alaska Geospatial Office and launched the state’s first integrated open-data geoportal. Appointed by the Secretary of the Interior\, Dr. Jones serves on federal advisory committees—including the National Geospatial Advisory Committee—advancing strategies that align technology\, policy\, and partnerships to support Alaska’s priorities and national objectives. \n\n\n\nPDF Presentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-powering-alaskas-digital-atlas/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LJ-headshot.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250919T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250829T192127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250921T172727Z UID:27138-1758283200-1758286800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:September NWS Alaska Climate outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP Climate Specialist \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for October and the early winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPDF PresentationDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/sept2025-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Rick_reduced-size.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250917T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250917T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250827T180844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T230135Z UID:27108-1758106800-1758110400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Communicating Forecast Uncertainty in Alaska: Tools and Techniques for Leveraging Ensemble Forecasts DESCRIPTION:Speaker: David Levin\, National Weather Service Arctic Testbed & Proving Ground \n\n\n\nThis VAWS presentation will explore the philosophy behind why we communicate uncertainty in the forecast and address some misconceptions about the deterministic weather forecast in general. It will also cover some of the most useful tools available for quantifying uncertainty around the forecast as well as some of the best practices and caveats in using them. \n\n\n\nPresentation slidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/communicating-forecast/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/David_Bio-e1756318194613.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250822T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250822T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250701T200320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T015606Z UID:26974-1755864000-1755867600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:August NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Climate Specialist \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for September and the fall season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/aug2025-alaska-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Thoman-2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250805T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250805T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250801T060139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250809T062328Z UID:27046-1754391600-1754395200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Tradition is the future: the YETIs have an ACCAP-funded summer DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Daniella Hernandez\, CRNA Youth Employment Training Initiative \n\n\n\nThe Youth Employment Training Initiative (YETI) program at the Copper River Native Association (CRNA) is vital for creating tangible career pathways for Alaska Native youth in the Copper River area. This summer\, the YETIs partnered with countless organizations\, including the National Park Service (NPS) and the Copper River Watershed Project (CRWP)\, to advance local land stewardship efforts and safeguard traditional knowledge. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/yetis/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_0428.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250723T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250723T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250701T194343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T022040Z UID:26967-1753268400-1753272000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Introduction to the Metop-SG constellation and METImage DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Curtis Seaman\, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere \n\n\n\nThe first satellite of the next-generation polar-orbiting satellite program developed by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is currently scheduled to launch in August 2025. This upcoming constellation of satellites is known as Metop-Second Generation (Metop-SG)\, and the first satellite to be launched is Metop-SG-A1. Thanks to an international partnership known as the Initial Joint Polar-orbiting System (IJPS)\, NOAA is planning to acquire and distribute this data to the user community in a manner similar to the data provided by NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). One of the new instruments to be flown in this constellation is METImage\, an optical imager with many similarities to VIIRS and MODIS. This talk will provide an overview of the Metop-SG constellation\, and will preview the capabilities of its new imager\, METImage\, with a focus on similarities and differences with VIIRS as well as some new capabilities that will be available on NOAA’s future generation geostationary satellite program\, GeoXO. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-metop-sg-constellation/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/3_01_045-e1751399189633.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250718T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250718T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250701T192128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T232251Z UID:26958-1752840000-1752843600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:July 2025 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Climate Specialist \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for August and the fall season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/july25-alaska-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Rick2_1x1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250620T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250620T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250612T184323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250621T004712Z UID:26863-1750420800-1750424400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:June NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for July and the summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/june2025-nws-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250516T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250516T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250423T211220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250621T004158Z UID:26706-1747396800-1747400400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:May NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for June and the summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/may2025-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250513T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250513T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250423T214115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T023834Z UID:26714-1747134000-1747137600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Making Sense of Alaska's Changing Wildfire Environment DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Zav Grabinski (Alaska Fire Science Consortium and ACCAP)\, Sam Harrel (Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection) and Beth Ipsen (BLM Alaska Fire Service). \n\n\n\nWildfire activity in Alaska is increasing and becoming less predictable as rapidly warming temperatures and longer growing seasons alter the state’s environment. In this webinar\, co-hosted by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium and ACCAP\, we will highlight information shared in the recently released Alaska’s Changing Wildfire Environment 2.0. This report provides timely\, reliable and understandable information about wildfire trends in Alaska\, their impacts to humans and wildlife\, and how science can improve wildfire management. This webinar will showcase ways that wildfire managers and scientists work together to improve wildfire-related decision making and the public’s understanding of these topics. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/alaskas-changing-wildfire-environment/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-23-at-1.39.28 PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250507T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250507T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250416T210924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T220516Z UID:26658-1746615600-1746619200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Rural Alaskan Fresh Food Supply Chains and Constraints DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mike Jones\, UAA Institute of Social Economic Research \n\n\n\nDelivering goods to Alaska and distributing them throughout our on- and off-road communities is a formidable challenge. Long\, complex supply chains\, gaps in infrastructure\, and extreme weather all contribute to significant hurdles and costs in retail food delivery\, especially for perishables. This presentation explores how infrastructure outages\, level of community remoteness\, and seasonal fluctuations in supply chain performance affect the availability of fresh produce and drive spoilage during transit. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-rural-food-supply/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Michael-Jones-headshot-outdoors.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250505T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250505T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250415T175721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T002540Z UID:26624-1746442800-1746446400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Ahtna Place Names for officially unnamed features in and around Glacial Lake Atna DESCRIPTION:Speaker: James Kari\, Emeritus\, Alaska Native Language Center \n\n\n\nKari’s 2019 article presents geolinguistic evidence that a group of about 20 names called “The Nen’ Yese’ Ensemble” were coined by eyewitnesses to the Susitna R-Copper R drainage shift in the first half of the 11th millennium. Kari is preparing a selection 17 Ahtna place names for unnamed features as a batch place name submission. Six of the names are in the Tyone River area. Other names can be viewed along the surrounding highway system. The batch name proposal can be time-effective and informative for various state and federal agencies\, for Ahtna Inc. and the local Ahtna communities\, or for researchers who specialize in the Alaska landscape. Learning how to say and to analyze some these names can be rewarding as well. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/ahtna-place-names/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/James-Kari-e1744742430190.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250501T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250501T150000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250424T205714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T035332Z UID:26732-1746108000-1746111600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Special ACCAP listening session on potential funding loss DESCRIPTION:Why are we having this listening session?\n\n\n\nYou may have heard the news\, the White House plans to eliminate climate research at NOAA. ACCAP is funded entirely by NOAA’s Climate Program Office so there is a possibility that we will lose our funding and our capacity to support communities responding to extreme events and other pressures that impact lives and livelihoods. \n\n\n\nWe are holding this listening session to gather stories from people whose life\, community\, work\, or industry would be impacted by the termination of our work. Your testimonials are vital in documenting our significance and the importance of our work to funders\, UAF leadership\, and others. Please join us on May 1 to share your impact stories. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here for special listening session\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nServices that may go away\n\n\n\n\nRick Thoman’s consistent availability to the media and public explaining weather and climate events so Alaskans can navigate and prepare for changing conditions — including his weekly radio broadcasts in Fairbanks and the Interior\, Bethel\, Dillingham and Nome.\n\n\n\nResearch promoting avalanche safety and making sea ice forecasting relevant and useful for rural communities.\n\n\n\nMonthly webinars bringing together hundreds of scientists\, experts and practitioners to help solve complex problems related to rapid change in Alaska.\n\n\n\nAlaska’s Changing Environment report and its wildfire companion providing timely\, reliable and understandable information about how Alaska is changing\, impacts to humans\, and ways to improve decision making.\n\n\n\nWork supporting community resilience and workforce development with resources for partnering with communities and our small grants program that helps regional non-profit organizations achieve their goals related to youth training\, food security\, hazard risk management\, and economic development.\n\n\n\n\nOther ways to help\n\n\n\nIf you are unable to attend this special listening session and you would like to contribute an impact story: \n\n\n\n\nplease take our survey\,\n\n\n\nor contact our program manager\, Alison Hayden at abhayden@alaska.edu or 907-474-7812 URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/special-accap-listening-session/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/team-photo-reduced-size.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250430T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250430T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250406T220506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T235850Z UID:26559-1746010800-1746014400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Green-up in the Alaska Boreal Forest DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy)\, Jan Dawe (OneTree) and Susan Harry (University of Alaska Fairbanks) \n\n\n\nSpring in Alaska means important happenings in the boreal forest. Sap starts flowing in birch trees\, leading to tapping and turning the sap into delicious treats. Green-up\, when leaves burst forth from Alaska’s deciduous trees\, has important implications for the seasonal ecology\, society and even meteorology in the state. It is rapidly followed by pollen release\, which is a health issue for many Alaskans. Fairbanks has a unique multi-decadal record of green-up dates that’s been used to develop a technique for forecasting green-up and related events in the Interior and more broadly in the boreal forest regions in Alaska. This webinar will be the sixth annual review of the green-up forecasting tools and will provide a look-ahead at green-up for Spring 2025. One Tree will demonstrate citizen science-outreach tools for birch tappers and others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThoman’s Climate and Weather slidesDownload\n\n\n\nJan Dawe’s Sap SlidesDownload\n\n\n\nSusan Harry’s Pollen SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/green-up-2025/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-6.31.40-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250422T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250422T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250407T023447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T005235Z UID:26564-1745319600-1745323200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Spring River Breakup DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Kyle Van Peursem (Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy) \n\n\n\nSnowpack is highly variable around Alaska as the main snowmelt season approaches. Kyle Van Peursem with the NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center (APRFC) will review break-up basics and provide an overview of current conditions across the state. ACCAP Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman will discuss the latest subseasonal outlooks that help inform the APRFC’s official break-up outlook. \n\n\n\nClimate Review & Outlook SlidesDownload\n\n\n\nAlaska Pacific River Forecast SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/river-breakup-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Breakup_Intro-e1743992958642.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250418T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250418T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250331T215447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250419T004206Z UID:26535-1744977600-1744981200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:April NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for May and the early summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/april2025-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250326T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250326T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250304T193120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T190012Z UID:26486-1742986800-1742990400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Fire weather in Alaska and the NWS IMET program DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ben Bartos\, NWS Alaska Fire Weather Program Manager \n\n\n\nFire Weather in Alaska is a team effort with a multi-agency approach used to forecast fire weather conditions across the state. This talk will focus on the NWS role of that effort and how NWS Alaska effectively utilizes the IMET (Incident Meteorologist) Program to provide on-site support for wildland firefighting efforts. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-fire-weather-in-alaska-and-the-nws-imet-program/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250321T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250225T220943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T194245Z UID:26459-1742558400-1742562000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:March NWS Climate Briefing DESCRIPTION:We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for April 2025 and the early summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/march-nws-climate-briefing/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250225T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250225T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250123T010206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T222951Z UID:26369-1740481200-1740484800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Ocean Acidification Webinar DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Darcy Dugan (Director of Alaska’s Ocean Acidification Network) & Natalie Monacci (Director of the Ocean Acidification Research Center\, University of Alaska Fairbanks) \n\n\n\nOcean acidification is a growing topic of interest and concern for Alaska communities. Alaska has been identified as a hotspot\, and the effects of ocean acidification are likely to have serious implications for fisheries\, food security and the economy. Researchers with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are monitoring ocean acidification in coastal waters around Alaska\, and are also exploring ecological and socio-economic impacts. In recent years\, Tribes\, coastal communities and industry groups have joined the monitoring effort. The Alaska Ocean Acidification Network brings together these diverse entities and more to share and expand the understanding of ocean acidification processes and consequences\, as well as explore potential adaptation and mitigation strategies. These conversations include “what is the data telling us and how can it help to inform local community decisions?” This presentation will include a refresher on ocean acidification\, the primary information needs voiced by Alaskans\, and what we’ve learned from recent research and monitoring about conditions and species response. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/ocean-acidification-webinar/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-02-19-at-9.04.19 AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250221T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250124T215752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T200125Z UID:26377-1740139200-1740142800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:February NWS Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP Climate Specialist \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for March 2025 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/february-nws-climate-outlook-briefing/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250212T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250212T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250130T191714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T210734Z UID:26390-1739358000-1739361600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Climate Engine Tools: On-Demand Insights from Climate and Remote Sensing Data  DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kristen O’Shea\, Geospatial Data Scientist within the Climate Engine team at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) \n\n\n\nDiscover how Climate Engine tools empower users of all skill levels to harness cloud computing for analyzing decades of Earth observation data. This powerful suite—including the app\, API\, and reports—brings together climate and remote sensing data to help users explore a wide range of environmental questions. In this webinar\, Kristen O’Shea will share how these tools can be leveraged to gain valuable insights\, streamline workflows\, and enhance climate and environmental research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/climate-engine-tools-webinar/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-30-at-12.35.24 PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250129T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250129T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250114T181631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T221500Z UID:26334-1738148400-1738152000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Arctic Report Card Webinar DESCRIPTION:The Arctic Report Card annually updates the state of the Arctic climate and the ways the changing Arctic is impacting people. This year’s Report Card includes an essay on the status of sea ice in 2024 and an essay on carbon cycling\, showing that in conjunction with wildfire\, Arctic tundra regions have shifted to a carbon dioxide source. This ACCAP webinar will review these highlights of the 2024 Report Card with reports from several essay authors. The Arctic Report Card is supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with international author teams and released at the December meeting of the American Geophysical Union. \n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/arctic-report-card-webinar/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NOAA-Arctic-Report-Card-2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250122T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250122T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250113T174707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T220034Z UID:26320-1737543600-1737547200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: New Satellite Imagery for Sea Spray\, Blowing Snow\, and Water Vapor Detection in Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Bill Line\, NOAA/NESDIS \n\n\n\nThis presentation highlights innovative satellite imagery products for Alaska\, specifically for detecting sea spray\, blowing snow\, and water vapor. Using newly developed RGB combinations applied to both GOES and JPSS satellites\, these tools improve forecasters’ ability to diagnose otherwise difficult to detect features. These imagery products are already available for use in operations\, supporting improved forecasting and decision-making. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-spray-snow-water/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VIIRS_TC_Imagery-e1736790888188.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250121T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250121T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250107T184017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T220301Z UID:26302-1737457200-1737460800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska's Changing Environment 2.0 – physical and biological changes in and around Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy; Bobby Schaeffer\, Kotzebue Elder and Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub; Roberta Glenn-Borade\, Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge; Erik Schoen\, International Arctic Research Center \n\n\n\nJoin us for an overview of the Alaska’s Changing Environment 2.0 publication\, featuring speakers on climate\, salmon\, and Arctic Indigenous observations. The Alaska’s Changing Environment publication is a collaboration between the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy and the International Arctic Research Center. The publication shares observations of physical and biological change in and around Alaska. This year’s report features contributions from nearly 40 experts. Read ACE 2.0 online at uaf-iarc.org/communicating-change. \n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/alaska-changing-envrionment-2024/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ACE2.0-square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250117T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20250101T041754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T232611Z UID:26285-1737115200-1737118800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:January NWS Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP Climate Specialist \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January 2025 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/jan-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Thoman-2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241220T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20241128T021246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241221T041721Z UID:26200-1734696000-1734699600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:December NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick ThomanWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January 2025 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/dec2024climateoutlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241218T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241218T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20241121T210457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T232248Z UID:26150-1734519600-1734523200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Supporting USCG and R/V Norseman II through Satellite Imagery DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael Lawson (Asst. Sea Ice Meteorologist/Alaska Sea Ice Program) \n\n\n\nIn June 2024\, the research vessel Norseman II was partially-disabled and trapped in sea ice for a two week period offshore the community of Shishmaref in the Bering Strait region of Alaska. The National Weather Service’s Alaska Sea Ice Program supported the United States Coast Guard and United States Fish and Wildlife/United States Geological Survey personnel onboard the vessel with sea ice briefings via daily annotated satellite imagery. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-norseman-ii-support/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MikeLawson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20241018T192231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T230006Z UID:25861-1732276800-1732280400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:November NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for December 2024 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNov 2024 Climate Outlook BriefingDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/nov2024-climateoutlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241112T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241112T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T014552 CREATED:20241029T182254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T215807Z UID:25898-1731409200-1731412800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Practicing Partnership: co-production and boundary spanning in rural Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Figus\, Figus Consulting Services \n\n\n\nThis webinar will synthesize four years of community-based climate services work in Southeast Alaska. A guidance framework will be presented for research co-production\, regional networking\, and capacity building through partnerships. \n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/practicing_partnership/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Figus.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR