Updates on the Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox (CCAST)
Channel: Conservation and Adaptation Resources Toolbox
Date: 2018-10-26

October 10, 2018 
Presenter: Matt Grabau (US Fish and Wildlife Service Science Applications)

A common need identified by conservation partners is a forum for sharing lessons learned from on-the-ground resource management. It is also critical to communicate “actionable science” in a way that allows resource managers to use this growing knowledge base.

Funding from the Southwest Climate Hub, with staff contributions and additional funding from US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Forest Service, was used to initiate the development of the Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox (CCAST) in late 2017. This online portal is being used to share case studies contributed by practitioners across the Western United States and northern Mexico.  

As of September 2018, over 30 case studies are live, with dozens more in development. Partners that have already contributed case studies include several federal agencies, numerous non-governmental organizations, state wildlife agencies, county and city departments,  and a handful of universities. Along the way, we have worked on streamlining the process of case study development and revised the layout and tools within CCAST based on feedback from partners.