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Contribute to the 2026 NE RISCC Symposium! Learn more about presentation types and submit a summary here by January 16, 2026 at 5:00pm. Practitioners are especially encouraged to share lessons learned from their practice.

NE RISCC Support for the Climate Adaptation Science Centers. Read the full statement here.

We’re now on LinkedIn! Give our page a follow and join in the conversations at www.linkedin.com/company/northeast-riscc-management

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 2nd International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference on December 9-10, 2025. Find out more and register here.

• NE RISCC webinar: Combining storm flood water level and topography to prioritize inter-basin transfer of non-native aquatic species in the United States on January 21, 2026 from 11 am - 12 pm Eastern. Register Here

• Zoom Networking Event: Concrete to Canopy – Greening Cities with Native Species on February 12, 2026 from 10:00 - 11:15 am Eastern. Co-hosted by Mass ECAN and NE RISCC. Learn more and register here.

• Mark your calendars for the 2026 NE RISCC Symposium on March 24 & 25, 2026 from 10am - 3pm EST each day. Registration coming soon.

NEW RESOURCES

• Latest Research to Practice Paper: Seeds of change: Assisting gene flow for climate-smart restoration

• New RISCC two-pager: Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Management Network (PDF)

• New RISCC two-pager: Regional Action for National Impact (PDF)

• New original research: Guidelines for Climate-Smart Invasive Species Management

• Check out our 2024 Year in Review summary here!

RECENT EVENTS

• Hydrilla manager-researcher team up webinar was held on October 9th, 2025. View the recording here.

• Seeds of change: Assisting gene flow for climate adaptation Coffee Talk was held on September 25th, 2025. This discussion focused on the newly released Research to Practice paper “Seeds of change: Assisting gene flow for climate smart restoration.” View the recording here.

• Climate-Smart Gardening 2.0 Coffee Talk was held on June 18th, 2025. This discussion focused on the newly published Research to Practice summary "Climate-Smart Gardening 2.0: Plants to Promote Climate Adaptation." View the recording here.

• Using Managed Relocation to Advance Climate Adaptation: Benefits, Risks, and Barriers. This panel discussion on May 14, 2025 was co-hosted by NE RISCC and NE CASC to discuss fundamental concepts in managed species movement. View the recording here.

• The NE RISCC hosted our Annual RISCC Symposium on March 11-12th, 2025. We had 375 participants and panelists tune in to our program covering topics from future aquatic invaders to terminology, co-production, climate smart restoration, and more. Check out the recordings here.

Engage through the RISCC listserv!

We have migrated our listserv to Google Groups. This should have happened automatically. But please check your spam folder for listserv emails now coming from ne-riscc@groups.umass.edu. Sign up to hear about news and events from the RISCC leadership team, and post to the listserv to ask for help from experts across the Northeast U.S.