ALT The Colorado River is pictured from above. The river flows through a rocky ravine. Green vegetation grows on either side of the river. The sky is blue and cloudless.
ALT The Chicago skyline is pictured with Lake Michigan in the foreground. The water is dark blue and choppy. The sky is a vibrant shade of blue and has no clouds. Photo by Muzammil Soorma via Unsplash.
ALT A map of the Colorado River watershed in the western United States. The map is overlaid with charts and graphics from the Colorado River Science Wiki. Representation of the different models and data, and their underlying science, applied to decision-making in the Colorado River Basin. (Design: J. Lukas, adapted from L. Payton; basin map by Western Water Assessment (L. Woelders); thumbnail images from University of Washington VIC group, NOAA Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, and Reclamation)
ALT A red, black, and white symbolic graphic is overlaid with text that says, "Intentional Fire." The graphic features rising flames, plants, animals, clouds, and a mountain.
ALT A person in a large hat, wearing an orange lifejacket vest seers a boat. There is teal, open water behind the boat. The boat is creating a white splash of water behind it. The sky is blue with puffy white clouds.
ALT A field with green grass is flooded with standing water. A tree in the center of the image and a fence are also partially submerged. Image Credit: Mark Henneberg, USGS.
ALT A room full of people sit at round tables and look towards a man with a microphone. The chairs are red and black. There is a mural on the wall.
ALT Three people are near a table that has event materials on it. A table cloth reads, "Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. USGS." There is a sign behind the table with a photo of mountains and the SWAF logo.
ALT Three flag poles in front of a red building. There is a statue on the right side of the picture. There are trees around in the background, and a pine tree next to the building.
ALT Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland speaks to SWAF 2022 attendees. Sec. Haaland is seen on the front wall of a room on a projector screen. The back of attendees' heads can be seen watching the video.
ALT People are shown listening to a man speak into a microphone. The SWAF logo is projected onto a screen behind him.
ALT Four people are standing in front of an audience. The woman on the far right is speaking into a microphone. Attendees are seated at round tables and are sitting in red and black chairs.
ALT A large audience can be seen watching a woman give the Welcome Address, projected onto a screen. There is a large audience sitting at round tables.
ALT A red graphic that has a round SWAF logo at the bottom. There is white text above the logo that reads, "01 day until SWAF 2022!"
ALT A blue graphic with white text. The title says, "Follow us!" Icons for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and a magnifying glass are on the left side. The social media handles for the respective sites are listed on the right. Twitter: @southwest_casc. Facebook: @southwestcasc. LinkedIn: Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Website: swcasc.arizona.edu. Three Facebook 'like' icons are in the bottom right corner.
ALT A person's head appears out of the top of a large snow pile. The snow is very deep and trees surround the area. Some equipment is seen in the background as well as a dark blue sky.
ALT Red and white website home page of Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Arizona. There are tabs for 'About' 'Newsroom' 'Tribes' 'Initiatives' 'Directory' and 'Resources'. In the upper right corner there is a search box and buttons to listen to the SW CASC podcast or read the newsletter.
ALT Yellow flowers are in focus while long green stems, grass, and a large tree are blurred in the background. The sky is white and blurry.
ALT Graphic that depicts the continuum of management responses to vegetation type conversion (VTC). Resistance (Manage for persistence of the existing ecosystem & promote recovery) is on the far left. Resilience (Observe ecosystem change) is in the middle. Transition (Manage for a future system & faciliate ecosystem change) is on the far right. The credits at the bottom say, "Graphic created by the SWCASC," and "Information gathered from: 10.1186/s42408-022-00131-w".