What We Do
The photos below represent NAU’s Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes’ primary research areas. Hover over each image for more information. To learn more about the interests of individual members, please visit member pages.
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Examining how natural systems and human communities reorganize and adapt to ecological and social change
![](https://www.cawl.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/44415294292_667d813931_c.jpg)
From microbes to pollinators, CAWL researchers are interested in how species interact with one another in a changing environment
![](https://www.cawl.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Fire-regime-change.png)
Investigating the drivers and effects of climate change, fire, and other disturbances
![](https://www.cawl.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Catherine_Gehring_Sunset_Crater_20170607-scaled.jpg)
Widening community involvement and engagement and working in partnership with land managers
![](https://www.cawl.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GreenDrone.jpg)
Examining how natural systems and human communities reorganize and adapt to ecological and social change
![close up cottonwood leaves](https://www.cawl.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Cottonwood-detail.jpg)
From microbes to pollinators, CAWL researchers are interested in how species interact with one another in a changing environment