Casey Thornbrugh

Tribal Climate Science Liaison for United South and Eastern Tribes

Native Tribal Nations Lead on Environmental Stewardship

Casey Thornbrugh serves as a liaison between Tribal Nations in the Northeast and the Southeast, the United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and climate science researchers at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Climate Adaptation Science Centers to provide current climate science information, to identify climate research needs and priorities, and to provide climate adaptation planning support. He is a Citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe with an educational background in climate science. Casey Thornbrugh is the Program Manager of USET’s Climate Change Program in climate adaptation planning.

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