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by Kitcki Carroll, USET/USET SPF Executive DirectorPublished in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on July 4, 2025 In less than 15 months, on July 4, 2026, we will commemorate the 250th anniversary [...]
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Climate Adaptation Integration Tool (CAIT) Incorporates Climate Information into Local Decision-Making Processes
March 18, 2021
In a multi-agency effort supported by the Northwest CASC, scientists from the USGS, U.S. Forest Service, and various NGO’s recently released the Climate Adaptation Integration Tool (CAIT) to help resource…
South Central CASC Tribal Liaison Awarded Outstanding Tribal GIS Member Award
March 18, 2021
South Central CASC Tribal Resilience Liaison April Taylor recently received the Outstanding Tribal GIS Member Award from the National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center, which represents more than 200 Tribal…
USDA Forest Service Appoints New Tribal Relations Director
March 18, 2021
The USDA Forest Service recently appointed a new director to the Tribal Relations program. Reed Robinson announced his new position in a blog post on the Tribal Relations webpage. Here…
Alarmed by scope of wildfires, officials turn to Native Americans for help
March 18, 2021
“‘Fire was absolutely a part of what we did all the time,’ she said. ‘It wasn’t a fearful thing.’“Long before California was California, Native Americans used fire to keep the…
NE CASC Fellow’s Perspective: Our Place in This Place
March 18, 2021
NE CASC Undergraduate Fellow Jasmine Neosh, a student at the College of Menominee Nation, has published a personal essay that uses Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge…
Contribute to the Fifth National Climate Assessment
March 18, 2021
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is pleased to announce that the call for author nominations and technical inputs for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) is now open.Please…
Tribal Climate Conference Addresses Environmental Issues in Indian Country
March 18, 2021
“More than 2,400 participants from 30 countries and over 150 Tribal Nations sat in front of their screens to attend the first biennial National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference, held…
Preserving Our Place: Isle de Jean Charles
March 18, 2021
“The influx of saltwater killed the marsh grasses. Trees that once offered shelter from hurricane-force winds were turned a skeletal white by the salt….“Preserving a moment in time has different…
Declining Marine Health Threatens Traditional Subsistence Fishing for Tribal Nations
March 18, 2021
“Melissa Watkinson recalls a time in the past when she could go crabbing at the end of the dock in the Puget Sound and catch a great deal of crab.…
“Mask-to-Mask” Tribal Consultation in A New Era of Social Interaction
March 18, 2021
A brief intro to a story posted on the USFS Tribal Relations blog on October 5, 2020 by Sandy Marin, Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations: “As the COVID-19 pandemic…
USET Awarded Outstanding Leadership in Climate Adaptation
March 18, 2021
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies celebrated the six winners of the 2020 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards for Natural Resources during the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Virtual Annual Meeting.…
Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy America
March 18, 2021
The U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis recently released their Climate Crisis Action plan, which lays out plans to work towards ambitious and actionable climate solutions that Congress…