USET Community Resilience Program’s 2024 in Review December 19, 2024 The USET Tribal Climate Resilience Program would like to thank everyone who joined us for meetings, discussions, and events in 2024. We’d like to share a few of the activities…
Tribal Forest Protection Act Projects in the Lake States – Story Map September 26, 2024 The Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) allows federally recognized Tribal Nations to propose projects to be conducted on Forest Service land to reduce threats to adjacent Tribal lands, trust resources,…
Call for Indigenous Contributors: Special issue of Parks Stewardship Forum on #LANDBACK through Rematriation July 17, 2024 Dr. Lara Jacobs, the keynote speaker for this year’s USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp, is one of the guest editors seeking submissions for a special issue of the Parks Stewardship…
IFMAT releases interactive report, Breaking Point: The State of Tribal Forestry Today July 17, 2024 IFMAT releases interactive report, Breaking Point: The State of Tribal Forestry Today The Indian Forest Management Assessment Team (IFMAT) reports were established to provide an “independent assessment of Indian forest…
EPA launches climate resource hub and other opportunities for Tribal Nations July 17, 2024 The EPA recently launched a new webpage intended to “compile relevant EPA climate resources for Tribes.” It centralizes many of the tools, resources, and information on training and grants that…
Annual BIA Tribal Climate Resilience Awards Program accepting applications until October 18 July 17, 2024 On July 9, the Department of Interior announced $120 Million available to Tribal Nations through the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR) Annual Awards Program. Last year, $120.8…
The 2024 USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp was a success! July 17, 2024 From June 10 to 14, representatives from Tribal Nations, federal agencies, and Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) joined USET staff for the 2024 USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp. Staff and…
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes win award for multimedia Climate Change Strategic Plan April 5, 2024 The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) completed their first Climate Change Strategic Plan in 2013 and recently released an updated multimedia version of that plan via Esri StoryMaps. The…
Submit proposals to National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference by April 17 April 5, 2024 The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) is thrilled to announce that the Call for Proposals is now open for the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC), taking place…
FY23 sees most BIA Climate Resilience awards to USET Member Nations (so far!) April 5, 2024 The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR) publicly announced the FY23 awards for their annual funding program on March 15. More than $120 million was…
Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship: Host Applications Due March 5 February 28, 2024 The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship program funds recent graduates and energy professionals to support critical energy organizations in advancing clean energy solutions that will help…
New Report Published: Innovation in Climate Adaptation: Harnessing Innovation for Effective Biodiversity and Ecosystem Adaptation February 28, 2024 In January, the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey Climate Adaptation Science Center Network and the IUCN Species Survival Commission Climate Change Specialist Group, collaborated to…