Community Resilience Archive

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…

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-of-its Kind National Forest Plan Amendment to Conserve and Steward Old Growth Forests

January 9, 2024

On December 19, 2023, the Biden-Harris administration proposed a first of its kind National Forest plan amendment to conserve and steward, the amendment is consistent with direction from President Biden…

Working with Tribal Nations to sustain a cherished plant

January 9, 2024

The U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station recently released an article summarizing the River Cane Gathering held earlier this year in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The gathering was co-hosted by the United…

Students, find your dream internship: apply to paid 2024 environmental opportunities now!

January 9, 2024

A variety of internships and programs happening Summer 2024 and the following academic year are now open to applications. Depending on the program, scholars from high school to graduate students…

Fifth National Climate Assessment, co-authored by USET Climate Program Manager, released in November

January 9, 2024

The US Global Change Research Program is mandated by Congress to coordinate federal climate research and produces National Climate Assessment (NCA) reports every 4-5 years. The Fifth Assessment was released…

New NECASC story map explores climate adaptation challenges and strategies for aquatic ecosystems

October 19, 2023

From the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NECASC): Climate change is threatening our region's aquatic ecosystems. A warming climate is causing more floods and droughts, while overtaxed water management infrastructure…

Share your perspectives: Submissions open for article proposals in climate justice and Indigenous climate resilience

October 19, 2023

Multiple academic journals are promoting special issues planned to highlight Indigenous climate resilience in the coming year. Muckleshoot Tribal College Journal: 150-200 word abstracts due October 20, 2023; Invited drafts…

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