Community Resilience Archive

USET’s Climate Change Program Is Hiring!

May 4, 2022

The USET-OERM Climate Change Resilience Program is hiring for an Assistant Tribal Climate Science Liaison and two Climate Resilience Interns to provide climate change adaptation technical support for Tribal Nations…

Webinar Recording Available: “A Conversation on Kudzu”

April 5, 2022

In case you missed it, the Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network had a fantastic discussion with guest speakers Stephen Enloe (UF/IFAS) and Steve Manning (IPC) at…

The Wabanaki Youth in Science Program has a New Website!

April 5, 2022

A close partner and collaborator of USET the Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS) Program has recently updated their website. The new look comes with new resources and opportunities for Tribal…

Call for Proposals: 2022 National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference

April 5, 2022

The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes and Climate Change Program is delighted to announce that the call for proposals (due May 6) for the upcoming 2022 National Tribal…

Midwest and Northeast Summary of the 2020 State Forest Action Plans for the Northeast and Midwest

April 5, 2022

Healthy forests don’t happen by chance. The 176 million acres of forest in the Northeast and Midwest provide clean water, wildlife habitat, recreation, jobs, forest products, and carbon storage. Every…

Miccosukee Activist Advocates for the Everglades through Performance Art

April 5, 2022

Native American environmentalist and artist Houston Cypress is concerned that climate change will harm native plants that are integral to Miccosukee cultural practices. His nonprofit, Love the Everglades, combines education,…

In Major Step to Implement American Rescue Plan, USDA Announces Membership of Newly Formed Equity Commission

February 17, 2022

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the members of the newly established Equity Commission and its Subcommittee on Agriculture. The Commission will hold its first public meeting on February…

Scientists’ Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems

February 17, 2022

Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Lepofsky, D., Lertzman, K., Armstrong, C.G., Brondizio, E.S., Gavin, M.C., Lyver, P.O.B., Nicholas, G.P., Reo, N.J., Reyes-García, V., & Turner, N.J. (2021). Scientists' Warning to Humanity on Threats…

When Trees Aren’t the Answer: Tree Invasions Not Recommended to Mitigate Climate Change

February 17, 2022

Audrey Barker Plotkin and Annette Evans of the Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Management Network recently summarized a publication from Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, authored by…

FEMA Seeking Volunteer Review Panelists for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

January 4, 2022

The virtual panels will tentatively run from March 7-25, 2022. FEMA HQ asks that panelists be available for a minimum of one week. FEMA anticipates that participants on the panels…

Call for Proposals: National Tribal Forum on Air Quality

January 4, 2022

Deadline: January 15, 2022. Bringing together environmental professionals from Tribes, U.S. EPA, and other agencies and organizations to DISCUSS current policy initiatives, EXPLORE up-to-date technology solutions, and SHARE practical knowledge…

‘Native people are scared’: Invasive Beetle found in Cumberland County Threatens Wabanaki Culture

January 4, 2022

On November 16, 2021, journalist Rachel Vitello with the Forecaster was published in the Portland Press Herald with a story on the invasive forest pest, the emerald ash borer and…

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