Office of Environmental Resource Management

USET Participates in Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Symposium

October 29, 2021

On Monday, October 26, Sub-Chief Kenneth Jock of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe gave opening words and prayer for the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC) Biannual Science Symposium.…

USET Offers CSMlearn Course for Basic Math and Employability Skills

October 29, 2021

Registration is open for an innovative, self-paced course developed by CSMlearn. The self-paced CSM course builds the essentials of high performance: deep, fluent workplace math and literacy;problem-solving strategies;the ability to…

EPA Offers Virtual Training for Pesticide Applicators in Indian Country

July 16, 2021

EPA Offers Virtual Training for Pesticide Applicators in Indian Country The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a free, two-day training webinar on August 11-12, 2021, to certify participants as private applicators of restricted-use…

Updated Tool: “Welcome to the New Drought.gov!”

March 18, 2021

NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) has launched the redesigned U.S. Drought Portal (www.drought.gov) to better serve stakeholders, decision makers, the media, and the public. The new website features…

2020 in Review: A Look Back at Drought Across the United States in 12 Maps

March 18, 2021

NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) has put together a compilation of 12 separate maps review the year in terms of drought and drawing on trends that may have…

Coastal harm from invading saltwater ‘happening right now’

March 18, 2021

On December 2, 2020, Bill Lambrecht and Gracie Todd of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism published an article in Houma Today that highlights some of the more devastating climate…

Restoring Longleaf Pines, Keystone of Once Vast Ecosystems

March 18, 2021

On December 30, 2020, the Associated Press published an article looking at recent collaborative efforts being made to restore the ecosystems of the culturally significant, and fire adapted tree species…

A record 6 Native Americans were elected to Congress. Here’s where they stand on climate.

March 18, 2021

“Indigenous representation in Congress first surged two years ago, after the 2018 midterm elections. Deb Haaland, who is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna and has Jemez Pueblo…

NCAI Passes Climate-Related Resolutions at 77th Annual Convention and Marketplace

March 18, 2021

Last month, NCAI and its voting membership passed two climate action resolutions and amended a previous 2017 resolution on the Paris Climate Accord. #PDX-20-030: The Development of a 2021 Tribal…

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…

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