Office of Environmental Resource Management

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…

North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center Launches the Tribal Climate Leaders Program (TCLP)

March 18, 2021

The Tribal Climate Leaders Program (TCLP) supports Native American graduate students to become the next generation of Tribal environmental leaders. The TCLP was launch this fall 2020 and will be providing 5 fully-funded,…

The Indigenous Environmental Network: Offering Free, Virtual Carbon Pricing Training Workshops

March 18, 2021

The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) is providing free virtual educational trainings on carbon pricing in Indian Country. These virtual workshops aim to create collaborative spaces to discuss and learn about…

The art of fire: reviving the Indigenous craft of cultural burning

March 18, 2021

Indigenous Peoples have managed their lands with fire since time immemorial. But colonizers criminalized the practice, leading to a loss of culture and an increase in the risk of wildfires.…

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