Introduction
Created in 2017, the USET Climate Change Resilience Program assists Tribal Nations with climate change adaptation planning. Through the Tribal Climate Science Liaison, this program also connects Tribal Nations with resources at regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers and other partners to support Tribal adaptation planning and resilience to climate change.
Events, Webinars, and Trainings
Events, Webinars, and Trainings
See all upcoming climate change events.
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Find information about the latest funding announcements, opportunities, and RFPs in the natural resources and climate change arena.
Student and Youth Opportunities
Student and Youth Opportunities
Find information about the latest scholarships, internships, fellowships, and other opportunities for Native students in the areas of natural resources and climate change.
Resolutions, Comments, and Testimony
Resolutions, Comments, and Testimony
Access USET’s official resolutions, comments, and testimonies related to climate change.
Climate Adaptation 101
Climate Adaptation 101
Learn about the basics of climate change planning and resilience.
Climate Resilience Employment Opportunities
Climate Resilience Employment Opportunities
Fifth National Climate Assessment
Fifth National Climate Assessment
Learn about the 2023 report.
Tribal Climate Planning Documents and Publications
Tribal Climate Planning Documents and Publications
Find a collection of Climate Adaptation Plans and vulnerability assessments that are publicly available and produced by Tribal Nations or organizations.
This Month's Top News and Stories
USET Climate Resilience Program’s 2024 in Review
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 and events we participated in this year, and invite you to join or invite us to more in 2025!
2025 Youth and Student Opportunities in Climate Resilience Open for Applications
Winter is the time for students to find their next internship, research, or scholarship opportunities! From high school to post-PhD, you can be paid to work on Indigenous climate resilience.
EPA Releases Tribal Water and Natural Resources Conservation Guide
This guide aims to provide resources to Tribal environmental programs about federal assistance opportunities that can support Tribally led efforts to protect and restore waters, protect air quality, protect wildlife and habitat, prepare for climate change and natural hazards, steward lands, and support and engage Tribal communities – all in one place.
Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2011
The scope of the Plan covers all invasive species, both terrestrial and aquatic, from microbe to mammals, in Virginia. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a framework for state agency action to minimize economic, environmental, and human harm from invasive species by acting on the seven goals…
Virginia Department of Forestry: Forest Health Review 2020
This report is put together by the Virginia Department of Forestry and highlights the most recent happenings in forest health throughout the state. Access the Resource
USGS Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT)
Before we can project range shifts with climate change, it’s important that we understand invasive species’ current distributions and potential to spread, given today’s climate. While distribution maps for individual invasive plants exist, they tend to be inconsistent in the sources of occurrence data, modeling processes, spatial resolution, and…
USGS Earth Explorer
The EarthExplorer (EE) user interface is an online search, discovery, and ordering tool developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). EE supports the searching of satellite, aircraft, and other remote sensing inventories through interactive and textual-based query capabilities. Registered users of EE have access to more features than…
USFS/NIACS Adaptation Menu
The second edition of Forest Adaptation Resources: Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers, like its predecessor, is intended to provide perspective, information, and tools to land managers considering how to adapt forest ecosystems to a changing climate. Adaptation strategy concepts and information can be found on page…
USFS Forest Vegetation Simulator Online
Modeling the Forest: The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is a forest growth simulation model. It simulates forest vegetation change in response to natural succession, disturbances, and management. It recognizes all major tree species and can simulate nearly any type of management or disturbance at any time during the simulation.…
USET Webinar: Saltwater Intrusion – Concerns and Solutions
On December 9, 2021, USET hosted a webinar on the impacts and potential resiliency solutions to saltwater intrusion in coastal landscapes. Two presenters shared information during the webinar: Stacy Myers, Senior Scientist and Liaison, Heritage and Environment Resources Office, Seminole Tribe of FloridaChristopher Miller, Cape May Plant Materials Center…