Events in Indian Country
Moving Toward Preparedness for Extreme Weather Events Webinar Series
October – January, Online. Join the National Adaptation Forum and partners for a 4-part virtual series exploring strategies to enhance the preparedness and resilience of communities before disasters strike, thereby minimizing the damages from extreme weather. The goal of this series is for audience members to learn more about innovative work and actionable strategies for disaster preparedness across the country and how this work is integrated into longer-term climate adaptation planning.
The last session is planned for January 14, 2025, from 2-4 pm CT, titled “The evidence for nature-based solutions for climate hazard risk reduction.”
Register for the upcoming session and view recordings of previous sessions on preparedness, small business planning, agriculture, and nature-based solutions on the series website.
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society: Webinar series on BIA funding
Multiple dates, online. The Native American Fish & Wildlife Society (NAFWS) is pleased to announce an informational webinar series on the 4 separate opportunities for Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Fish, Wildlife and Parks funding for FY2025. This webinar is for final questions on the programs and application process. Proposals are being requested for projects relating to the Invasive Species Program, Endangered Species Program, Tribal Youth Initiative, and Fish Hatchery Maintenance Program. Sessions on each BIA program will be held December 12th (Endangered Species Act), 17th (Youth initiative), 18th (Invasive wild horses), and 19th (Fish hatcheries); and January 16, with a final Q&A session.
NIACS 2025 Adaptation Planning and Practices Online Training
January 27 to March 17, Online. The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) and USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub are offering a free Adaptation Planning and Practices online training for forest and natural resource managers, land owners, and stewards. This is an interactive training to learn about climate change impacts and to identify adaptation actions for ecosystems (rural and urban), habitats, and resource areas, and with cultural perspectives with a focus on the Midwest and Northeast regions. Throughout this training participants will develop project-specific climate adaptation plans using the Adaptation Workbook. As part of this eight-week training, all participants will receive coaching and feedback from NIACS staff in structured weekly web-based lectures and group discussion meetings.
2025 Coastal GeoTools Conference
January 27-30, 2025, Wilmington, NC. The Coastal GeoTools conference is typically held every two years and focuses on geospatial data, tools, technology, and information for coastal resource management professionals. This year’s theme is Enhancing Resilience through Relationships, Information, and Technology, and is the second year with a large emphasis on Tribal and Indigenous resilience. Coastal professionals from many different sectors find the networking opportunities of the conference unique and important for furthering the goals of their organizations. Innovation, knowledge sharing, the effective use of geospatial technologies, and partnerships are what it takes to make the coast more resilient, and that’s what you will find at Coastal GeoTools 2.0.
2025 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Annual Conference
May 12-25, Riverton, WY. The 2025 Annual National Conference of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) will be hosted by the Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation. Abstract submissions for 30-minute oral presentations are due March 7. Travel assistance and student scholarships are also available, and submissions are also due March 7. Nominations for awards are accepted through April 4.
Save the date: 2025 SE CASC Science Symposium
The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) has announced the dates for their 2025 Science Symposium, to be held September 9-11. Location and other details forthcoming.