Tribal Relations

Welcome to the Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) website! Find out about what the OTR does, opportunities for Tribes, the Forest Service consultation schedule, and other relevant information for Tribes. If you have questions, please feel free to contact any of the OTR Staff members…

Mariel Murray (left) participates in a tribal dance at the “To Bridge A Gap” 2013 Conferenece in Oklahoma. Read more…

The Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Mescalero-Apache work together to control a forest pest and to create jobs. A tribal member working on a ponderosa pine thinning project on the reservation. Read more…

Estelle Bowman and Lillian Petershoare, Alaska Region Tribal Relations Program Manager, at the new Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station. Read more…

Angelita "Angie" Bulletts, a tribal member of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians in northern Arizona, brings a fresh perspective as the new Forest Supervisor on the Dixie National Forest. Read more…

Butch Blazer, Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources and the Environment, appreciating Native voices. Read more…

Secretary Vilsack announcing the Sacred Sites Report at the 2012 White House Tribal Nations Conference. Read more…

VISION: The Forest Service is recognized as a leader among Federal land management agencies in partnering appropriately and collaboratively with American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal governments and communities for mutually beneficial outcomes.