Tribal Relations
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians has earned a Forest Service citizen science grant to map river cane using the iNaturalist app on the Ozark- St. Francis National Forest.
Read more… Arizona-based Tribal Governments were awarded a Forest Service Citizen Science Grant to develop a comprehensive guide that will assist Forest Service units in carrying out citizen science initiatives.
Read more about the project…The Hoonah Indian Association has been awarded a 2020 Forest Service Wood Innovations Grant to design a biomass heating system that will increase the community's energy independence.
Read more about the project… The Voices of Maple Nation Indigenous women's climate summit brought together Indigenous women community leaders to discuss climate adaptation strategies
Read more about Maple Nation… The Southern Sierra Miwuk Tribe is rebuilding their Wahhoga, the Miwuk word for village, in Yosemite National Park using forest products from the Stanislaus National Forest.
Read more about the reconstruction…
National Historic Preservation Act Phasing Programmatic Agreement Webinar Recordings
Tribal information webinars were held over the week of August 26, 2019, to provide an overview of the proposed National Phasing Programmatic Agreement, how to submit comments, and how to engage in Tribal consultation.
Tribes are being engaged to provide input on the proposed National Phasing Programmatic Agreement. This is the Consultation Package:
Please send any comments or questions to SM.FS.HeritAgrmnt@usda.gov or your local forest representative.
Tribal Connections
Tribal Connections is an interactive map that shows the connection between national forests and grasslands, tribal trust lands and tribal lands ceded as part of a treaty. The map is used by the Forest Service as one tool of many to better inform land management decisions.
