Tribal Relations

Tribal members trained and hired to identify and record traditional cultural places using traditional knowledge and modern archaeological techniques. Read more about this program…

The Tongass National Forest and Douglas Indian Association (DIA) will document the cultural history of Admiralty Cove in Southeast Alaska. Read more about Collaborative Investigations at Admiralty Cove…

Montana Tribes add to the Forest Service holiday reception before the annual lighting of the Capitol Christmas tree. See the short video…

Central Consolidated School District (CCSD) students participated in Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) projects sponsored by the Forest Service in partnership with MobilizeGreen, Inc. Read more about the CCSD students…

Office of Tribal Relations Career Development Day hosted at the Cibola National Forest. Read more about the career development day…

Journal of Forestry - Building Bridges: Perspectives on Partnership and Collaboration from the US Forest Service Tribal Relations Program. See the TreeSearch web page for this Journal of Forestry fast-track article…

Tribal Information Webinars

Planned Revisions to Forest Service Directives under the National Environmental Policy Act

The USDA Forest Service hosted two webinars April 12 and 19, 2018, to provide general information about its Environmental Analysis and Decision Making efforts, revisions to Forest Service regulations and directives for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act, and Tribal Consultation. These webinars were hosted by the Offices of Ecosystem Management Coordination and Tribal Relations. See a recording of the April 12, 2018 Webinar…

Tribal Relations Directives

The Forest Service Manual (FSM 1560) and Handbook (FSH 1509.13) revision has been completed. These directives were published in the Federal Register on March 9, 2016. For more information, see these directives on our Authorities web page; or, you may contact the Office of Tribal Relations at OTR@fs.fed.us or 202-205-1514.

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.