|
Happy Holidays! I hope this newsletter reaches in you full health and good spirits. What a year 2020 has been! Like most of you I'm looking forward to new possibilities and opportunities in 2021 for addressing climate change and building back stronger. Below you'll find some great news on Tribal climate adaptation, resources for funding, and upcoming events. Enjoy!
-Stefan Tangen, North Central Tribal Resilience Liaison
|
|
A record 6 Native Americans elected to Congress
Now where to they stand on climate change? This article explores these elected leaders in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Hawaii and what they plan to do on climate change.
|
|
White Bark Pine Potential ESA Listing
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the White Bark Pine as an endangered species. White Bark Pine are a keystone and foundational species. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have protection of the tree as one of their priority climate adaptation strategies. See the article for details on the 60 comment period.
|
|
Largest Dam Removal in US History
This BBC story highlights the Yurok Tribes' dam removal efforts on the Klamath river. By removing the dams the Yurok plan to restore the salmon fisheries which are critical to the health of the ecosystem and the culture of the areas' Indigenous peoples.
|
|
Funding and Opportunities
|
|
|
|
USDA Tribal Scholars Program 
The 1994 Tribal Scholars Program offers scholarships to U.S. citizens who are seeking a bachelor's degree at one of the 35 1994 Land-Grant Institutions in the field of agriculture, food, natural resource sciences or other related disciplines. Deadline is January 31, 2021
|
|
|
FEMA Notice of Funding
Fiscal Year 2020 funding opportunities including Hazard Mitigation Assistance, Flood MItigation Assistance, and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.
Click link for closing dates
|
|
|
The Economic Development Administration announces funding for communities implementing recovery strategies to address challenges from natural disasters occuring in 2018, as well as tornadoes and floods in 2019.
Applications accepted on continuing basis.
|
|
|
|
|
 Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference
December 7-10 2020
Topics include regenerative agriculture, holistic management, economics, food systems, communications, and legal and policy
Free registration here |
|
 EPA Webinar - Water Funding Dec 10, 2020 EPA will conduct a free 1.5-hour webinar on hazard mitigation funding opportunities for the water sector to mitigate damage from natural disasters. During the webinar an EPA expert will provide data-driven advice to develop mitigation projects. Then a state hazard mitigation officer will talk about new FEMA funding. Lastly, a utility will discuss its partnership with the state to get funding for emergency backup generators. Register here.
|
|
EPA's Watershed Academy-December 15, 2020
How's My Watershed Tool webcast will demonstrate a comprehensive overview of water quality data and information in the United States on three different scales: community, state, and national.
Register here
|
|
NOAA/NIDIS Releases Tribal Engagement Strategy
The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Tribal Drought Engagement Strategy: 2021-2025 was developed in collaboration with the Masters of Environment Program at University of Colorado-Boulder. The project aimed to strengthen relationships with Tribal resource managers. across the Missouri River Basin and Midwest regions to effectively deliver timely and relevant drought information. See the full report here.
|
|
North Central Tribal Climate Webinars - YouTube Channel
If you missed any of our webinars with guests and topics like last October's Data Sovereignty presentation by Dr. Joseph Robertson, you can view them at the NC CASC YouTube Channel here.
|
|
|
ATNI Releases Tribal Review of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis' Congressional Action Plan. The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) released its Tribal Review of the 2020 U.S House Select Committee's report. To view the Tribal Review report, click here. To learn more about the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, click here: http://atnitribes.org/climatechange/cap/.
|
|
|
The NC CASC is part of a network of eight regional climate centers and one national center created to help meet the changing needs of land and resource managers across the country. The NC CASC is a partnership between US Geological Survey and CU Boulder, created to foster both innovative and applied research, in support of natural resource management to address the needs of tribes and tribal organizations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
