Tribal Partners
State | Tribe | Project/Collaboration |
AZ, UT, NM | Navajo Nation | Forest Monitoring and Tree Ring Data to Inform Forest Management on the Navajo Nation (2019)
Uniting Western Restoration Strategies and Traditional Knowledge to Build Community and Climate Resilience on the Navajo Nation (2022)
Cultivating Water Resilience with Indigenous Peoples in Arid Lands (2023 |
CA | North Fork Mono Tribe | Cultural Burning as a Climate Adaptation Strategy (2020)
Indigenous-Led Climate Adaptation Strategies: Integrating Landscape Condition, Monitoring, and Cultural Fire with the North Fork Mono Tribe (2021)
Future of Fire Phase II: Learning by Doing with Cultural Fire Practitioners (2023) |
CA | Dry Creek Rancheria, Pit River Tribe | Northern California Tribal Climate Adaptation and Science Integration Research Project (2021) |
CA | Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians | Monitoring and Adaptation to Conserve Clear Lake Cultural Keystone Species (2021) |
AZ | San Carlos Apache Tribe | Mapping Riparian Vegetation Response to Climate Change on the San Carlos Apache Reservation and Upper Gila River Watershed to Inform Restoration Priorities: 1935 to Present (Phase 1 & 2 - 2021 & 2023) |
NM | Pueblo de San Ildefonso | Landscape Management Practices on the Pueblo de San Ildefonso (2021) |
CA, AZ, NV | Karuk Tribe (CA), White Mountain Apache Tribe (AZ), Washoe Tribe (NV) | The Importance of Forests for All People: Understanding Forest Recovery Priorities, Management OPtions, and Policy Needs for Tribes in Post-Fire Landscapes (2022) |
CA | Yurok Tribe | Improving Water Resilience and Availability Through Culturally Prescribed Fires as a Management Tool on Yurok Tribal Lands (2022) |
CA | Chumash Peoples, Coastal Band of Chumash Nation | Cycles of Renewal: Returning Good Fire to the Chumash Homelands (2022) |
AZ | Hopi Tribe | Collaboration with Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson (2022-present) |
AZ | Pascua Yaqui Tribe | Councilwoman Herminia Frias is on the SW CASC Advisory Committee |
NV | Summit Lake Paiute Tribe | James Simmons (Natural Resources Director) is on the SW CASC Advisory Committee |