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November/December 2011

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6 News for Tribes

This email is provided as a service to Tribes. Information is compiled from many sources. The information and opinions from sources other than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Service.

Tribal Liaison Highlights

Please contact me if you have questions about the information below.

 

Tribal Visits/Information Sharing: 

  • Searching for a source of hay or payment for hay for Omaha Tribe’s bison impacted by the Missouri River flooding
  • Provided NCTC training vouchers to Ute Mountain Ute, Standing Rock, Assiniboine and Sioux of Fort Peck
  • Participated in MRRIC special committee to develop criteria to expand Tribes eligible for inclusion
  • Participated in Missouri River Flood Task Force Tribal Engagement Committee

 

Service Visits/Information Sharing: 

  • Briefed the DOI and Service Science Integrity Officers about Traditional Ecological Knowledge and discussed how to move forward
  • Participating in team to update the national Tribal Liaison Strategic Plan
  • Participating in team to provide Region 6 management with options for implementing the DOI Tribal Consultation Policy at the regional level
  • Assisting in discussions between the Service and the Paiute Tribe of Utah regarding the Utah Prairie Dog

 

Tribal Wildlife Grant Program (TWG): 

  • Helping FY2011 TWG awardees to complete their paperwork to activate their grants

 

 

Eagle Summit II video now available on the Web

The information is now posted at:  http://www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/news_national.html

 

 

REMINDER:  Teaming With Wildlife Fly-in Feb 28-29, 2012, in Washington DC

The purpose of the annual Fly-in is to communicate the importance of the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program to members of Congress and their staffs.  The Fly-in includes training, opportunities to meet with congressional members and/or their staffs, coalition and congressional receptions and awards.  This year, as recommended by the AFWA Task Force on Wildlife Diversity Funding, we will be making a special effort to encourage states with members on the House and Senate Interior Appropriations Committees to participate in the Fly-in (see list below).  Additional information about the Fly-in will be posted at www.teaming.com as it becomes available.  We hope to see you in DC for this important event. 

 

Staff Contacts: Mark Humpert, Wildlife Diversity Director (mhumpert@fishwildlife.org); Mary Pfaffko, Teaming With Wildlife Associate (mpfaffko@fishwildlife.org), Liz Skipper (lskipper@fishwildlife.org)

 

SENATE Interior Subcommittee Members

Democratic Subcommittee Members

Republican Subcommittee Members

 

House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

 

Republicans

  • Michael K. Simpson, Idaho
  • Jerry Lewis, California
  • Ken Calvert, California
  • Steven C. LaTourette, Ohio
  • Tom Cole, Oklahoma
  • Jeff Flake, Arizona
  • Cynthia M. Lummis, Wyoming

Democrats

  • James P. Moran, Virginia
  • Betty McCollum, Minnesota
  • Maurice D. Hinchey, New York
  • José E. Serrano, New York

 

 

 

Endangered Species Bulletin

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/news/bulletin.html

 

Federal Register Notice:  Proposed Rule -- Migratory Bird Permits; Definition of ‘‘Hybrid’’ Migratory Bird

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-08/pdf/2011-28942.pdf

 

Federal Register Notice:  Notice of Intent to prepare an EA to revise Double-Crested Cormorant management regulations

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-08/pdf/2011-28755.pdf

REMINDER:  9/15/11 FR notice:  List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in FY 2012 Funding Agreements To Be Negotiated With Self-Governance Tribes by Interior Bureaus Other Than the BIA

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-15/pdf/2011-23683.pdf

 

Interviews with Alaska Native elders about Climate Change

http://alaska.fws.gov/climate/interview.htm

 

 

CONFERENCES

*2012 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTF)

May 22-24, Tulsa, OK

Co-sponsored by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) and the National Tribal Air Association (NTAA) in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

There will be both plenary and breakout sessions. Proposals for presentations in the areas of Ambient Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality and Climate Change are encouraged. Tribal leaders, environmental staff, scientists, policy developers, and representatives from tribal colleges, universities, federal, state, and local agencies, and other interested parties involved in research or projects that pertain to air quality or climate change are invited to submit an abstract of their presentation.

Presentation proposal deadline: 2/1/12

More information will be available on the ITEP website soon: www4.nau.edu/itep/air/aq_ntf.asp

 

*REMINDER:  U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution 2012 Conference

The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, a program of the Udall Foundation, invites you to share your knowledge at the seventh national conference ECR2012: “Working Across Boundaries.” The conference, organized in conjunction with several federal partners, will be held on May 22-24, 2012, at the JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson, AZ.

NEWS ARTICLES

*Governor says bison can go to reservations

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20111205/NEWS01/111205005/Governor-says-bison-can-go-reservations

 

*U.S. Targets American Indian Land for Wind, Solar Projects

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-30/u-s-targets-american-indian-land-for-wind-solar-projects.html

 

*Surface Leasing Process Reform

http://www.americanindianreport.com/wordpress/2011/11/surface-leasing-process-reform/

 

*Scientists learn about elusive wolverines in greater Yellowstone region

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/wildlife/article_d51702fc-1fda-11e1-863a-0019bb2963f4.html

 

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNTIES

*Department of Agriculture

DM-Office of Advocacy and Outreach

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers

Modification 4

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=131193

 

*Forest Service

2012 Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass Utilization Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=130235

 

 

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

None known at this time

 

 

JOBS

*GS-12 Wildlife Biologist at Grand Canyon National Park

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/303597300

 

*Native Job Site

“Native American Jobs” (NAJ) Launches New Job Search Engine at http://www.nativeamerican.jobs

 

 

YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES

*Seeking Native American Students for 2012 Summer Internships

DOE's Tribal Energy Program is seeking current college upper-classmen and graduate students for summer 2012 internships. Students must be U.S. citizens and Native Americans (defined as a member of a federally recognized tribe, Alaska Village, or Alaska Corporation) with specific interest in renewable energy.

To apply, download the attached application form and send it to the attention of Sandra Begay-Campbell, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185. Applications must be postmarked by February 17, 2012.

For more information on the internship program, including comments and papers from past interns, see the Tribal Energy Program website and the attached application form.

 

*REMINDER:  Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program

Youth clubs and organizations -- The Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program incorporates waterfowl biology, wildlife management  principles and visual arts to provide students in kindergarten through high school the opportunity to explore wildlife through the arts.  Students may participate through public, private and homeschools or through non-formal youth education groups.  If you are interested in obtaining information for participating in the 2011/2012 Junior Duck Stamp Conservation Program please see http://www.fws.gov/juniorduck/  or contact: Suzanne Fellows, suzanne_fellows@fws.gov or 303-236-4417 for more information and materials. 

 

Last updated: December 7, 2011