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Newsletter Spring & Fall 2025 Review

Don’t miss TWIG’s most recent newsletter, covering all our gatherings in 2025 and what to look forward to in 2026!

Climate Intersections Conference: Taking Care of People, Water, and the Land

How can water professionals work with local communities effectively to foster resilience and equity in a changing climate? Join us to explore this important question with fellow water professionals from land grant universities, nonprofits, government agencies, tribes, and the private sector across the North Central Region and beyond. The North Central Region Water Network is […]

Equity-Centered Local Climate Action Planning

When May 26, 2022 1:00 pm — 2:00 pm Where Webinar Only RSVP This event is free and open to the public but you must register. Note: there is no in-person availability for this event. Please REGISTER HERE by MAY 24. Webinar information will be emailed one business day prior to the event. If you are unsure if you […]

National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM)- American Wetlands Month Webinar: The Importance of Wetlands to Tribal Communities

Tuesday, May 24, 20223:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern (12:00 pm-1:30 pm Pacific) Moderator: DJ Monette, Associate Native American Liaison Advisor, USFWS Headquarters Presenters: ▪ Nathan Dexter, Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Columbia – Pacific NW Region▪ Roger LaBine, Water Resource Technician, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians▪ Jessica […]

Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network Spring Webinar

Join the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network for the webinar “Risks and Regulation of Invasive Plants in a Changing Climate” to be held on May 19th, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 pm PT. This webinar will showcase (1) ongoing research to evaluate the invasibility of and create risk rankings for invasive plants […]

Follow-up resource links from TWIG spring workshop

Still looking for more resources on how to plan climate resiliency into your wetland programs? Here are a few tools and articles to help: U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit https://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/tribal-resilience-resource-guide Resilience Resources: Reports, Presentations, and Efforts https://www.bia.gov/bia/ots/tribal-climate-resilience-program/reports-presentations

Free Workshop: Resilience-Based Wetlands Management Workshop

*FREE* REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Contact ResilienceWkshp@tetratech.com When: Tuesday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT dailyWhere: Virtual (MS Teams Platform)Who: Managers/Decision Makers/Stakeholders interested in Resilience-Based Wetlands ManagementFocus: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions, but participation from all regions is welcome!What is wetland resilience? How do we manage for it? And […]

Upcoming Webinars for Tribal Staff

EJ Small Grants to Support Tribal Meaningful Public Participation, Other EJ Financial Assistance Programs & EJScreen Demonstration for Tribes and Indigenous PeoplesDate/Time: April 14, 2022, (11:30 AM -1:00 PM PT) (2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET)Please register here: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_f-Z4ZYkBQkqRJFBl41KbkQ Fish Programs – Health Approaches with Tribes and Indigenous PeoplesDate/Time: April 27, 2022, (11:30 AM -1:00 […]

Notification of Consultation and Coordination on Potential EPA Actions to Increase Tribal Capacity to Maintain and Expand Nonpoint Source Management Programs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is initiating consultation and coordination with federally recognized Indian tribes to inform potential EPA actions the Clean Water Act section (§) 319 national Nonpoint Source (NPS) program could take to better support §319-eligible tribes in their efforts to manage NPS pollution. As outlined in EPA’s September 27, 2021 national […]

Happening Today! Northwest Anthropological Conference 2022

The Northwest Anthropological Association is pleased to announce that the 75th Northwest Anthropological Conference will be held between March 9 and 12, 2022. The conference will once again be held virtually and will be free to attend (registration required). Please keep an eye on the Northwest Anthropological Conference website for details as they are announce […]