Tule River Tribal Council

The ultimate purpose is 1) to create an opportunity to grow expertise regarding collaborative efforts with federal agency partners like the USFS 2) retain and increase current expertise regarding decision making processes that better our tribal community 3) utilize relationships and co-management opportunities to secure and promote access and management to our ancestral lands.

Three staff will travel to beaver restoration areas and monitor environmental conditions and structural conditions. This will cover staff time and travel expenses. This will be for direct costs only

Utilizing traditional ecological knowledge and hands-on approaches, this project will create diverse riparian and aquatic ecosystems within trust lands by implementing nature-based solutions such as meadow restoration and cultural burning. Results will increase flood mitigation, drought resilience, and wildfire protection thus leveraging current cultural and environmental stewardship for future generations.