Community Navigator Project

This project builds tribal capacity and supports tribal leadership's efforts in cross-agency management of native habitats and culturally important natural resources on reservation and adjacent U.S. Forest Service lands.

This project builds capacity of the Conservancy, the co-managers of the Redbox Ranger Station, to engage with U.S. Forest Service programs for support in advancing tribal stewardship and land management through co-management visioning, feasibility assessments, and capacity building.

This project supports collaboration and relationship building between Taos Pueblo and the U.S. Forest Service. This project also creates opportunities for capacity building through community engagement and increases capacity to pursue federal funding opportunities.

This project builds tribal capacity to steward 200 acres of newly acquired tribal land, including 100+ forested acres through conservation planning, grant development, and administrative systems that enable the tribe to pursue U.S. Forest Service funding opportunities.

This project builds Kusilvak Rising's capacity to engage federal partners and pursue U.S. Forest Service funding that supports Native leadership; climate adaptation; and sustainable stewardship of land, water, and subsistence resources in the Kusilvak region.

This project strengthens Menominee Tribal Enterprises’ operational capacity through expanded administrative infrastructure and coordination efforts that enhance strategic planning, compliance, and project management to sustain forestry resources and drive efficient, long-term economic growth.

This project preserves, protects, and perpetuates Nisenan culture through the formation of a tribally- led land stewardship crew that will return beneficial fire to tribal lands. This project supports the capacity of the land stewardship crew.

This project supports planning efforts that aim to protect Chilkat Indian Village’s traditional territory and cultural resources. This project supports the creation of a community-guided Tribal Stewardship Plan and builds capacity for pursuing U.S. Forest Service funding and agreements.

This project strengthens Nooksack capacity to engage with U.S. Forest Service programs, expand government-to-government collaboration, support co-stewardship efforts, and cultivate agreements that protect culturally significant ancestral lands for future generations.

This project supports organizational capacity to pursue and manage U.S. Forest Service funding. This project will strengthen land stewardship and cultural revitalization across tribal homelands.

This project supports planning and training efforts that advance climate and wildfire readiness. This project will build staff capacity to engage with the U.S. Forest Service, support emergency preparedness, and cultural resource protection.

This project supports the tribe's partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to protect cultural sites through the reintroduction of Indigenous stewardship practices that support forest and waterway health. This project will strengthen cultural resource protections.

This project strengthens organizational capacity to pursue and manage U.S. Forest Service funding. This project will establish a path for expanding cultural stewardship and climate resilience across tribal homelands through strategic planning, funding alignment, and system readiness. 

This project builds organizational capacity to steward 3,000 acres of tribal lands. It will support engagement with U.S. Forest Service and contribute to long-term stewardship planning.

This project builds tribal capacity to pursue U.S. Forest Service funding opportunities, develop partnerships, and implement long-term traditional stewardship practices. This project will also strengthen organizational capacity for grant development and strategic planning. 

This project builds organizational capacity to pursue U.S. Forest Service funding opportunities that support community-led stewardship. It will support grant development, stewardship planning, and collaboration with federal partners.

This project builds tribal capacity to engage with the U.S. Forest Service and other federal partners through staff development planning and coordination. It will support natural resource management and long-term stewardship priorities.

This project supports analysis of stewardship strategies grounded in Blackfeet values, which will guide the organizational pursuit of land acquisition and co-stewardship opportunities with tribal, local, state, and federal partners, including the U.S. Forest Service.

This project will support tribal capacity to reduce hazardous fuels, address community heating needs, and deepen collaboration with the US Forest Service. By coordinating firewood harvesting and distribution, the project will enhance community safety and support cultural continuity across the Tribe. 

This project supports the tribe's partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and its programs. This project will support the development of a firewood program that integrates cultural stewardship, climate-smart forest management, and sustainable business development.

This project supports tribal capacity to engage with U.S. Forest Service programs, support forest planning, and explore emerging forest market opportunities including carbon projects.

This project expands organizational capacity to support the revitalized traditional use of 45,000 acres of Sante Fe National Forest lands. It will support partnerships with the U.S. Forest Service through co-stewardship, and long-term forest stewardship opportunities.

This project strengthens the tribe’s fire management program through a comprehensive review of tribal lands and engagement with the U.S. Forest Service. This project will build staff and organizational capacity, support cultural resource protection, and community safety.

This project builds organizational capacity to engage with U.S. Forest Service funding opportunities, aligns stewardship priorities across departments, and supports long-term forest stewardship efforts through improved systems.

This project supports the integration of traditional knowledge and science-based restoration approaches into a comprehensive land stewardship plan. This project will also strengthen capacity to pursue funding opportunities and collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service.

This project builds organizational capacity to support technical planning, forest restoration, and wildfire preparedness. It will support engagement with the U.S. Forest Service and other federal partnerships.

This project builds tribal capacity to support community-led research and pursue U.S. Forest Service funding for forest stewardship.

This project expands organizational capacity to develop agreements and partnerships with the U.S. Forest Service. This work will contribute to cultural site restoration, forest stewardship, and collaboration across multiple National Forests.

This project supports tribal capacity to collaborate with the U.S. Forest Service on forest stewardship to enhance wildlife habitat and reflect tribal values. It will support engagement in federal planning and funding opportunities.

This project expands organizational capacity to support forestry stewardship across more than 128,000 acres of tribal lands. It will support engagement with U.S. Forest Service opportunities, youth learning opportunities, and sustain co-management and forest stewardship efforts.

This project builds tribal capacity to pursue U.S. Forest Service funding by building internal infrastructure and administrative systems. This project will strengthen grant management, support effective planning, and increase engagement with federal partners.

This project supports tribal capacity to pursue U.S. Forest Service partnerships and funding opportunities that align with Ojibwe land values. This project will support the protection, restoration, and stewardship of Leech Lake forested homelands.

This project supports efforts to improve wildlife planning through place-based data collection and community informed decision making. This work will strengthen collaboration with U.S. Forest Service programs in fire response and mitigation.

This project supports tribal land management by building organizational capacity and grants development. This will enable the tribe to pursue funding opportunities with the U.S. Forest Service, strengthen collaboration and support forest stewardship health.

This project builds organizational capacity to pursue and manage funding opportunities that support forest stewardship.

This project builds tribal capacity to promote planning for post Windy Fire cultural site restoration and post fire recovery efforts. The project will support the pursuit of biological surveys, trainings, and coordinated recovery planning with the U.S. Forest Service.

This project builds tribal capacity to engage with U.S. Forest Service programs that align with their Tribal Climate Adaptation Plan. This project also supports stewardship and the protection of culturally significant information and landscapes.

This project supports capacity of Tribal Natural Resources staff to engage with U.S. Forest Service programs and to develop strategic funding plans. This project will strengthen partnerships with the newly formed Tribal Conservation District.

This project will support the Burns Paiute Tribe to manage tribal rangelands by funding a Rangeland Ecologist position and grant-writing services. This project will support staff time, travel, supplies, and future grant development. It will enable the Tribe to secure USFS funding, strengthen collaboration and ensure ecological, cultural, and economic sustainability.

This project builds tribal capacity to reduce hazardous fuels, meet community heating needs, and engage with the U.S. Forest Service. This project will strengthen community safety, support cultural continuity, and tribal stewardship.

This project supports the development of a comprehensive wildfire risk assessment. This project will build tribal capacity to engage with the U.S. Forest Service and other state, federal, and nonprofit partners.

This project supports organizational capacity for carbon and biodiversity monitoring on tribal and adjacent lands. It will support engagement with U.S. Forest Service partnerships and emerging forest markets opportunities.