Your Presenters

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Stephanie Lucero and Sonia Tamez

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Topic  Presenters

Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, Meeting Format

Stephanie Lucero, Center for Collaborative Policy (CCP)

Sonia Tamez, Intertribal Timber Council, TFPA advisory (ITC)

Get Acquainted with TFPA: “Collaborating on Forest Landscape Management through TFPA

Sonia Tamez, ITC

TFPA Workshops: What they are and how to be involved 

Stephanie Lucero, CCP

Closing Remarks and TFPA Resources  Stephanie Lucero Sonia Tamez

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Agenda

THE TRIBAL FOREST PROTECTION ACT: COLLABORATION BETWEEN 

THE FOREST SERVICE AND TRIBES

THE 2016 WEBINAR SERIES POWERPOINT

Objectives

Gain an understanding of the Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) and its role in landscape scale restoration for the benefit of Tribes, the Forest Service (FS) and the public. 

Assess interest in participating in and hosting future TFPA workshop.

Prepare to draft TFPA proposals and implementation plans in the upcoming TFPA workshop.

Note: We are focusing on the FS in the webinar and workshops.5

The History of TFPA: The West Was On Fire

Taos Photo 2003 by Ignacio Peralta, Photo courtesy of the Forest Service

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In 2002, the Rodeo‐Chediski Fire in Arizona burned 276,000 acres of the Fort Apache Reservation in east‐central Arizona.

TFPA History

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TFPA History

Photo courtesy of Forest Service

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In 2003, twenty reservations were on fire, 11 of them during the Fire Siege of southern California.  

Of those 11 reservations, 8 were completely burned by the Siege which scorched over 742,000 acres in all jurisdictions and was pronounced as the worst disaster in state history.

Lives were lost, and hundreds of tribal members were forced out of their homes for months. 

The Fire Siege of 2003

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The Fire Siege of 2003

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Tribes went to Senator Feinstein and Representative Richard Pombo in California  for legislation that would increase protection of tribal lands and resources throughout the United States.

TFPA History

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The Tule River Tribal Council’s testimony for the TFPA stated:

“Every year we pray we are not the victims of catastrophic stand replacing fire, such as the devastation in Southern California.”  The  ITC’s testimony:

“applauds and strongly supports the Tribal Forest Protection Act.” It is “…a good opportunity to build partnerships that can produce results on the ground where they count.” The Intertribal Timber Council testimony for the TFPA. The TFPA passed in 2004 with bilateral support.

TFPA History

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Key Terms

“Tribes”‐ refer to those tribal governments recognized by the federal government.

“Trust Responsibility”‐ the federal government has a legal responsibility to protect the interests and rights of Tribes and their members.

“Land in trust”‐ the US holds the legal title and the Tribe or individual Indian person holds the beneficial interest.

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The TFPA authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to give special consideration to tribally‐proposed projects on FS or Bureau of Land Management administered lands.

TFPA Background

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Emphasizes the government‐to‐government relationship between the federal government and Tribes.

Sets forth the goal for protection of trust lands.

Acknowledges Tribes’ historic and cultural interests. 

Recognizes tribal relevant knowledge and skills.

See the TFPA handout for specifics and details.

TFPA Basics

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To qualify, the land (either tribal or allotted):

Must be in trust or restricted status and

Must be forested or have a grass, brush, or other similar vegetation, or 

Formerly had a forest cover or vegetative cover that is capable of restoration.

TFPA Basics

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The Tribe must propose a specific project to take place on FS administered land which:

Borders or is adjacent to Indian trust land and

Poses a fire, insect infestation, disease, and/or other threat to the Indian forest land or rangeland or a tribal community; or 

Is in need of land restoration. 

TFPA Basics

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The FS administered area for the TFPA proposal:

Should present or involve a risk to a feature or circumstance unique to the proposing Tribe (e.g., a risk to treaty rights; or biological, archaeological, historical, or cultural features), and

Should not be subject to some other conflicting agreement or contract.

TFPA Basics

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The FS may respond to tribal proposals within  120 days.  

While TFPA provides a lot of discretion to the agency, Executive Orders, agency policy and many protocol agreements encourage timely responses.

Collaboration prior to the submission of a formal proposal contributes to success.

TFPA Basics

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The FS can enter into an agreement or contract in response to the proposal with agency appropriated funds and/or other appropriate sources of funding.

Third parties may be involved in funding and doing the work on the ground.

TFPA Basics

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For contracts, the FS can  use  “best value” and give special consideration to tribally‐related  factors such as, but not limited to:

The status of the Indian Tribe;

The trust status of the Tribe’s land;

The cultural, traditional, and historical affiliation of the Tribe with the land subject to the proposal. 

TFPA Basics

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Tribes and the FS Share Lands and Issues

Tribes and FS share nearly 3,000 miles of border and hundreds of thousands of acres of watersheds.

Decreased active management of federal lands has contributed to insect outbreaks and catastrophic fires that cross boundaries.

Climate change may bring more extreme  events.  

We must work together to meet these challenges.

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Tribes and the FS Share Landscapes and Related Issues  

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California

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Idaho

Oregon

Iowa

Colorado

Kansas

Wyoming

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Ohio

Illinois

Nebraska

Minnesota

Missouri

Florida

Georgia

Oklahoma

Alabama

South Dakota

Washington

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Wisconsin

Maine

Virginia

New York

Indiana

Louisiana

Michigan

Kentucky

Mississippi

Tennessee

Pennsylvania

North Carolina

South Carolina

West Virginia

Vermont

Maryland

Massachusetts

Connecticut

New Jersey

New Hampshire

Delaware

Rhode Island

Gila NF

Tonto NF

Boise NF

Superior NF

Kootenai NF

Bridger-Teton NF

Flathead NF

Ouachita NF

Inyo NF

Lolo NF

Modoc NF

San Juan NF

Shoshone NF

Payette NF

Shasta Trinity NF

Gallatin NF

Ottawa NFNez Perce NF

Coconino NF

Sierra NF

Salmon-Challis NFMalheur NFDeschutes NF

Lassen NF

Plumas NF

Klamath NF

Willamette NF

Bitterroot NF

Tahoe NF

Rio Grande NF

Clearwater NF

Pike-San Isabel NF

Sawtooth NF

Chippewa NF

White River NF

Ashley NF

Los Padres NF

Okanogan NF

Black Hills NF

Bighorn NF

Siskiyou NF

Mt. Hood NF

Umpqua NF

Uinta NF

Humboldt-Toiyabe NF

Nebraska NF

Daniel Boone NF

Dixie NF

Stanislaus NF

Carson NF

Colville NF

Sequoia NF

Medicine Bow-Routt NF

Wallowa-Whitman NF

Santa Fe NF

Cibola NF

Huron Manistee NF

Umatilla NF

Wasatch-Cache NF

Eldorado NF

Kaibab NF

Hiawatha NF

Allegheny NF

Natl Forests In North Carolina

Manti-Lasal NF

Ozark-St Francis NF

Custer NF

Lincoln NF

Mark Twain NF

Angeles NF

Olympic NF

Wayne NF

Fremont-Winema NFs

Caribou-Targhee NF

Monongahela NF

Okanogan-Wenatchee NFs

Apache-Sitgreaves NFs

Idaho Panhandle NF

Six Rivers NF

Dakota Prairie Grasslands

Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF

Gifford Pinchot NF

Mendocino NF

Prescott NF

Arapaho and Roosevelt NFs

Ochoco NF

Cherokee NF

George Washington & Jefferson NF

Fishlake NF

Helena NF

Siuslaw NF

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs

Lewis And Clark NF

Hoosier NF

Chattahoochee-Oconee NFs

Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF

Chequamegon / Nicolet NF

Shawnee NF

White Mountain NF

San Bernardino NF

Rogue River NF

Natl Forests In Florida

Natl Forests In Texas

Natll Forests In Mississippi

Coronado NF

Cleveland NF

Kisatchie NF

Natl Forests in Alabama

Green Mountain And Finger Lakes NFs

Francis Marion and Sumter NFs

Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit

Land Between the Lakes NRA

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Columbia River Gorge NSA

Navajo Reservation

Crow Reservation

Pine Ridge Reservation

Tohono O'odham Nation

Cheyenne River Reservation

Wind River Reservation

Fort Peck Reservation

Hopi Reservation

Standing Rock Reservation

San Carlos Reservation

Osage Reservation

Blackfeet Reservation

Fort Apache Reservation

Colville Reservation

Yakama Reservation

Rosebud Reservation

Southern Ute Reservation

Flathead Reservation

Hualapai Reservation

Fort Berthold Reservation

White Earth Reservation

Nez Perce Reservation

Red Lake Reservation

Jicarilla Apache Reservation

Leech Lake Reservation

Laguna Pueblo

Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Reservation

Fort Hall Reservation

Fort Belknap Reservation

Warm Springs Reservation

Zuni Reservation

Ute Mountain Reservation

Yankton Reservation

Uintah and Ouray Reservation

Pyramid Lake Reservation

Gila River Reservation

Acoma Pueblo Isleta Pueblo

Mescalero Apache Reservation

Umatilla Reservation

Northern Cheyenne Reservation

Walker River Reservation

Coeur D'Alene Reservation

Duck Valley Reservation

Crow Creek Reservation

Navajo Reservation (Ramah)

Colorado River Reservation

Lower Brule Reservation

Quinault Reservation

Menominee Reservation

Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation

Omaha Reservation

Havasupai Reservation

Zia Pueblo

Spokane Reservation

Isabella Reservation

Taos Pueblo

Kaibab Reservation

Santee Reservation

Bad River Reservation

Goshute Reservation

Rocky Boy's Reservation

Winnebago Reservation

Hoopa Reservation

Santa Ana Pueblo

Fond du Lac Reservation

Cochiti Pueblo

L'Anse Reservation

Miccosukee Reservation

Oneida Reservation

Acoma Pueblo - Red Lake Purchase

Bois Forte (Nett Lake) Reservation

San Xavier Reservation

Yurok Reservation

Jemez PuebloSanto Domingo Pueblo

Lac du Flambeau Reservation

Moapa River Reservation

San Felipe Pueblo

Red Lake Trust Land

Santa Clara Pueblo

Navajo Reservation (Canoncito)

Tule River Reservation

Salt River Reservation

Potawatomi (Kansas) Reservation

Big Cypress Reservation

Navajo Reservation (Alamo)

Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation

Grand Portage Reservation

Brighton Reservation

Round Valley Reservation

Turtle Mountain Reservation

Sandia Pueblo

Fort Yuma (Quechan) Reservation

Allegany Reservation

Makah Reservation

Stockbridge Munsee Reservation

Nambe PuebloSan Ildefonso Pueblo

Shivwitz Reservation

Cherokee Reservation

Morongo Reservation

Picuris Pueblo

Tulalip Reservation

Fort McDermitt Reservation

Penobscot Reservation

Tesuque Pueblo

San Juan Pueblo

Los Coyotes Reservation

Fort McDowell Reservation

Cattaraugus Reservation

Cahuilla Reservation

Puyallup Reservation

Fort Mojave Reservation

Skull Valley Reservation

Campo Reservation

XL Ranch

Pala Reservation

South Fork Band

Passamaquoddy Tribe (Indian Township)

Maricopa (Ak-Chin) Reservation

Red Cliff Reservation

Bois Forte (Deer Creek) Reservation

Chemehuevi Reservation

Lummi Reservation

Kickapoo Reservation (Kansas)

Choctaw Reservation

Capitan Grande Reservation

Iowa Reservation

Summit Lake Reservation

Gila Bend Reservation

St. Regis Mohawk Reservation

Fallon Reservation

Santa Rosa Reservation

Red Lake Ceded Lands

Grand Ronde Reservation

Santa Ysabel Reservation

Ho-Chunk Nation

Tonawanda Reservation

Swinomish Reservation

Sac and Fox (KS-NE) Reservation

Tuscarora Reservation

Barona Reservation

Onondaga Reservation

Lovelock Indian Colony

Soboba Reservation

Nisqually Reservation

Cuyapaipe Reservation

Skokomish Reservation

Las Vegas Colony

Mesa Grande Reservat ion

Kalispel Reservation

Torres-Martinez Reservation

Chehalis Reservation

Pechanga Reservation

Cocopah Reservation

Port Madison Reservation

Agua Caliente Reservation

Manzanita Reservation

Duckwater Reservation

Fort Bidwell Reservation

Alabama and Coushatta Reservation

Washoe Ranches

Cedar City Reservat ion

Reno-Sparks Colony

Yerington Colony

Sac and Fox (Iowa) Reservation

Mole Lake Reservation

Yomba Reservation

Forest County Potawatomi Reservation

Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California

L'Anse (Ontonagon) Reservation

Burns Paiute Reservation

Elko Band

Lower Sioux Reservation

Muckleshoot Reservation

Yavapai Reservation

Mille Lacs Reservation

Bishop Colony

Kootenai Reservation

Squaxin Island Reservation

Flandreau Reservation

Port Gamble Reservation

Coquille Tribe of Oregon

The Dalles UnitBay Mills Reservation

Hannahville Community

Quileute Reservation

St. Croix Reservation

Narragansett Reservation

Cabazon Reservation

Pascua Yaqui Reservation

Odgers Ranch

Catawba Reservation

Shoalwater Reservation

Upper Sioux Community

Siletz Reservation

Sycuan Reservation

Kanosh Reservation

Koosharem Reservation

Hoh Reservation

Cortina Indian Rancheria

Immokalee Reservation

Makah Reservation (Ozette)

Oil Springs Reservation

Bois Forte (Vermillion Lake) Reservation

Quartz Valley Rancheria

Ruby Valley Colony

Coushatta Reservation

Karuk Tribe

Nooksack Reservation

Rumsey Rancheria

Klamath Reservation

Camp Verde Reservation

Upper Lake Rancheria

Prairie Island Community

Hollywood (Dania) Reservation

Burney Tract

Bat tle Mount ain Band

Winnemucca Colony

Jackson Rancheria

Tuolumne Rancheria

Cow Creek Reservation

Sault Ste. Marie Reservation

Big Pine Reservation

Colusa Rancheria

Chitimacha Reservation

Stewart Community

Lower Elwha Reservation

Big Sandy Rancheria

Fort Independence Reservation

Resighini Rancheria

Sherwood Valley Rancheria

Lone Pine Reservation

Laytonville Rancheria

Ely Colony

Woodfords Community

Robinson Rancheria

Santa Rosa Rancheria

Manchester - Point Arena Rancheria

Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut

Redwood Valley Rancheria

Shakopee Community

Shingle Springs Rancheria

Wells Colony

Smith River Rancheria

Benton Paiute Rancheria

Big Valley Rancheria

Northwestern Shoshoni Reservation

Table Mountain Rancheria

Middletown Rancheria

Susanville Rancheria

Tunica-Biloxi Reservation

Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation

Poarch Creek Reservation

Grand Traverse Reservation

Santa Ynez Reservation

Elk Valley Rancheria

Huron Potawatomi Reservation

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan

Northfork Rancheria

Greenville Rancheria

Table Bluff Rancheria

Cold Springs Rancheria

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe (Texas)

Roaring Creek Rancheria

Tonto Apache Reservation

Trinidad Reservation

Upper Skagit Reservation

Indian Peaks Reservation

Mooretown Rancheria

Montgomery Creek Rancheria

Fort Pierce Reservation

Bridgeport Colony

Big Bend Rancheria

Dresslerville Colony

Tampa Reservation

Passamaquoddy Tribe (Pleasant Point)

Lookout Rancheria

Berry Creek Rancheria

Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo

Stewarts Point Rancheria

Redding Rancheria

Blue Lake Rancheria

Oneida Reservation (New York)

Lac Vieux Desert Reservation

Sauk-Suiattle Reservation

Alturas Rancheria

Rohnerville Rancheria

Jamestown Reservation

Jamul Indian Village

Big Lagoon Rancheria

Coconut Creek Reservation

Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation

Little Traverse Bay Bands Reservation

Fort Sill Apache

Snoqualmie Tribe

Graton Rancheria

Wyandotte Nation

Lower Lake Rancheria

Jena Band of Choctaw

Kaw Nation, Oklahoma

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

Houlton Band of Maliseet

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town

Likely Rancheria

Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Comanche Nation, Oklahoma

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

Citizen Potawatomi Trust LandCaddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma

Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington

Ponca Tribe Indians of Oklahoma

Pawnee Indian Tribe of Oklahoma

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma

Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma

Cheyenne-Arapahoe Tribes of Oklahoma

San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Otoe- Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma

Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians of Maine

Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana

Kialegee Tribal Town of the Creek Indian Nation of Oklahoma

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town of the Creek Nation of Oklahom

Match-E-Be-Nash-She- Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Mich

Sheep Ranch Rancheria

Indian and Forest Service Lands

Alaska

Tongass NF

Chugach NF

Annette Island Reserve

Eek

Elim

Knik

Atka

Eyak

Ekuk

SitkaKake

Unga

Ruby

Craig

Tetlin

Teller

Minto

EagleAkiak

Kiana

Anvik

Aniak

Kotlik

Nome

Circle

Telida

Wales

Huslia

Kaltag

AlatnaKoyuk

Bethel

Nulato

Kobuk

Karluk

Togiak

Ekwok

Lesnoi

Nikolai

Ig iugig

Egegik

Inupiat

Tazlina

Noatak

Beaver

Chilkat

Galena

Akhiok

Chitina

Kipnuk

Akutan

Tatitlek

Tyonek

Tanana

Ambler

Iliamna

Venetie

Newtok

Chevak

Yakutat

Naknek

Kasaan

Nenana

Paimiut

Council

Hughes

Gakona

Selawik

Chignik

Deering

Golovin

Noorvik

Nuiqsut

Hoonah

Takotna

Angoon

Kivalina

Kalskag

NikolskiUgashik

Kanatak

Gambell

Douglas

Chilkoot

Afognak

Grayling

Marshall

Rampart

Klawock

Tununak

Seldovia

Cantwell

KenaitzeCuryung

Ninilchik

Kasigluk

Kaguyak

Kaktovik

Stebbins

Diomede

Dot Lake

Chenega

Platinum

Wrangell

Solomon

Levelock

Unalaska

Alakanuk

Belkofski

Kotzebue

Buckland

Point Lay

Perryville

Northway

Red Devil

Inqurmuit

Aleknagik Koliganek

Savoonga

Kokhanok

Evansville

Tanacross

Pedro Bay

Nondalton

Nightmute

Chefornak

Unalakleet

Shaktoolik

Napaimute

Andreafski

False Pass

Fort Yukon

Healy Lake

Old Harbor

Point Hope

Chalkyitsik

Kwinhagak

Holy Cross

Wainwright

Chickaloon

King Island

Larsen Bay

Shishmaref

Stony River

Birch Creek

Port Heiden

Kongiganak

Chistochina

Mary's Igloo

Lime Village

Pilot Station

Georgetown

Arctic Village

Mentasta Lake

Pauloff Harbor

Nelson Lagoon

Stevens Village

Anaktuvuk Pass

Manley Hot Springs

Atqasuk (Atkasook)

Pribilof Islands Aleut Community of St. Paul

Pribilof Islands Aleut Community of St. George

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TFPA is an important and flexible tool forTribes and the Forest Service to reducecurrent and future threats and to sustainhealthy, resilient landscapes as the followingexamples illustrate.

TFPA Is Flexible

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The Parry Pinyon Pine Protection Project between two Tribes, the Ramona and Santa Rosa Bands of Cahuilla Indians, and the San Bernardino National Forest in southern California: treating and protecting 100 + acres of culturally important stands of pinyon through volunteer efforts.

TFPA Success Stories

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Perry Pinyon Pine Protection Project

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Cahuilla-Apache young people on the Ramona Reservation Courtesy of Daniel McCarthy.2013

The Los Burros TFPA Project, between the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the Apache‐SitgreavesNational Forest in east central Arizona utilized a Participating Agreement and special funds.  

TFPA was flexible enough so that tribal employees were trained and employed under the agreement.

Tribal members assisted in the preparation of 5,800 acres and thinned and treated fuels on a total of 1,580 acres.

TFPA Success Stories

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WMAT & FS Collaborating on the Los Burros Project

From L to R, Mark Goklish, WMAT, Amy McCabe Forest Service, Fred Cosay WMAT Photo Courtesy WMAT. Photo courtesy of the WMAT.

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Collaboration  

As these TFPA examples demonstrate, there are mutual benefits when Tribes and the Forest Service work across boundaries to  reduce the threat of risks to trust lands.

TFPA implementation supports the Forest Service emphasis on “all lands, all hands” and partnerships for healthy, resilient forest landscape management.

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This PowerPoint Presentation and related handouts are designed to compliment training on the Tribal Forest Protection Act. They are not intended to stand alone or provide legal advice.

THE WEBINAR SERIES POWERPOINT

THE WEBINAR SERIES POWERPOINT

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