Entries by Chas Jones

Tribal Liaison Job: Climate Resilience in NM

Job announcement: Tribal Liaison for New Mexico at the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (SC CASC) This position manages relationships between the SC CASC and its Tribal partners in New Mexico. The liaison will be responsible for working closely with partners from a variety of Tribes, Pueblos, and inter-tribal organizations in New Mexico to […]

Tribal Climate Resilience Student Internships

The NW Climate Adaptation Science Center has two Tribal Climate Resilience Internships available through the BIA Pathways Program for Native American undergraduate and Master’s students. One position is located in Corvallis, Oregon, while the other is in Eugene, Oregon. Completion of the internship program gives the interns federal hiring preference in their future job searches. […]

Solar PV Funding: Now Accepting Applications

Apply now to fund your tribe’s energy projects. The Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund is Now Open! APPLY NOW Dear Friends, We are excited to announce that the Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund is now accepting applications for 2019! The TSAF is a tribal-led initiative that provides new funding to tribes to support their renewable energy projects. […]

Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress Applications Open

Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress. Applications Now Open! Deadline March 29, 2019! Calling All Native High School Students Join students from across the country to discuss community adaptation and related environmental issues impacting Native peoples. The mission of the Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress (NYCALC) is to develop future conservation leaders […]

Tribes Are Going Solar!

Native Village Integrates Solar and Storage to Cut Costs, Displace Diesel Local crew with Hughes’ solar PV system. Photo from Tanana Chiefs Conference. With help from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy grant funding, the Native Village of Hughes installed a 120-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system that will cut diesel use and […]

2019 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality: Registration open!

2019 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality May 6-9, 2019 Temecula, California Hosted by: The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians ~ ~ ~ The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) provides an opportunity to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss current policies, regulatory initiatives, technical, and outreach topics in air quality. The NTFAQ is […]

NW CASC Funding opportunity

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) invites Statements of Interest (SOI) for projects to be initiated in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The NW CASC funding opportunity process includes two phases: submission and review of SOI followed by submission and review of invited Full Proposals. Due to the recent federal government shutdown and […]

2019 Tribal Climate Camp: Accepting Applications

2019 TRIBAL CLIMATE CAMP Applications are being accepted for the 2019 Tribal Climate Camp. Please submit an inquiry form by March 1, 2019 online at atnitribes.org/climatechange/tribal-climate-camp Date: June 16-21, 2019 Location: Flathead Lake Biological Station, Polson MT Host Tribe: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes COSTS The only expense required of the attending delegates is their […]

ITEP Tribal Internship Program

Please forward to students that could benefit from this program. Students are invited to apply for the ITEP Summer Internship Program. Spend eight weeks this summer working with tribal communities nationwide to address environmental issues. The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) has 9 internship positions in air quality. Students will be provided with a […]

Free Climate Short Courses

Are you interested in learning about climate? Have you been curious about the impacts of a changing climate? Do you wonder how managers adapt to local changes in extremes? If so, participate in one or both of the two climate short courses being offered in October by the South Central CASC. Short courses being offered: […]