Saturday, April 6, 2013

Working with Tribes


On the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website, there is an intriguing program working to involve tribes in conservation efforts. Grants are now available for federally recognized tribes in the United States of up to $200,000 if a tribe wishes to start a program that works for the benefit of the native wildlife and their habitats. This may include but is not limited to “planning for wildlife and habitat conservation, fish and wildlife conservation and management actions, fish and wildlife related laboratory and field research, natural history studies, habitat mapping, public education” and much more!

While proposals to receive grant money run up against stiff competition, this looks like a wonderful step forward by the U.S. F.W.S in actively seeking programs to educate, protect and conserve from within reservations themselves. Only through dual cooperation can both the Native people of Arizona and the Native wildlife of Arizona be protected. This program also addresses a question I posed towards the beginning of this project regarding money being sent towards conservation education programs on reservations.

One further step I would encourage would be grant systems for those who are not members of a federally registered tribe, yet still wish to impact the relationship between people and wildlife.

If you wish to apply for this grant, here is a link to the 2013 proposal tool:


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