News & Events
Watershed protection project a winner for disaster prep solutions
The Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project won the People's Choice award in a national Solution Search competition hosted by the nonprofit Rare. Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project Operations Specialist Mark Brehl accepted the award in Washington D.C. on Monday.
6th International Fire Ecology & Management Congress "Advancing Ecology in Fire Management" Conference
November 6-20, 2015 - San Antonio, Texas
13th Biennial Conference of Science & Management on the Colorado Plateau & Southwest Region
October 5-8, 2015, Northern Arizona University High Country Conference Center
Soil Nutrients May Keep Plants from Slowing Down Climate Change
Plants have been hailed as possible saviors of the planet as it continues to warm up, especially considering that they can absorb more harmful carbon dioxide than previously thought. However, now new research says soil nutrients may hinder this plan, keeping plants from slowing down climate change.
Six Shooter Watershed Restoration Project Underway
Reserve, NM – Work by New Mexico State Forestry on a 667-acre watershed restoration treatment project southeast of Reserve has begun.
Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
New FAC Learning Network Video
Rural Business Development Grant
USDA-Rural Development is accepting applications for a new program, Rural Business Development Program. This program consolidates the Rural Business Enterprise Grant and the Rural Business Opportunity Grant.
Forest Guild Completes First Controlled Burn on Private Land in La Cueva, New Mexico
The Forest Guild completed its first pile burn on private land in Santa Fe County.
Other News
Nature Climate Change Article: "Vulnerability and Adaptation of U.S. Shellfisheries to Ocean Acidification"
EPA News
Congressional Research Service Releases: "Climate Change Adaptation by Federal Agencies: An Analysis of Plans and Issues for Congress"
Department of Housing and Urban Development Releases Report
"Green Infrastructure and the Sustainable Communities Initiative"
NOAA Grant Opportunity
"Strengthening the Public's and/or K-12 Students' Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Environmental Changes"
Other Federal News
U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Releases Water Resources as Topic Area
EPA News
EPA and Partners Announce Monthly Webinar Series: Climate Information for Managing Risks in Water Resources
EPA News
EPA Green Power Leadership Awards Application Period Open Through April 17
EPA News
EPA Launches 2015 Green Infrastructure Webcast Series
Environmental Scientist and Specialist-Operational (NMED #12152) Job Posting for Department of Environment
There is an employment position in the Albuquerque office in the Ground Water Ag Waste Section of the NM Environment Department.
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- Tribal Climate Change Newsletter
- Welcome to ITEP's Tribal Climate Change Newsletter. This monthly newsletter provides news items, resources, announcements about funding opportunities, conferences, and training, and other information relevant to tribal climate change issues.
