Indian Youth Service Corp making a difference in Oregon
Inter-tribal crew members in Lomakatsi’s Tribal Youth Ecological Forestry Training Program conduct ecological thinning within the Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project, near Ashland, Oregon. (USDA Forest Service video by Preston Keres) At sunrise in the beautiful lands of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in Ashland, Oregon, a group of tribal youth gather to begin a busy day…
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Indian Youth Service Corps pilot partnership reawakens connections to land
Workforce Development Partnerships and local Forest Service employees meet with the newly created Isleta Pueblo crew under Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps. The crew is doing restoration work on their tribal lands in the bosque adjacent to the Rio Grande River. USDA Forest Service…
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Tribal teens gain hands-on experience
All of the Tribal Youth Conservation Corps participants take a turn in using an increment borer to determine a tree’s age on the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, summer 2022. The tribal crews learned about various forestry disciplines, including fire management, wildlife, timber, and…
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Catching poachers and zapping fish
Wildlife biologist and education coordinator Ashley Mueller (green hat, big smile) celebrates with the 2022 Native American Fish and Wildlife Society National Summer Youth Practicum completion of the Colorado State University ropes course, where they built comradery, trust and confidence in themselves and their peers. (Photo courtesy of Native American Fish and Wildlife Society)
On a July…