Mar 12th

ANA Environmental Regulatory Enhancement

Environmental Regulatory Enhancement is the strengthing of Tribal goverments or organizations through capacity building to identify, plan, develop and implement environmental programs in manner consistent with Tribal culture for Native American communities.

For more information on ANA Environmental Regulatory Enhanchment click here

Important: When submitting your proposal it is important that it must be in the hands of ANA by due date, which is March 12th 4:30 pm Eastern Standard Time. Not post marked.

ANA Applicant Help Desk

Phone:  877-922-9262

Email:  ana@acf.hhs.gov

Mar 12th

ANA Environmental Mitigation

The purpose of Environmental Mitigation projects are to conduct the research and planning needed to indetify environmental impacts to indian lands caused by Department of Defense (DOD) activities on or near Indian lands and to plan for remedial investigations to determine and carry out a preliminary assessment of these problems. Mitigation projects should result in adequatley detailed documentation of of the problems and sources of help in sovling them to provide a useful basis for examining alternative mitigation approaches.

For more information on ANA Environmental Regulatory Enhanchment click here

Important: When submitting your proposal it is important that it must be in the hands of ANA by due date, which is March 12th 4:30 pm Eastern Standard Time. Not post marked.

ANA Applicant Help Desk

Phone:  877-922-9262

Email:  ana@acf.hhs.gov

April

8-10

Tanana Chiefs Conference

Solid Waste Mangement Training

The three day Solid Waste Management Training is hosted by Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), Office of Environmental Health (OEH) April 8-10, 2008 in Fairbanks.  The class will be taught by staff from OEH, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) and guest lecturers.  Some of the topics covered in the class include: impacts of an open dump, permitting Class III landfills, site plans, management plans, waste treatment management, operations and maintenance, community education, closing site plans, and funding solid waste solutions.  If anyone is interested in attending Melva will need to receive a completed registration form (call to recieve one).  The OEH Training Program has reserved two positions for people outside the TCC-OEH Region who want to attend this training.  Depending on availability, those positions can be provided with lodging and meals while they are attending the class.

Fairbanks

Melva Traverso

OEH Training Coordinator

TCC-OEH

Phone: 452-8251

Toll Free:  1-800-478-6822 ext. 3437

Fax: 459-3989

melva.traverso@tananachiefs.org

April 15-17

Integrated Solid Waste Mangement Plan Training

Zender Environmental and Alaska Forum

For more info contact Jennifer Williams

Anchorage

Jennifer Williams

(907) 349-2163

jwilliams@akforum.org

April 21-24

The Squaxin Island Tribe, in partnership with EPA Region 10, would like to extend an invitation to Tribal Leaders from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to come together April 21 -24, 2008 in Shelton, Washington.

The 2008 TLS will provide an opportunity for dialog between EPA and Tribal Government officials.  Following-up on topics raised at the 2006 TLS, this summit's discussions will focus on emerging policy-level and strategic planning issues along with other vital issues raised by Tribal Leaders.

For registration click here

For more info click here

May

5-7

Rural Alaska Landfill Operators (RALO) Training

Bethel

Jennifer Williams

(907) 349-2163

jwilliams@akforum.org

May

29-30

Climate Change in the Northwest

"Tribal Perspectives"

Seattle, WA

Crystal Varisco

(503) 249-5770

June

23-27

8th National Tribal Conferenceon Environmental Manament

Nurturing Mother Earth-Our People's Destiny

Hosted by the Montana/Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council and co-sponsored by EPA

For more info click here

Billings, Montana

Allyson Kelly

(406) 252-2550