The southern Blue Mountains are one of 23 high-priority CFLRP areas that receive augmentedįunding from Congress to accelerate the pace and scale of forest restoration. Monitoring & Adaptive Management in the Southern Blue Mountains This session is co-sponsored by Lomkatsi Restoration Project and the Tribal Ecosystem Restoration Partnership Program *Elizabeth Azzuz - Secretary for Cultural Fire Management Council Merv George - Forest Supervisor, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forestĭon Gentry - Chairman, The Klamath Tribes Partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Monkman, LLP Tribal Affiliation: Kosealekte Band, Ajumawi-Atsuge Nation (Pit River Tribe) Moderator: Belinda Brown - Tribal Partnerships Director, Lomakatsi Restoration Project Participants will gain foundational knowledge in cultural agility, navigating intergovernmental affairs coordination, developing formal protocols and agreements, and utilizing best practices for creating successful partnerships, programs, and projects with tribes. Panelists will share success stories of collaboration between tribes, agencies, and non-profit organizations-exploring legal mechanisms, co-investment strategies, multi-party monitoring, workforce development, prescribed fire, and capacity building. These leaders bring expertise in legal practices, natural resource management, tribal government and trust responsibility, eco-cultural restoration, and indigenous fire knowledge. This all-tribal panel, convened by Lomakatsi’s Tribal Partnership Program, explores best practices, tools, and mechanisms for engaging with Tribal Nations and tribal communities in landscape-scale restoration initiatives. Partnering with Sovereign Tribal Nations increases the pace and scale of restoration and helps to sustain the cultural and public beneficial uses of natural resources and ecosystem services for all communities. ![]() Native American tribes have been successfully stewarding natural resources since time immemorial and continue to provide leadership in forest restoration and ecosystem management today. Did you attend this workshop? Please help us improve future workshops and take our survey here!
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