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AIAQTP: American Indian Air Quality Training Program

About

ITEP’s American Indian Air Quality Training Program (AIAQTP) provides training and educational outreach for tribal environmental staff all over the United States, including Alaska. The various projects and services highlighted below help the AIAQTP to accomplish the following goals:

  • Assist in the building of tribal capacity for air quality management
  • Provide high-quality, up-to-date training that is immediately relevant to tribes
  • Enhance communication skills to promote collaboration and networking

Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center:
One of the key components of ITEP’s air quality program is the TAMS Center. The Tribal Air Monitoring (TAMS) Center was created through a partnership between Tribes, ITEP and the US EPA. It is the first technical training center designed specifically to meet the needs of tribes involved in air quality management and offers an array of training and support services to tribal air professionals.

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In-Person Courses

  • Addressing Air Quality in Tribal Communities
  • Introduction to Tribal Air Programs
  • Management of Tribal Air Programs and Grants
  • Fundamental of Air Monitoring
  • Air Quality Technology
  • Air Quality Computations
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Indoor Air Quality Diagnostic Tools
  • Community Outreach and Education
  • Project Planning, Grants and QAPPs for Alaska
  • Indoor Air Quality Instructor Led Online Course for Alaska
  • Treatment as a State

For more information about course content or registration, please contact:

Christal.Black@nau.edu

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Self Paced Online Courses

  • Residential Building Science Review
  • Radon Fundamentals
  • Emission Inventory Fundamentals
  • Emission Inventory Advanced
  • Quality Assurance Fundamentals
  • Writing a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
  • Building Performance: Improving IAQ in Warm Climates
  • Building Performance: Improving IAQ in Cold Climates

For more information about course content or registration, please contact:

Christal.Black@nau.edu

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Previously Recorded Webinars

Planning an Air Quality Monitoring Project
Webinar Video

The Clean Air Act and Grants
Webinar Video

Road Dust
Webinar Video

QREST 101
Webinar Video

Air Quality System (AQS) Database
Webinar Video 1
Webinar Video 2

Air Quality Data Management
Webinar Video

Quality Assurance Project Plans in a Nutshell
Webinar Video

Emission Inventories, Your Questions Answered
Webinar Video

Wood Stove Operation & Maintenance Webinar Series
Webinar Video

Remote Air Monitoring Professional Assistance
Webinar Video

For more information about course content or registration, please contact:

Christal.Black@nau.edu

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Christal Black
Assistant Manager
Christal.Black@nau.edu

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Rebecca Stevens

Chair

Coeur d’Alene Tribe – Idaho

Program Manager/Restoration Coordinator
Working with the Tribe since: 2005

Rebecca is the Program Manager for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department-Hazardous Waste Management Program. She also serves the role as the Restoration Coordinator with the Restoration Partnership. Rebecca has been working on water quality related issues for over 19 years. She represents the Tribe in the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site working with EPA while implementing their remedy for the Basin. She is also the Tribe’s Restoration Coordinator for the Restoration Partnership for which all Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) claims have been settled and on the ground restoration work has been underway since 2019. Rebecca continues to work with other Tribes on NRDA issues while coordinating with the US DOI, USDA, and the State of Idaho.

Rebecca is a proud member of the Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee where she also serves on the Tribal Superfund Work Group and Advisory Council. Rebecca enjoys x-country skiing in the winter, summertime water sports, Frisbee golf, and spending time with her friends, family, and blue heeler. Rebecca is very honored to work for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and is proud to be a part of restoring natural resources in the Coeur d’Alene Basin.

Rebecca can be reached by e-mail at rstevens@cdatribe-nsn.gov.

National Tribal Forum on Air Quality

The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) aims to support tribal programs by fostering information-sharing and networking opportunities that are focused on building tribal capacity in air quality management. The event’s agenda is driven by tribal input and priorities, with a focus on increasing tribal engagement in air quality initiatives that are relevant to tribal communities across the nation.