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Events in October 2025

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September 28, 2025
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September 30, 2025
October 1, 2025(1 event)


October 1, 2025

GRANTS Office Hours

First Wednesday @ 10am PST

July 2, 2025
August 6, 2025
September 3, 2025
October 1, 2025
November 5, 2025
December 3, 2025

Join Us on Zoom:
Meeting ID: 659-096-3943
Password: AIAQTP

October 2, 2025(1 event)
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October 8, 2025(1 event)
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October 14, 2025(2 events)

October 14, 2025

The Tribal Pesticide Program Council will hold its Fall meeting October 14 - 16 at the Ak-Chin Indian Community and online via Zoom. All meetings are offered in a hybrid format, with a virtual option for people who can’t be there in person. For information on how to join please contact TPPC Coordinator Mark Daniels at mark.daniels@nau.edu or 928-523-8897.


October 14, 2025

TAMS Steering Committee Air Monitoring Workgroup

Second Tuesday @ 11am PST

October 14, 2025 @ 11am PST
December 9, 2025 @ 11am PST

Join Us on Zoom:
Meeting ID: 659-096-3943
Password: AIAQTP

October 15, 2025(1 event)

October 14, 2025

The Tribal Pesticide Program Council will hold its Fall meeting October 14 - 16 at the Ak-Chin Indian Community and online via Zoom. All meetings are offered in a hybrid format, with a virtual option for people who can’t be there in person. For information on how to join please contact TPPC Coordinator Mark Daniels at mark.daniels@nau.edu or 928-523-8897.

October 16, 2025(4 events)

October 14, 2025

The Tribal Pesticide Program Council will hold its Fall meeting October 14 - 16 at the Ak-Chin Indian Community and online via Zoom. All meetings are offered in a hybrid format, with a virtual option for people who can’t be there in person. For information on how to join please contact TPPC Coordinator Mark Daniels at mark.daniels@nau.edu or 928-523-8897.


October 16, 2025

Tribal Exchange Network Group Monthly Tribal Data Drop-in Sessions

Held the third Thursday of every month from 10-11:30am (PACIFIC), these sessions feature TXG members and other professionals who volunteer their time to answer questions, provide tips, and share first-hand experiences in data management. Come with a question, share a resource of your own, or simply listen in to what others have to say. Register here.


October 16, 2025

Indoor Air Quality Office Hours

Third Thursday @ 11am PST

July 17, 2025
August 21, 2025
September 18, 2025
October 16, 2025
November 20, 2025
December 18, 2025

Join Us on Zoom:
Meeting ID: 659-096-3943
Password: AIAQTP


October 16, 2025

Outreach & Education Office Hours

Third Thursday @ 12pm PST

July 17, 2025
August 21, 2025
September 18, 2025
October 16, 2025
November 20, 2025
December 18, 2025

Join Us on Zoom:
Meeting ID: 659-096-3943
Password: AIAQTP

October 17, 2025
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October 19, 2025
October 20, 2025
October 21, 2025
October 22, 2025(2 events)

October 22, 2025

Dr Robert Nairn from the University of Oklahoma will provide an overview of the mutually beneficial and respectful scientific relationship that has been built over decades with Tribes at the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Northeastern Oklahoma. He will highlight some of the work that has been conducted at Tar Creek, how this partnership has benefited all parties, and showcase some exciting new PFAS research that could be utilized in Indian Country. To learn more about this project visit: https://www.ou.edu/coe/centers/crew.


Meeting Information
Time: 9:00-10:30 am (Alaska); 10:00-11:30 am (Pacific); 11:00-12:30 pm (Mountain); 12:00-1:30 pm (Central); 1:00-2:30 pm (Eastern)
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/89131950137?pwd=XNUe735zE6SESaQXsMFzkncrJTHLUV.1

Meeting ID: 891 3195 0137
Password: 378883
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October 22, 2025

The Caring for Our Relatives Program is excited to announce a new way to connect:
What to expect:

  • Quick, informal, monthly, 1-hour sessions to support all aspects of ecological resilience projects - drop in with your questions and ideas.
  • We'll have staff on-hand for guidance on funding opportunities, proposal writing, and more. . .
  • Open to Federally- recognized, State-recognized, Unrecognized Tribes, and Alaska Native Villages.
  • There's no cost and commitment, just drop in.

For more information contact Ashley Gries at Ashley.Gries@nau.edu 

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CONNECT WITH US

Mehrdad Khatibi
Co-Director
Mehrdad.Khatibi@nau.edu

Nikki Cooley
Co-Director
Nikki.Cooley@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.