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Rebecca Stevens

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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.

7 STACC, Volume 2 Webinar Series - Indigenous-Led Conservation Chapter May 7, 2026 Time: 8 AM to 9:30 AM Hawai’i 10 AM to 11:30 AM Alaska 11 AM to 12:30 PM Pacific Noon to 1:30 PM Mountain 1 PM to 2:30 PM Central 2 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern Presented by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribal Wellbeing for Seven Generations Program Summary: The Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) report series elevates the voices and efforts of Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and communities and provides a space within published literature to share stories about the climate change impacts we are experiencing and the solutions we are implementing in our communities. The reports are acts of resilience and self-determination intended to uplift Indigenous experiences and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in local, national, and global conversations. To further uplift these Knowledges, ITEP is excited to announce a webinar series dedicated to the STACC Report, Volume 2, which was released in Spring 2025. The webinar series brings to life discussions amongst chapter authors and provides a space for public conversation and questions. The Indigenous-Led Conservation webinar is designed to be a community conversation. We welcome thoughts and questions from attendees. We invite you to read Chapter 7 of the STACC report here and submit your questions to the panel in advance of the webinar here or email to cara.corbin@nau.edu. Presenters: ITEP is honored to have authors from the STACC chapter and other knowledge holders join us to discuss Indigenous-Led Conservation. ● Dr. Lara Jacobs, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Citizen with Choctaw heritage, Natural Resources Department Director for Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians ● Dr. Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon, Iñupiaq-Nome Eskimo Community, Owner/Consultant Sauyaq Solutions ● Amelia Marchand, MELP, Citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Executive Director, L.I.G.H.T. Foundation ● Dr. Jonathan Fisk, Taíno Boricua, Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hawaiʻi People's Fund ● Rhode Grayson, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Citizen with Choctaw heritage, Prescott College There will be an art introduction to the webinar by Rhode Grayson, who contributed their art to the STACC chapter on Indigenous-Led Conservation. To register: Please click here to register for the webinar. There is no cost to attend. Full registration link: https://bit.ly/4mI2JgD Previous webinar recordings available on the ITEP website: Water Justice - November 21, 2025 Good Fire - December 4, 2025 Please direct any questions to: Cara Corbin, Program Coordinator, Tribal Wellbeing for Seven Generations Program at ITEP, 12:00 PM: Wildfire/Woodsmoke Working Group 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM May 7, 2026 Wildfire/Woodsmoke Working Group Join Zoom Meeting https://nau.zoom.us/j/87997944373?pwd=Atebb6VLyhgxBWvO7IzoeIdbBw5Nt4.1&jst=1 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm MTN Meeting ID: 879 9794 4373 Password: 300095

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