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Events in October 2025

  • October 22, 2025 (1 event)

    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
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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.