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Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Listening to Tribes and understanding Tribal priorities drives our programs and services we offer.

Environmental Education Outreach Program

Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP)

Water Conservation

Water Conservation
Water conservation in the arid Southwest is of critical importance for the well-being of the natural environment as well as human health. This shared resource is incredibly valuable and requires community stewardship to ensure that it remains clean, wild, and drinkable! Learn more about the water cycle in our water conservation zone. Or check out one of the several footprint calculators listed below to learn useful conservation tips!

Calculate your water footprint! Fun tools to help you gauge your water usage impacts and start on the road to conservation.

National Geographic, Water Footprint Calculator
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-footprint-calculator/

Water Footprint Network
www.waterfootprint.org/?page=cal/waterfootprintcalculator_indv

GRACE Communications Foundation
www.h2oconserve.org/home.php?pd=index

For information on water usage and water conservation, please visit:
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/calculate-water-footprint.html

Green Ribbon Schools – Resources for an Environmentally Friendly Campus Water Conservation Awareness Program and Infrastructure Drip Audit
http://grs.4empower.com/resources.php?view=list&cat=2

Alliance for Water Awareness and Conservation – Arid environments
www.hdawac.org/

NASA, Student water recycling design competition
www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/kennedy/home/WLMR.html

University of Arizona, Project WET School Water Audit Program
http://cals.arizona.edu/arizonawet/teachersupport/swap

Water Wise Arizona
http://waterwise.arizona.edu/

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Mansel Nelson
Manager
Mansel.Nelson@nau.edu
928-523-1275

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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.