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

Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center

Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center (TAMS)

TAMS Center

About

In 1999, the Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center was created through a partnership between tribes, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 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.

The TAMS Steering Committee Charter states that, “The Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center strives to develop tribal capacity to assess, understand, and prevent environmental impacts that adversely affect health, cultural, and natural resources.”

The TAMS Center provides technical training to tribal environmental professionals in conducting air quality assessment projects such as air monitoring or emissions inventories and managing/analyzing the data. Workshops and professional development courses occur at the Virgil Masayesva Environmental Learning Center and on an individual request basis through professional assistance (PA) support. The TAMS Center also provides an equipment loan service to tribes at no cost. Ambient air monitoring equipment, indoor air quality diagnostic tools, and calibration/audit equipment and standards are available as loaner equipment.

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Christopher Lee
Program Manager
Christopher.Lee@nau.edu

TAMS Center:
702-784-8264

Darlene Santos
Administrative Assistant, Sr.
Darlene.Santos@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.