Incorporating Food, Medicine, and Tradition into Your Brownfields Projects
We recently held a two-day virtual gathering focused on ways to incorporate food, medicine, and tradition in brownfields work
February 5, 2025
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Welcome to the Tribal Waste & Response Program (TWARP)
Here you will find:
- How you can request a mentor match.
- The website of the Tribal Waste & Response Steering Committee.
- Our online community, the Tribal Lands Assistance Center.
- Information about our annual Tribal Lands and Environment Forum.
- Self-paced and multi-module online training courses.
- And much more!
2025 TRIBAL LANDS & ENVIRONMENT FORUM (TLEF)
August 18-21, 2025
Minneapolis, MN
This year’s TLEF takes place August 18-21, and we are keeping it a hybrid event. This means you can attend, and participate, either in person or virtually.
TRIBAL WASTE & RESPONSE STEERING COMMITTEE (TWARSC)
We communicate the concerns and perspectives of Tribes to US EPA staff and leadership.
TRIBAL LANDS ASSISTANCE CENTER (TLAC)
TLAC is a resource for Tribes and Tribal communities facing contamination or the threat of contamination.
MENTOR MATCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
Since 2014 we have matched scores of Tribal professionals with their peers at other Tribal Nations and Alaskan Native Villages.
NEWS & EVENTS
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum
The Tribal Lands and Environment Forum (TLEF) is a joint effort between the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), the Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee (TWAR SC), and US EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM).
January 17, 2025
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Tribal Lands Conferences
Service to Tribes, Tribal environmental professionals, students, and educators is paramount to our work. Service to Tribal communities working to combat climate…
August 28, 2021
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While the Western-science approach can be valuable in restoration efforts, it isn’t the only lens through which to view traditional knowledge. “The four-legged, the winged, the finned—we call them our brothers and sisters of the earth.” —excerpt…
CONNECT WITH US
Todd Barnell
Program Manager
Todd.Barnell@nau.edu
Julie Meikowski
Assistant Manager
Julie.Meikowski@nau.edu
Amanda Kapp
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Amanda.Kapp@nau.edu
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