Tribal Reconnections – Partners & Public Lands Seminar Series

Tribal Reconnections: Exploring CSKT’s and BLM’s Tribal Co-stewardship Agreement and Showcasing Our Projects

Date: Wednesday, May 21
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Montana Natural History Center
Cost: Free! But please register

PARTNERS & PUBLIC LANDS SEMINAR SERIES: Conversations with BLM Missoula Field Office

Featuring Speakers from BLM, Erin Carey and Jen McNew and CSKT’s Katie McDonald

In 2024 BLM Missoula Field Office entered a new, formal Tribal Co-stewardship MOU with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. As we stand up this important new partnership, we’re excited to share many of the ways that BLM and CSKT will work together to incorporate traditional knowledge and center our restoration efforts around honoring tribal values.

Enjoy a complimentary beer with the lecture!

The Missoula Field Office, Bureau of Land Management is excited to announce the “Partners & Public Lands” seminar series! Hosted by the Montana Natural History Center, staff from BLM will be teaming up with our partners to share some of our common treatment activities and deep dive into the “why” behind these land restoration actions. In this 4-part series, we’ll share about forest management, riparian treatments, recreation management, and BLM’s new co-stewardship partnership with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes.

February 12 – Counting Bunny Poop – How Forest Thinning Treatments Impact Wildlife Habitat; with special guests from The Nature Conservancy and University of Montana

March 19 – Busy Beavers – Using Low Tech Stream Restoration Techniques to Restore Riparian Areas; with special guests from Trout Unlimited and others TBA

April 16 – Recreation Resiliency – Exploring a Community-Driven Approach to Recreation Stewardship; featuring Blackfoot Challenge

May 21 – Tribal Reconnections – Sharing BLM & CSKT’s Tribal Co-stewardship Partnership and what this means for land management; featuring partners from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe