Funding for Tribal sawmills!🪵The Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance program funds facilities such as sawmills and wood-processing facilities near federal or Tribal lands in need of restoration. ⏰ Deadline: April 22, 2026 👉 Apply through Grants.gov #TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship
ITC’s NNCN helps Tribes turn federal programs into actionable stewardship. Through workshops, site visits, and guidance, Tribal forestry staff connect directly with NRCS specialists and funding partners. #NRCS #TribalForestry #WorkingLands #ForestStewardship #WildfireResilience #HabitatRestoration
Since 1976, ITC has grown alongside Tribal forestry leaders navigating shifting policies, partnerships, and challenges. At 50 years, ITC remains both legacy and living—supporting Tribes in managing forestlands according to their own values and priorities.
#ITC50 #TribalForestry #NativeLeadership
Leaders from the Intertribal Timber Council have traveled to Brussels to advocate for policies that protect forests without compromising US Tribal rights, governance, and knowledge systems. #TribalForestry #DataSovereignty #IndigenousStewardship #IndigenousSovereignty #EUDR #GlobalTrade
Board Member Spotlight: Jason Robison — Operations Committee Chair at ITC “Management is not passive — it’s a responsibility rooted in relationships and long-term care.” Jason works to strengthen Tribal forestry by supporting all 58 member Tribes.
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship
🌲 49th Annual National Indian Timber Symposium🌲
June 8–11, 2026 | Keshena, Wisconsin
Register now available: bit.ly/3PKVAQ3
#ITC #NationalTimberSymposium #NationalTimberSymposium2026 #forestry #tribalforestry
The first Intertribal Timber Council symposium in Seattle showed Tribes needed a space to learn from each other and move forestry forward together — and they built it themselves. #TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship #ITC #ForestryLeadership #KnowledgeSharing #LandStewardship #ForestManagement
Since 1976, ITC has grown alongside Tribal forestry leaders navigating shifting policies, partnerships, and challenges. At 50 years, ITC remains both legacy and living—supporting Tribes in managing forestlands according to their own values and priorities.
#ITC50 #TribalForestry #NativeLeadership
Decades without natural or cultural fire, plus chronic underfunding, have left forests overcrowded, fuel-loaded, and vulnerable to insects, disease, and severe wildfire.
Tribal forest management restores balance through long-term stewardship and cultural knowledge 🌲🔥 #TribalForestry
The Snoqualmie Tribe is looking for a Senior Forester! 🌲💰 Salary range begins at $88,726 👉Apply by visiting:bit.ly/3NDB1nU 🗓Applications open now!
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship #ForestManagement #SustainableForests #NativeLeadership #JobOpportuntity #ConservationJobs
Forests aren’t just timber 🌲
In Tribal forestry, they’re food, medicine, classrooms, and relatives. Ramps, sochan, camas, huckleberries—all first foods of the forest. 🌿
Explore the IFMAT StoryMap to see forests as relationships, not just industry.
#TribalForestry #FirstFoods #ForestStewardship
Board Member Spotlight: Jason Robison — Operations Committee Chair (Cow Creek Band of Umpqua) “Management is not passive — it’s a responsibility rooted in relationships and long-term care.” Jason works to strengthen Tribal forestry by supporting all 58 member Tribes. #TribalForestry
🚨Funding opportunity! The Community Wood Grant Program supports sawmill retooling, thermally led community wood energy systems, and innovative wood product manufacturing
⏰ Deadline: April 22, 2026
👉 Apply through Grants.gov
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship #ForestHealth #WildfireResilience
🌲 ITC President Cody Desautel testifies before Congress on March 18 (livestream). Tribes do far more with far less, facing persistent funding inequities. ITC urges Congress to invest in Tribal forest management. Tune in at 3:20 pm ET 🔗 bit.ly/4uq6LgV
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship
🚨 Funding Alert
Tribal Forestry programs – this funding could support your next project!
🗓 Deadline: April 22, 2026 (11:59 PM EST)
📌 Apply through Grants.gov (SAM registration required)
#TribalForestry #IndigenousStewardship #ForestHealth #WildfireResilience #HealthyForests #ForestRestoration
"We have a deeper connection to nature because we were one of the first people here." 🌿
11-year-old Sabine Coates reminds us why teaching the next generation to care for the land matters—for culture, community, and our forests. 🌲💚
#NextGenForestry #TribalForestry #IndigenousKnowledge
The Earle R. Wilcox Memorial Awards honor leaders advancing Tribal forestry, fire, and natural resource stewardship. Each year at the ITC Symposium we recognize those carrying this legacy forward.
🌲 2026 applications open
📅 March 13, 2026 - 5pm PT
Apply: link in bio
#TribalForestry
Tim Vredenburg of the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe highlights how partnerships with NRCS help get real work on the ground—restoring forests, improving habitats, and strengthening Tribal land stewardship. #TribalForestry #IndigenousLeadership #ForestStewardship #NRCS #TribalPartnerships
See how ITARA is helping the Cow Creek Tribe manage forests, water, fish, and wildlife holistically, with tribal sovereignty and long-term stewardship at the center. 🌿
✨Full story drops on our channels tomorrow!✨
#ForestFutures #SevenGenerations #ITARA #TribalForestry
See how ITARA is helping the Cow Creek Tribe manage forests, water, fish, and wildlife holistically, with tribal sovereignty and long-term stewardship at the center. 🌿
✨Full story drops on our channels tomorrow!✨
#ForestFutures #SevenGenerations #ITARA #TribalForestry
🌲Did you know the way timber is sold can shape who controls land stewardship?🌲
Understanding the difference between direct log sales and stumpage sales helps clarify how Tribal Nations build workforce capacity, retain value, and steward forests for the long term.
#TribalForestry #ForestryEducation
🌱 USDA NRCS Update:
📅 Jan 15 is the national batching date for select conservation programs.
⏰ Submit applications early to access funding & support for regenerative practices. Don’t miss out!
#IntertribalTimberCouncil #ITC #NRCS #USDA #TribalForestry #Conservation
📝New Blog Post
🌲From Consultation to Co-Management: Redefining Tribal Forestry Partnerships. Tribal nations are taking a leading role in forest stewardship through co-management, driving lasting change in Tribal forestry.
🔗 Link: ow.ly/fVt050XGCKQ
#IntertribalTimberCouncil #TribalForestry
🕸️ In a powerful new piece, the ITC challenges the colonial framework of career progression in forestry. Instead of “climbing a ladder,” #TribalForestry professionals are weaving a web, a connected and culturally grounded approach. 📖 Read the full article: medium.com/@intertri...
🌲💡What are the career opps for women in #TribalForestry? Hear from Tia Beavert, Tribal Forest Mgr., Yakama Nation. On 6/17, Tia is presenting on "Advancing Women’s Leadership in Forestry and Fire Management – A Tribal Perspective." Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🌟 Day 1: The #NationalTimberSymposium started off yesterday w/ an icebreaker at @UMontana's Washington-Grizzly Stadium Club. 🤝 We hope our attendees continue networking and strengthening partnerships in their work to support #tribalforestry over the 4-day symposium.
Keith Karnes, Forestry Director for Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, talks about why the Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) is important.
Learn more about the TFPA: www.itcnet.org/issues_proje...
#TribalForestProtectionAction #tribalforestry #naturalresources
"Tribal efforts to care for our shared environment deserve the support of those who care about the future of our planet." —Gary Morishima, Technical Advisor, Quinault Indian Nation. 🌿🌎 This #EarthDay, learn how you can support #tribalforestry through the IFMAT IV StoryMap: arcg.is/0fn985