The Bi-State Tribal Natural Resources Committee successfully held the 2021 Traditional Ecological Knowledge Summit on July 14-16, 2021. A virtual Zoom conference took place July 14th and 15th. An in person, COVID19-safe, field tour was held on July 16th. The Field Trip showcased Tribal-Agency conservation efforts within the Mono Basin. Please see the link below for a virtual tour of the field trip.
A huge Thank You! to the partners listed below. Your contributions and involvement allowed the TEK Summit to move forward successfully.
Tribal sponsors of the 2021 TEK Summit include: Antelope Valley Indian Community, Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley, Bishop Paiute Indian Tribe, Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony, Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, Ft. Independence Community of Paiute Indians, Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Reno Sparks Indian Colony, Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, Tübatulabals of Kern Valley, Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe Benton Paiute Reservation, Walker River Paiute Tribe, Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, and Yerington Paiute Tribe.
Federal agency sponsors include: Bureau of Land Management (Bishop, Sierra Front, and Stillwater Field Offices), Natural Resource Conservation Service (CA, and NV), U.S. Geological Survey, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Headquarters, Pacific Southwest Legacy Regional Office, and Reno Fish and Wildlife Office), U.S. Forest Service (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and Inyo National Forest).
State agency sponsors include: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and Nevada State Parks.
Organization sponsors include: Intertribal Council of Nevada, and Native American Fish and Wildlife Society.