The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to spend up to $450,000 in taxpayer dollars to teach Native American tribes in the Great Basin region ”climate adaptation plans” for their hunting, fishing and gathering activities.
“Due to climate change, the natural landscapes are becoming impacted,”
and the “traditional practices for hunting, fishing, and gathering for
ceremonial purposes” can potentially create further impacts,” according to
BLM’s Cooperative Agreement announcement.
“It is important to educate those who are engaging in these gathering
activities to reduce impacts on public lands. If tribes are able to develop
adaptation plans for their gathering activities, they would have a process to
follow that could reduce negative impacts on the landscape,” the Request for
Applications (RFA) explains......To Read More.......
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