Tribal Climate Change Adaptation and Preparedness EPA Region 10 Training Webinar

This webinar is for Pacific Northwest and Alaskan Tribes seeking to address climate change adaptation and preparedness. Speakers from EPA and from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest discuss tribal climate adaptation plans and climate resources, best practices, and lessons learned. This webinar is part of EPA’s effort to respond to priorities described in tribes' EPA-Tribal Environmental Plans.

Webinar Details:
• Opening Remarks - EPA Region 10
• EPA Presenters:
o Viccy Salazar; EPA Climate Adaptation Program and Stephanie Santell; EPA Office of Water Climate Change Coordinator: "EPA’s draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and Federal Initiatives to Advance the Adaptive Capacity of Tribes."
o Mat Martinson; EPA Region 10 Permitting, Drinking Water and Infrastructure Branch Chief: “Effective Infrastructure Project Planning to Address Significant Challenges: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”
o Britta Bierwagen; EPA Office of Research and Development: Branch Chief, Integrated Environmental Assessment Branch: “Tools to Assist with Climate Change Adaptation and Preparedness.”
• Questions and Discussion
• Tribal Presenters:
o Courtney Greiner; Marine Ecologist, Swinomish Tribe: "Swinomish Shellfish: Climate Change Research and Action"
o Zoe Roberts; Environmental Specialist, Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation: "Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation: Climate Change Programs"
• Questions and Discussion
• Tribal Presenters:
o Jennifer Robinette; Environmental Coordinator to the Native Village of Ekuk: " Flooding and Erosion in Ekuk "
o Hal Shephard; Consultant with the Norton Bay Inter-Tribal Watershed Council: “The Norton Bay Inter-Tribal Watershed Council Climate Adaption Planning”
o Stephen Payton; Regional IGAP Environmental Coordinator, Chugach Regional Resources Commission: " 'The Ocean is Part of Me': Climate Change and Subsistence in the Chugach Region"
• Questions and Discussion