2024 United South and Eastern Tribes Tribal Climate Resilience Camp

• Who: United Southern and Eastern Tribes (USET) Member Tribal Nations interested in Tribal and community climate adaptation and resiliency
• When: June 10-14, 2024
• Where: The Avila Center in Durham, NC
• Recommended deadline for registration: Friday, May 3, 2024

The United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Office of Environmental Resource Management (OERM), in partnership with the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC), invites USET Member Tribal Nations to register a team of one or more participants for the 2024 USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp. The camp takes place on June 10-14, 2024 at the Avila Center in Durham, NC.

The 2024 USET Tribal Resilience Camp will host teams from USET Member Tribal Nations, for a total of about 30 participants.

A team may include: Tribal leaders; climate change coordinators, planners, and program managers; and/or community members.

Participants will learn about examples of Tribal climate adaptation, climate adaptation resources, and how climate adaptation may align with Tribal priorities and values.

USET also encourages each Member Tribal Nation team to bring specific climate adaptation and resiliency objectives and/or projects to work on, for which camp staff, facilitators, and guest speakers will provide support. Objectives and/or projects may include but are not limited to: community outreach plans, adaptation plans, vulnerability assessments, and funding strategies.

Visit the 2024 USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp page for more details.

For questions, please contact the USET OERM Climate Program staff:

• Casey Thornbrough, Climate Program Manager - cthornbrugh@usetinc.org
• Steph Courtney, Assistant Tribal Climate Science Liaison - scourtney@usetinc.org
• Tyler Everett, Tribal Forest Adaptation Technical Assistant - teverett@usetinc.org

Camp Registration and Costs

Registration is free and on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration allows USET to prepare and to ensure suitable and adequate resources and facilitators for every project. USET recommends registration by May 3, 2024.

The camp provides meals and lodging; travel costs are not covered. If your team is limited by travel funding, contact a USET camp coordinator regarding the travel stipends available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Visit the registration page for the 2024 USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp.

About United South and Eastern Tribes Office of Environmental Resource Management

First established in 2004 as the USET Environmental Liaison Office, OERM fulfills the founding member Tribal Nations’ goal to provide protection of Tribal natural resources. OERM focuses on assisting USET member Tribal Nations with a wide range of environmental concerns, such as supporting protection of human health and ecosystems, risk assessments, climate change adaptation and mitigation, providing clean and safe drinking water, cultural resource protection, traditional and conventional agriculture, and sustainable development.

Learn more about USET OERM.

About the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center

The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) is part of a network of nine climate adaptation science centers managed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center. Their mission is to deliver science to help fish, wildlife, water, land, and people adapt to a changing climate.

Learn more about SE CASC.