Environment and Natural Resources

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Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Educational Field Days and demonstration trials were used to help Identify problems facing the production of established crops (alfalfa, cotton, seed crops and vegetables) and to determine... 2 years 9 weeks ago Colorado River Indian Tribes Extension
Irrigation Water Measurement Agriculture on the Colorado River Indian Reservation is predominately flood irrigated with water delivered from the Colorado River via an extensive irrigation ditch system that extends over most of... 2 years 9 weeks ago Colorado River Indian Tribes Extension
Arrow weed Control Program The CRIT Agent is cooperating with Dr. William McCloskey - University of Arizona Extension Weed Specialist - on a study testing environmentally sensitive methods of controlling Arrowweed along... 2 years 9 weeks ago Colorado River Indian Tribes Extension
The Hualapai Reservation and Extension Programs This article gives an overview of extension programs on the Hualapai Reservation.  It addresses the geographical, social, and economic setting, communities, language, schools, and economic... 2 years 9 weeks ago Hualapai Extension
The Hopi Reservation and Extension Programs This article gives an overview of the extension programs on the Hopi Reservation.   It covers the geographical, social and economic setting, Tribal government, communities, language,... 2 years 9 weeks ago Hopi Extension
Extension Programs on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation Thsi article gives an overview of exension programs on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation. The following information is provided for use by potential researchers and others who are... 2 years 9 weeks ago Colorado River Indian Tribes Extension
The Navajo Nation and Extension Programs This article gives and overview of extension programs on the Navajo Reservation.  It covers the geographic, social, and  economic setting, communities, language, education, and economic... 2 years 9 weeks ago Shiprock Extension, Tuba City Extension, Window Rock Extension
Quick Facts - San Carlos Apache Reservation CommunitiesThe total tribal enrollment includes 13,246 people, with the enrolled tribal membership in residence on the reservation at 10,709 people. There are three main communities, San Carlos (... 2 years 9 weeks ago San Carlos Extension
Quick Facts - The Navajo Nation Consisting of 27,000 square miles in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, the Navajo Nation, geographically, is the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. The area of the reservation... 2 years 9 weeks ago Shiprock Extension, Tuba City Extension, Window Rock Extension
Quick Facts - The Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation (C.R.I.T.) This article give quick facts about the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation. 2 years 9 weeks ago Colorado River Indian Tribes Extension
Quick Facts - The Hopi Reservation Quick facts about the Hopi Indian Reservation. Located on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona, the Hopi people trace their history in Arizona to more than 2,000 years, but their history as a... 2 years 9 weeks ago Hopi Extension
Quick Facts - The Hualapai Reservation Quick facts about the Hualapai Reservation. The Hualapai Nation encompasses over 1,000,000 acres of land extending across parts of three counties: Mohave, Coconino and Yavapai. The Reservation land... 2 years 9 weeks ago Hualapai Extension
Beef and Buffalo Production The Fort Hall Reservation Tribal and non-Tribal members run approximately 10,000 head of cattle on the expansive rangelands of the reservation.  There is a great need for education in the area... 2 years 9 weeks ago Fort Hall Extension
Seminole Tribal Cattle Program The tribal cattle program, one of the largest US cattle producers, has demonstrated considerable proficiency. After a 15 year development program, the tribe has arrived with genetic lines optimized... 2 years 10 weeks ago Seminole Extension
Center for Cherokee Plants One of the exciting projects under development is the Center for Cherokee Plants. The Center will be a headquarters for growing culturally significant Cherokee plants. The Center will consist of a... 2 years 10 weeks ago Cherokee Extension
Cherokee Farming and Gardening Cherokee FRTEP provides technical assistance to Cherokee farmers and gardeners. The annual garden contest grows in popularity each year. In 2006, 54 Cherokee gardens were in the competition. Over the... 2 years 10 weeks ago Cherokee Extension
Forestry The Tribe owns approximately 40,000 acres of land, with a large portion covered in mixed pine and hardwood stands of timber. As with any commodity, the business of timber management is an ever-... 2 years 10 weeks ago Choctaw Extension
Environmental Education Environmental education is a high priority for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The Extension Educator provided hands-on educational experiences for the youth within the boundaries of the Nation. The... 2 years 10 weeks ago Muscogee (Creek) Extension
Environmental Education Initiatives The Pine Ridge office has engaged in a number of environmental education initiatives.  South Dakota Rangeland Days is an annual event involving SDSU, Oglala Lakota College, NRCS and several... 2 years 10 weeks ago Pine Ridge Extension
Natural Resources and Agriculture Extension strives to serve the ranching and agriculture communities, from cow-calf operations, horse programs, forage and cattle nutrition, to crops and horticulture. Programs have included; low... 2 years 10 weeks ago Fort Berthold Extension
Improved Pasture Seeding Reclaims Russian Knapweed Infested Land. Russian knapweed (Centuarea repens) infests thousands of acres of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. This highly competitive noxious weed is difficult and expensive to eradicate. Herbicide alone does... 2 years 10 weeks ago Northern Cheyenne Extension
Mini Society: Youth education After school program - Mini Society: Eighteen students between 4th and 5th grade attended Mini Society. The curriculum was developed by Marilyn L. Kourilsky and the Center for Entrepreneurial... 2 years 10 weeks ago Flathead Extension
Pesticide applicator training to private and government applicators One of the natural resource goals of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation (CSKT) is to control noxious weeds on Indian lands. The tribes own and manage... 2 years 10 weeks ago Flathead Extension
Natural Resource Management The Fort Hall Reservation is comprised of approximately 344,942 acres of rangeland.  These rangelands require development and implementation of updated methods to manage this valuable resource.... 2 years 10 weeks ago Fort Hall Extension
Youth Development Youth development is a major focus of the FRTEP - Coeur d'Alene Reservation program. FRTEP is a partner in the school district's After School Success Center, and offers 4-H enrichment activities... 2 years 10 weeks ago Coeur d' Alene Extension