Report: Forests managed by tribes need $100 million increase in federal funds

KUNR Public Radio | By Mountain West News Bureau and Affiliates

Published August 25, 2023 at 2:09 PM MDT

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Tribal forests cover more than 19 million across the U.S., such as these forestlands managed by the Acoma Pueblo in northwest New Mexico. Courtesy Of Intertribal Timber Council

A new report says forests managed by tribal communities are extremely underfunded. And that’s affecting lands that tribes in the Mountain West and beyond rely on for economic, social and cultural resources.

A new report says forests managed by tribal communities are extremely underfunded. And that’s affecting lands that tribes in the Mountain West and beyond rely on for economic, social and cultural resources.