TIMBER SALES / INTER-DISCIPLINARY TEAM

The Yakama Nation - Wildlife Resource Management Program along with the other Yakama Nation - Division of Natural Resources programs team with Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)-Forestry and provide the framework for the BIA - Yakama Agency Inter-Disciplinary Team [IDT]. As a part of this team the tribe assists the BIA in meeting their federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements in the development and assessment of BIA timber sale contracts within the Yakama Reservation Closed Area. The Yakama Nation wildlife primary emphasis is in preserving, protecting and enhancing wildlife populations and their habitats. In addition to timber sale units; the IDT is responsible for all other NEPA assessments that will impact areas within the boundaries of the reservation.

For a schedule of upcoming timber sales in 2008, click here