Last year, the Ashland NFWCO sent out a letter to our tribal cooperators announcing we will no longer seek reimbursable requirements for short term technical assistance projects.  In an attempt to stimulate ideas regarding future technical assistance needs, Frank Stone mailed a similar announcement to our tribal cooperators to initiate discussion for the next round of resource projects. 

The staff at the Ashland NFWCO is very excited about this new approach in anticipation that our tribal relationships we have built in the past, will continue to grow.  We sincerely hope our tribal cooperators will consider contacting our staff to discuss any fish and wildlife technical assistance needs they may have.

Conserving this Nation’s fish and other aquatic resources cannot be successful without the partnership of Tribes; they manage or influence some of the most important aquatic habitats both on and off reservations.  In addition, the Federal government and the Service have distinct and unique obligations toward Tribes based on trust responsibility, treaty provisions, and statutory mandates.  Region 3 Fisheries Programs play an important role in providing help and support to Tribes as they exercise their sovereignty in the management of their fish and wildlife resources on more than 55 million acres of Federal Indian trust land and in treaty reserved areas.