Tribal Relations

Welcome to the Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) website! Find out about what the OTR does, opportunities for Tribes, the Forest Service consultation schedule, and other relevant information for Tribes. If you have questions, please feel free to contact any of the OTR Staff members…

Butch Blazer, Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources and the Environment, appreciating Native voices. Read more…

Secretary Vilsack announcing the Sacred Sites Report at the 2012 White House Tribal Nations Conference. Read more…

Ute Christmas tree ornament on the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree. Read more…

Scott Smith, a Lac du Flambeau tribal member, cuts a tree marked for firewood on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest as a result of a new Forest Service-Lac du Flambeau agreement. Read more…

Forest Service grants help Alamo Navajo School Board train tribal members for forest restoration work. The Chief honored the partnership in his recent Chief’s Awards. Read more…

Fred Clark, Director of the Office of Tribal Relations, presenting awards for achievement and leadership in tribal relations at the Native American Heritage Month kickoff and awards ceremony on November 1, 2012. Read more…

VISION: The Forest Service is recognized as a leader among Federal land management agencies in partnering appropriately and collaboratively with American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal governments and communities for mutually beneficial outcomes.