A national Native American non-profit organization, the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society, serves as a communication medium for self-determined Native American fish and wildlife managers.

We serve as a communication network between tribal, federal, and state fish and wildlife management entities.

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION - 2020 NAFWS Great Lakes Region Conference Cancelled

ANNOUNCEMENT: The 2020 National Native American Environmental Awareness Summer Youth Practicum has been postponed to Summer 2021 due to the uncertainties and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Deb Haaland (D-NM), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) urged House Leadership to include a “Restoration and Resilience Jobs” program in future economic recovery packages.

As unemployment surges past 30 million American workers, millions of good paying jobs can be created restoring natural resources and bolstering community resilience. Restoration investments generate more jobs compared to other alternatives, because most of the investment goes towards labor, rather than materials. An analysis of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act showed conservation investments generated 15 to 33 jobs per million dollars and an economic return of $2.40 for every $1 invested.

 

The 2020 NAFWS National Conference is postponed. The planned dates of May 4-7, 2020 will be rescheduled possibly for later in the year. We are following protocol for the outbreak of the COVID-19 and taking preventative measures for all.

The NAFWS National Conference committee will work on rescheduling the conference and we will post this information when it becomes available. In the meantime, please check our website: https://nafws.org. 

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