Program Profiles - Central Council Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of ...

Youth ServicesEnvironmental EducationProgram PurposeTo provide environmental education and outreach to youththroughout Southeast Alaska.Program DescriptionThe Native Lands & Resources (NLR) Department collaborateswith the Juneau School District, University of Alaska Southeast,U.S. Forest Service, and Traditional Knowledge Bearers toprovide sound science to youth throughout Southeast Alaska.Youth services are provided through the following activities:• Environmental Youth Leadership Team (EYLT) meets withthe NLR Department to discuss community events andenvironmental issues in Juneau and how the group canparticipate and take the lead in addressing the issues.• Environmental Education at Local Schools Is providedthrough NLR Department visits each spring to educate youthabout environmental awareness and invite them to participatein Spring Clean Up and Earth Day events in the community.• Heen Latinee Outdoor Classroom is provided throughcollaboration with the U.S. Forest Service to facilitate handsonlearning experience of science and Traditional EcologicalKnowledge (TEK) in the Tongass National Forest.Communities ServedAll Southeast Alaska communities.Eligibility RequirementsHigh School age students.Funding AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency, United States Forest ServiceContactNLR | Environmental Youth Leadership Team (EYLT)Toll Free: 1.800.344.1432 ext.7186Local: 907.463.7184 | Fax: 907.463.776159 Tlingit Haida Central Council