Welcome to the Natural Resources Program
The mission of the Bishop Paiute Tribe Natural Resource Program is to uphold the Environmental Management Office Ordinance for the safety of the Paiute people, implement the traditional practices of the Paiute people to help manage, protect, and conserve the natural resources to sustain native ecosystems, and infuse traditional tribal values into all facets of tribal operations and services. The program is entrusted with promoting the beneficial use and enhancement of the Tribe’s natural resources by using sound administrative, ecological, cultural, socioeconomic, and educational methods for the benefit of present and future generations.
To learn more about specific Natural Resources programs and projects please choose from the buttons below:
The Natural Resource Program hosts two types of temporary Corps positions each year. You can learn more about them in the sections below:
Maps & Forms
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If you would like to request that a vehicle be removed from your assignment, please click here. You will hear back from Natural Resource staff.
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If you would like to contribute to the monitoring of Pinyon stands in the area, please click here to open this survey before you go out to collect pine nuts. You can the fill it out once you get to your site. The data collected in this form will not be shared outside EMO and will help to inform climate resiliency projects.
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If you would like to view a map of both invasive and native plants in the north field of the COSA, please click here. This map was created with data collected by our Tribal Conservation Corps (TCC) crewmembers.
Tribal Conservation Corps (TCC)
The Natural Resources Tribal Conservation Corps (TCC) program is looking for crewmembers who are interested in the forestry or natural resource field. This program is conducted in collaboration with federal land management agencies, Tribal entities, and other Tribes. During the program, crewmembers will attend field site visits with natural resource professionals to learn about land management through the lens of both Western science and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Between field visits, crewmembers develop valuable skills, and work as part of a crew to provide labor to accomplish Tribal natural resource goals including plant inventory, vegetation and fuels management, and wetland management. Additionally, crewmembers will work in areas off-Reservation that are of cultural, ecological, and social importance to the Tribe.
The Natural Resources Program will be seeking crewmembers for the summer and winter seasons! Please apply through TERO with their Skills Bank. If you are interested or have any questions please contact Tom Gustie, Natural Resource Program Coordinator.
Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP)
Each year, the SNAP Program places about 20 AmeriCorps members with various conservation and environmental organizations throughout the Sierra Nevada. The program is run by the Sierra Nevada Alliance, a non-profit organization based out of South Lake Tahoe. At their host sites, SNAP members serve by restoring and monitoring watersheds, educating and doing outreach to community members and visitors about the environment, and recruiting volunteers to assist with projects. SNAP has worked in conjunction with the Bishop Paiute Tribe Environmental Management Office (EMO) since 2013. Currently, there is one SNAP position within the Environmental Management Office: the COSA Education and Outreach Coordinator.
the Bishop Paiute Tribe SNAP Position
The COSA Outreach and Education Coordinator assists the EMO Natural Resource Program Coordinator in meeting annual habitat monitoring and restoration objectives within the Conservation Open Space Area (COSA) and BLM Fish Slough areas, coordinates and provides support for youth educational activities in the COSA such as Taking Root and Branching Out, and helps organize environmental outreach events such as Bishop Paiute Tribe Earth Day. The SNAP member serves in this position from November until the end of September each year. The SNAP program usually begins recruiting for the COSA Education and Outreach Coordinator in October. To learn more about the SNAP position and finds out how to apply, click here!
