Tribal-Focused Environmental Risk and Sustainability Tool (Tribal-FERST)
Tribal-FERST provides resources to help Tribal communities learn more about their environmental issues and risks. Users can use the options below to view a Tribal community’s environment; compare environmental conditions; collect information; explore solutions; and, access Tribal community assessment roadmaps.
Tribal-FERST Resources
Tribal-FERST provides access to resources that can help Tribal Nations learn more about their environment, exposures, and demographic characteristics; while comparing conditions in their community with their county and state averages.
Where to Start?
The two Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Citizen elders pictured left, Juanita (Bradley) Wolfe and Dr. Jeremiah (Jerry) Wolfe were married for 52 years. They were instrumental in working with the EPA providing initial data for the development of T-FERST’s historical information on environmental issues.
USET Environmental Programs
USET focuses on assisting member Tribal Nations with a wide range of environmental concerns, such as supporting protection of human health and ecosystems, risk assessments, climate change adaptation and mitigation, providing clean and safe drinking water, cultural resource protection, traditional and conventional agriculture, and sustainable development. Users may follow the links below to find out more about these programs, request assistance, and access tools needed to address the environmental concerns head on. Click on the links below to find information on the programs USET offers.
Case Studies
Examples of case studies from Federally recognized Tribal Nations dealing with environmental issues on Tribal Lands.
