The washoe tribe of nevada and california the tribe is a federally recognized indian tribe organized pursuant to the indian reorganization act of june 18, 1934, as amended lake tahoe is the heart of…

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California received a $681,724 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program. The five-year award running from July 2022 through July 2027 will support the Tribe's participation in setting priorities and overseeing restoration efforts for the Lake Tahoe watershed related to aquatic invasive species and Lahontan cutthroat trout. Specifically, the funding will facilitate more active Tribal involvement in implementing the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and managing spread/control of invasive species as well as reintroduction of the native trout. As the Tribe has historically managed the Lake Tahoe area for longer than other organizations named in the Act, this cooperative agreement recognizes the value of Indigenous knowledge in current watershed management and restoration activities.

The washoe tribe of nevada and california the tribe is a federally recognized indian tribe organized pursuant to the indian reorganization act of june 18, 1934, as amended lake tahoe is the heart of the tribe S aboriginal territory and is the tribe S traditional summer home I E , traditional cultural property although named in the lake tahoe restoration act the act , the tribe has had the least amount of opportunity among listed organizations in setting priorities for implementing the act this situation is unfortunate because the tribe has much to contribute with a far longer and more successful tenure of managing the lake tahoe watershed than any other organization named in the act in recent decades, changing attitudes and assumptions about lake tahoe S environment have both enshrined and desecrated its landscape lake tahoe watershed assessment the spread and control of aquatic invasive species AIS and the extirpation and reintroduction of lahontan cutthroat trout LCT are emblematic of these changes this project proposal is to facilitate more active participation of the tribe in setting priorities for implementation of the act and overseeing restoration efforts in the lake tahoe watershed, especially, related to AIS and LCT