Preparing for Inadvertent Discovery of Cultural Artifacts During Oil Spill Response
During an oil spill, cultural resources may be damaged from the oil that has been released, or due to actions of the response itself. Within the Incident Command System, the Environmental Unit helps the Unified Command ensure that cultural resources are appropriately considered during emergency response activities. Response personnel including contractors, sub-contractors, emergency responders, cleanup workers, and field crews play a crucial role in this important work. This presentation will cover Washington State's plan for the inadvertent discovery of cultural resources during an oil spill response, and how the state communicates and collaborates with tribes during spill responses. Presenter: Matt Bissell, Washington State DOE, Spills Program
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Tribal Compensatory Mitigation: Restoring Relationships to the Natural Resources, Water and Land
Presentation will discuss 404 CWA Compensatory mitigation, possibly USFWS conservation banking, the basics, some examples of CWA tribal mitigation banks/ILFs, pieces of the process and what it means for tribal nations (untapped exercise of tribal sov., restoring natural resources and relieving the permitting/impact credit process for individual members or the tribe, gained revenue. And the risks that are associated with mitigation markets). Attendees will learn about mitigation banking on a high level. Presenter: Mariah Black Bird, Environmental Policy Innovation Center
This presentation was delivered as part of the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum in August 2022.
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