Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Reserved Treaty Rights (RTRL) program provides federally recognized Tribes with funds to protect and enhance natural and cultural resources on off-reservation lands with treaty rights that are at high risk of wildfire. Tribes are using RTRL funds to help guide and support forest restoration on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), USDA Forest Service and other agencies and nonprofits.
Are you a Tribal member interested in accessing these funds? Or do you partner with Tribes on forest restoration and want to collaborate on a project that could use RTRL funds? In this short video, you’ll hear how the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are working with the BLM and The Nature Conservancy to use RTRL funds for forest restoration in western Montana—and how you can get started with an RTRL program on aboriginal lands near you.
Have additional questions? Contact members of this Montana partnership to learn about their experiences with the RTRL program:
Kenneth Jaramillo
Program Manager RTRL/Prevention
Kenneth.Jaramillo@bia.gov
505-980-6240
Brad Donahue
Northwest Regional RTRL Coordinator
brad.donahue@bia.gov
(503) 729-0555
Darrell Clairmont
Prescribed Fire and Fuels Manager, Division of Fire, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
406-676-2550 ext. 6452
darrell.clarimont@cskt.org
Steven Kloetzel
Western Montana Land Steward, The Nature Conservancy
skloetzel@tnc.org
Want to learn more about RTRL? Check out our RTRL Power of Partnerships video [LINK TO: youtube.com/watch?v=9grv5qS01R4]
Keep up with The Nature Conservancy's latest efforts to protect nature and preserve life:
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Text NATURE to 97779 to join The Nature Conservancy on text.
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The Reserved Treaty Rights (RTRL) program provides federally recognized Tribes with funds to protect and enhance natural and cultural resources on off-reservation lands with treaty rights that are at high risk of wildfire. Tribes are using RTRL funds to help guide and support forest restoration on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), USDA Forest Service and other agencies and nonprofits.
Are you a Tribal member interested in accessing these funds? Or do you partner with Tribes on forest restoration and want to collaborate on a project that could use RTRL funds? In this short video, you’ll hear how the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are working with the BLM and The Nature Conservancy to use RTRL funds for forest restoration in western Montana—and how you can get started with an RTRL program on aboriginal lands near you.
Have additional questions? Contact members of this Montana partnership to learn about their experiences with the RTRL program:
Kenneth Jaramillo
Program Manager RTRL/Prevention
Kenneth.Jaramillo@bia.gov
505-980-6240
Brad Donahue
Northwest Regional RTRL Coordinator
brad.donahue@bia.gov
(503) 729-0555
Darrell Clairmont
Prescribed Fire and Fuels Manager, Division of Fire, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
406-676-2550 ext. 6452
darrell.clarimont@cskt.org
Steven Kloetzel
Western Montana Land Steward, The Nature Conservancy
skloetzel@tnc.org
Want to learn more about RTRL? Check out our RTRL Power of Partnerships video [LINK TO: youtube.com/watch?v=9grv5qS01R4]
Keep up with The Nature Conservancy's latest efforts to protect nature and preserve life:
Facebook - nature.org/facebook
Instagram - nature.org/instagram
LinkedIn - nature.org/linkedin
Text NATURE to 97779 to join The Nature Conservancy on text.
To sign-up for nature e-news visit: preserve.nature.org/page/82226/data/1
