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The Wildlife Center of the North Coast is a safe haven for injured and orphaned wildlife along Oregon’s coast. Each year, the center rescues and rehabilitates hundreds of seabirds, raptors and other animals, giving them a second chance in the wild. This vital work is possible thanks to federal funding from partners like the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. But the center does more than save wildlife—it inspires the next generation of environmental stewards through hands-on summer camps where kids learn about wildlife conservation and the importance of protecting our natural world. Federal investment sustains these programs, creating a ripple effect of stewardship that will last for generations.
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The Wildlife Center of the North Coast is a safe haven for injured and orphaned wildlife along Oregon’s coast. Each year, the center rescues and rehabilitates hundreds of seabirds, raptors and other animals, giving them a second chance in the wild. This vital work is possible thanks to federal funding from partners like the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. But the center does more than save wildlife—it inspires the next generation of environmental stewards through hands-on summer camps where kids learn about wildlife conservation and the importance of protecting our natural world. Federal investment sustains these programs, creating a ripple effect of stewardship that will last for generations.
You might not know it, but policy makes conservation and climate action possible. Visit nature.org/actfornature to tell Congress to protect funding that creates a world where people and nature thrive. preserve.nature.org/page/167450/action/1
Keep up with The Nature Conservancy's latest efforts to protect nature and preserve life:
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![Interested in the RTRL Program? Here’s How it Works
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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9grv5qS01R4]
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