Environmental Stewardship Programs

Programs

• A.S. Life Science Transfer Degree
• B.S. Native Environmental Science

Number of Faculty

14

Example Coursework

• Intro to Native Environmental Science
• Indigenous Research
• From the Beginning of Time: NA Fishing Rights
• Plant Biology
• Animal Biology
• Ecology & Web of Interrelatedness
• Intro to Geology
• Finding Things Out/Earth Science

Internships

Included in coursework

Innovations

Program Outcomes: Sense of Place,
Relationality, Ways of Knowing,
Communication

Key Partners

Lummi Nation, State of Washington
Department of Ecology, USDA, US Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy, University of Washington, NOAA Fisheries

Additional Partners

NPS, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement,
North Cascades Institute, Northwest
Fisheries Science Center, Olympic Park Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington State University, Western Washington University, Friday Harbor Laboratories, NSF, WA Campus Compact, Lummi Nation, Swinomish Tribe, Tulalip Tribe, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Muckleshoot Tribe, Nisqually Tribe, Nez Perce Tribe

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Contact

 2522 Kwina Rd
Bellingham, WA 98226

360-676-2772

info@nwic.edu

https://www.nwic.edu/

Programs

• B.S. Environmental Science
• A.S. Natural Sciences

Number of Faculty

4

Example Coursework

• Multicultural Perspective on Sustainable Agriculture
• Geologic History: A Sense of Place
• Native and Western Views of Nature
• Principles of Ecology
• Environmental Issues
• Sustaining Watersheds
• Integrated Rangeland Planning
• Aquatic Biology

Internships

Haskell Environmental Research Studies Summer Internship Program and others

Innovations

Indigenous Science Hub: In 2022, received $20 million five-year National Science Foundation Research award to “create a new hub for Indigenous science to tackle coastal hazards from climate change.”

Key Partners

National Science Foundation, University of Kansas, USDA, NASA’s Experimental Learning Opportunity Program, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, NCAR and Its Rising Voices Center for Indigenous and Earth Sciences, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Working Group, USGS

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Contact

 155 Indian Ave
Lawrence, KS 66046

785-749-8404

admissions@haskell.edu

https://haskell.edu/

Programs

• A.S. General Science
• Certificate in Natural Science

Number of Faculty

2

Example Coursework

• Water Resources in a Warming World
• Fish & Wildlife Management
• Environmental Science
• Natural Resource Management
• Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems

Internships

Internships through NARCH, USDA-NIFA, Achieving the Dream

Innovations

Job shadowing program with ongoing research projects, recently with perfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) in fish, particularly smelt

Key Partner

Bay Mills Biological Services

Additional Partners

Michigan State University, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Lake Superior State
University, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan

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Contact

12214 W Lakeshore Dr
Brimley, MI 49715

906-248-3354

nchugunov@bmcc.edu

https://bmcc.edu/

Programs

• A.S. Environmental Science
• A.S. Environmental Science,
  Sustainability Emphasis
• Certificate in Environmental Science
• Certificate in Environmental Studies & Sustainability

Number of Faculty

3

Example Coursework

• Anishinaabe Environmental Studies
• Environmental Justice & Ethics
• Water Resources
• Dendrology
• Forest Ecosystems of the Upper
  Peninsula
• Conservation Biology
• Principles of Ecology
• Fisheries Biology & Management
• Wildlife Biology & Management

Internships

Paid internships: Students assist faculty and community partners in grant-funded research

Innovations

Curriculum is place-based, rich in
Anishinaabe culture and ultimately
combined into unique research
opportunities culminating in a
Capstone project.

Key Partners

KBIC: Natural Resources Department,
Northern Michigan University, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Michigan Technological University, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Additional Partners

Haskell University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Northern Michigan University, Keweenaw Land Trust, American Indian College Fund, Bay Mills Community College, Fond du Lac Community College, College of Menominee Nation

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Contact

 770 N Main St
L’Anse, MI 49946

906-524-8400

admissions@kbocc.edu

https://www.kbocc.edu/

Programs

• A.S. General Science

Number of Faculty

1

Example Coursework

• Environmental Science with lab
• Environmental Geology
• Globalization

Internships

Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Institute’s internship program

Partners

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Haskell University, USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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Contact

 2274 Enterprise Dr
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

9893174760

sctcinfo@sagchip.edu

https://www.sagchip.edu/

Programs

• B.S. Agriculture
• A.S. Agroecology/Environmental
  Science
• A.S. Environmental Science
• Certificate in GIS

Number of Faculty

2

Example Coursework

• Climate Change for Tribal People
• Indigenous Physical Geology
• Introduction to Environmental Science
• Principles of Agroecology with lab
• Environmental Sampling and Monitoring
• Geographic Information System with lab
• Physical Hydrology
• Conservation Planning
• Introduction to Environmental Science

Internships

STEM Summer Internship Program funded by NSF/TCUP Grant; 10-week program to train students to become water scientists in their community

Innovations

Wool production business to support the cultural staple of sheep ranching and agrihubs around the Navajo Nation funded through a grant from NM Legislature

Partners

Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona, USDA, The National Endowment for the Humanities

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Contact

1 Circle Dr, Route 12
Tsaile, AZ 86556

877-988-3463

admissions@dinecollege.edu

https://www.dinecollege.edu/

Programs

• A.A. Computer Information System Geographic Information Systems Focus
• A.A./A.S. Life Sciences with focuses offered in Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Science, and Natural Resources

Number of Faculty

3

Example Coursework

• Plant Ecology and the Sonoran Desert
• Agroecology and Tohono O’odham Crop Production
• Tohono O’odham Ethnobotany
• Natural History of the Southwest, Plants, People, & Culture
• Issues and Conservation in the US Mexico Borderlands
• Indigenous & Sustainable Foods

Internships

Offered in partnership with USDA

Innovations

Seed bank (Native Seeds/SEARCH) partners with School & USDA Farm extension project with student learning farm

Key Partner

Tohono O’odham Nation

Additional Partners

University of Arizona, Arizona State University, USDA, US Department of Health and Human Services

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Contact

 PO Box 3129
Sells, AZ 85634

520-479-2300

info@tocc.edu

https://tocc.edu/

Programs

None currently offered, but many environmental science classes within Liberal Arts, Allied Health, and Iñupiaq Studies

Example Coursework

• Iñupiaq Land: Use, Values and Resources
• Iñupiaq Knowledge and Use of Arctic Plants
• Indigenous Sciences and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Internships

Science internships offered through Liberal Arts Program (studying tundra microbes and snow chemistry); other placements available in the local community, including in science fields

Innovations

Arctic Science Internship Program with Dr. Linda Nicholas-Figueroa: Field Research in the Arctic focused on gene sequencing of tundra microbes

Key Partners

Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, North Slope Borough School District, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, North Slope Borough Wildlife Management, Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation

Additional Partners

University of Michigan, Arctic Slope Community Foundation, City of
Utqiaġvik/Barrow

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Contact

 100 Stevenson St
Barrow, AK 99723

907-852-3333

recruitment@ilisagvik.edu

https://www.ilisagvik.edu/

Programs

• A.A.S. Diversified Agriculture
• A.S. Indigenous Science: Environmental
• A.S. Indigenous Science: Environmental
  Guided Pathways

Number of Faculty

2

Example Coursework

• Indigenous Plant Science
• Native American Farm Land Law
• Soil Science
• Environmental Science
• Pest Management
• Produce and Food Safety
• Crop Resource Management
• Farm and Ranch Management
• Animal Products, Produce, Food Safety

Internships

Included in coursework

Innovations

Hands-on lab experience

Partners

Diversified Agriculture Advisory Board with participation from the Dean of College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources of University of Nebraska Lincoln, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Wayne State College, Morningside University, BIA Pathways USFS Resource Assistant Program, Ho-Chunk Farms, local farmers, and others

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Contact

 601 E College Dr
Winnebago, NE 68071

402-878-2380, Ext. 179

mark.keck@littlepriest.edu
amartyn@littlepriest.edu

https://www.littlepriest.edu/

Programs

None currently offered

Example Coursework

• Ecology
• Introduction to Natural Resources
• Natural Resources Management
• Introduction to Environmental Issues

Internships

Natural Resources Internship

Partners

NASA, USDA, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Nebraska–Omaha, University of South Dakota, Wayne State College, Bellevue University, Omaha Tribe, Santee Sioux Tribe, Center for Rural Affairs

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Contact

 1111 US 75
Macy, NE 68039

402-494-2311

admissions@thenicc.edu

https://www.thenicc.edu/

Programs

None currently offered

Example Coursework

• Ethnobotany
• Traditional Arts and Ecology

Internships

Work-study, summer employment,
internships for academic credit offered

Innovations

Community gardening, Southwest
gardening, campus and Tribal beekeeping, Indigenous beekeeping and pollinator stewardship training, Indigenous Youth Agriculture Program with Guide-the-Mentor Training

Key Partners

New Mexico State University, USDA
Agriculture Research Service, Utah State University

Additional Partners

CalArta, Fine Arts Works Center, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, CCA, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Albuquerque Public Schools and
the Career Enrichment Center, Albuquerque Public Schools and the Native American Community Academy, Academy for Technology and the Classics, Bernalillo High School, Cuba High School, Mescalero Apache High School, New Mexico School for the Arts, Rio Rancho High School,
Santa Fe Indian School, Shiprock High
School, Tierra Encantada Charter High
School, Walatowa Charter High School,
USDA, USDA ARSm Santa Clara Pueblo, Taos Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, Amy Biehl Community School

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Contact

 83 Avan Nu Po Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87508

5054242300

admissions@iaia.edu

https://iaia.edu/

Programs

• B.S. Environmental Science and
  Natural Resources
• A.A.S. Environmental Science and Natural Resources
• A.A.S. Geographic Information
  Technology
• Certificate: Environmental Science and Natural Resources
• Certificate: Geographic Information Technology

Number of Faculty

3

Example Coursework

• Environmental Science I & II
• Natural Resources I & II
• The Blue Planet
• Geographic Information Systems I & II
• Environmental Engineering and
  Science
• Environmental Geology
• Environmental Law
• Natural Resources Management
  with lab
• Environmental Regulation Enforcement

Internships

Included in coursework

Innovations

Pilot project with NM Tech to build and operate water filtration units for well sites across the Navajo Nation

Key Partners

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, USDA, Navajo Nation, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Northern Arizona University

Additional Partners

NASA, Arizona State University, New
Mexico State University, US National
Science Foundation, Intera, PESCO,
University of Idaho, USDOI

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 Lower Point Rd, State Hwy 371
Crownpoint, NM 87313

505-387-7401

info@navajotech.edu

http://www.navajotech.edu/

Programs

• A.A.S. Environmental Science
• A.A.S. Natural Resource Management
• A.A.S. Geospatial Information
  Technology

Number of Faculty

3

Example Coursework

• Tribal Environmental Management and Planning
• Contemporary Issues in Environmental Science
• Identification of Grasses and Shrubs
• Trees of North America
• Fundamentals of Soils
• Introduction to Fishery and Wildlife Management
• Environmental Regulations
• Field Methods in Environmental
  Science
• Principles of Range Management with lab

Internships

Environmental Science Internship as part of coursework, practicum/internship for GIT certificate, internship as part of Natural Resource Program (community coursework)

Innovations

Community gardens—part of Food
Sovereignty; upcoming seed program with evening community classes and plans for a food truck with food lab for students to learn how to become entrepreneurs

Partners

USDA, CHI St. Joseph’s Children, SCORE ABQ, Adelante Development Center, NM Workforce Connections, Help New Mexico, Nusenda Credit Union, Seva Foundation

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 9169 Coors Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120

505-792-2976

admissions@mail.sipi.edu

https://www.sipi.edu/

Programs

• A.S. Natural Resource Management

Number of Faculty

1

Example Coursework

• Environmental Science with lab
• Introduction to Natural Resource
• Management
• Topics in Agriculture/Natural
• Resources
• Environmental Issues
• Ecology (Nature Study) with lab
• Wildlife Identification with lab
• Plant Identification with lab
• Soil Science with lab
• Natural Resource Management
  Systems

Internships

Included in coursework

Innovations

Gardening classes with
environmental stewardship woven in
for community; community garden
with pollinator pockets of perennial
flowers to attract pollinators

Partners

USDA, US Department of Health and
Human Services, Spirit Lake Tribe

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Contact

214 1st Ave
Fort Totten, ND 58335

4063385441

info@littlehoop.edu

https://www.littlehoop.edu/

Programs

• B.S. Environmental Science
• A.S. Environmental Science
• A.S. Sustainable Energy

Number of Faculty

2

Example Coursework

• Missouri River Tribal Resources
• Tribal GIS
• Environmental Science
• Soil Ecology
• Environmental Toxicology
• Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
• Intro to Sustainable Energy
• Global Climate Change
• Introduction to Range Management

Internships

Included in coursework

Innovations

Community Outreach: Agriculture, Food Sovereignty: Holistic Gardening and Wellness Program with garden

Partners

USDA, NASA, USGS, Minority Serving
Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) with US Department of Energy, University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, University of Mary, Minot State
College, California State University–Chico, CNAY, Logistic Society of America, Native Science Report

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 220 8th Avenue E
New Town, ND 58763

701-627-4738

info@nhsc.edu

https://nhsc.edu/

Programs

• M.S. Environmental Science
• B.S. Environmental Science
• A.S. Environmental Science

Number of Faculty

4

Example Coursework

• Applying Dakota/Lakota Culture to Environment
• Earth Science
• Introduction to Range Management
• Grassland Ecology
• Environmental Sampling
• Environmental Laws and Policy
• Aquatic Ecosystems
• Introduction to GIS/GPS
• Restoration Ecology

Internships

Included in coursework with summer
opportunities

Innovations

Atmospheric monitoring station: SBC
Facility for Innovative Atmospheric
Research & Education (FIARE); Ag
Extension Program

Key Partners

NASA, University of Arizona, University of Arkansas, National Institutes of Health, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Langston University, USDA

Additional Partners

University of Arkansas, Cedar Soil
Conservation at Selfridge

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Contact

 9299 Hwy 24
Fort Yates, ND 58538

7018548000

info@sittingbull.edu

https://sittingbull.edu/

Programs

• B.S. Environmental Sci and Research
• A.S. Environmental Sci and Research
• A.S.S. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
• B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Biology
• A.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Biology

Number of Faculty

6

Example Coursework

• Indigenous Food Sovereignty
• Small Farm Fundamentals
• Horticulture Science
• Food Preservation and Packaging
• Farm and Forage to Fork
• Environmental Law & Cons Program
• Environmental Research Statistics
• Intro to Wildlife and Fisheries
• Wildlife Management & Restoration

Internships

Farm internship and environmental science internships

Innovations

Community gardening program and
farmers market

Key Partners

Ducks Unlimited, West, North Dakota Game and Fish, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US Forest Service

Additional Partners

USDA, USDA-NIFA, North Dakota
Association of Tribal Colleges (NDATC), North Dakota University System, University of Mary, Bismarck State College, Partnership for a Healthier America, Native, Inc.

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 3315 University Dr
Bismarck, ND 58504

701-255-3285

admissions@uttc.edu

https://www.uttc.edu

Programs

• B.S. Sustainable Agriculture
• A.A./A.S. Natural Resources

Example Coursework

• Introduction to Sustainable Development
• Environmental Science
• Natural Resources
• Forestry
• Fisheries, and Wildlife with lab
• Tools for Food Production
• Our Sustainers from the Fields
• Plant Adaptation
• International Agriculture

Internships

Included in coursework

Innovations

Sustainable Development Institute, Turtle Garden, seed bank and library with
greenhouse on campus

Partners

USDA, Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Wisconsin–
Madison, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Northeast Climate Science
Center, Great Falls College MSU

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Contact

2733 S Ridge Rd
Green Bay, WI 54304

920-965-0070

info@menominee.edu

menominee.edu

Programs

• A.S. Applied Science in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

Number of Faculty

2

Example Coursework

• Introduction to Water Resources
• General Animal Biology & Ecology with lab
• Field Methods in Natural
  Resources
• Earth Science
• Environmental Science with lab
• Fisheries & Wildlife with lab
• Introduction to GIS with lab
• Hydrology with lab
• Introduction to Forestry

Internships

Included in coursework; Indigenous
People’s Summer Institute (IPSI)

Innovations

200-acre farm site with community
gardens, community kitchen, adopt-a-
chicken program, and research plots

Partners

USDA, NIFA, Tribal Colleges Research
Grants Program (TCRGP), SARE,
University of Wisconsin–Madison,
Wisconsin Nutrition Education
Program, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal
Governing Board

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 13466 W Trepania Rd
Hayward, WI 54843

715-634-4790

info@lco.edu

https://www.lco.edu/

Programs

• A.S. Natural Resources

Number of Faculty

1

Example Coursework

• Growing Heirloom Crops
• Preservation of Cultural/Historical Sites
• Introduction to Natural Resources
• Fundamentals of Soil Science
• Water Resources
• Principles of Ecology
• Soil Conservation Practices
• Application of Global Positioning Systems
• Agroecology

Partner

Muscogee Nation

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Contact

 2170 Raven Cir
Okmulgee, OK 74447

918-549-2800

admissions@cmn.edu

https://www.cmn.edu