L I G H T Foundation

L I G H T Foundation We are a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, whose intent is to support native plant conservation and restoration.

🎦 Recording is now available!  Watch "Reconnect the Disconnect: Building Indigenous Solidarity for Change" at https://dr...
08/29/2026

🎦 Recording is now available! Watch "Reconnect the Disconnect: Building Indigenous Solidarity for Change" at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZvRaHsvp4CFCaCJkBKHSV8kg2JYa7ku6/view?usp=sharing

❤️ This June 2026 event asked the ultimate question, "What are you willing to dismantle today, so our children can carry the torch for the - so they don't have to inherit the same systems?"

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We are humbled and honored to have had the following Hui Ku Like Kakou (HKLK) Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) leaders participate in the roundtable:
✊ Kaukaohu Wahilani - , , &
✊ Makanoe Hufana - , Cultural Practitioner,
✊ Kau'i Auwae - & Practitioner, Educator, & Business Owner
✊ Nani Peterson - Cultural Practitioner, ‘Olelo, &

A short while back, L.I.G.H.T. Foundation sat down with a handful of the co-authors from the   Chapter of the Status of ...
08/28/2026

A short while back, L.I.G.H.T. Foundation sat down with a handful of the co-authors from the Chapter of the Status of and Report (STACCV2) to discuss highlights and reflections about the Chapter.
😀 You can watch the webinar recording now at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y7pLY-DjwPkApLHs8QyRrOY_Z3cuaUPG/view

Moderated by lead chapter author Dr. Lara Jacobs, and featuring Heather Sauyaq Jean Kwamboka Gordon, PhD (Iñupiaq), Dr. Jonathan Fisk, Rhode Salonen (Grayson), and Amelia Marchand, they discussed the history of the the , , , , , , , and . 📖 You can read Chapter 7 and the full report at: https://sites.google.com/view/staccreport/access-the-reports/stacc-volume-2?authuser=0

Gratitude to our friends at the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals for providing the forum for this webinar. Gratitude to all the co-authors of Chapter 7 for bringing forward these important issues to , , and !

👉 Learn more about LF's climate work at: https://thepnwlf.org/climate-futures
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🤔 Did you know?  We aren't your average  .  ❤️‍🔥 Our expertise is at the intersection of:✅ Advocating for   &  ✅ Impleme...
08/26/2026

🤔 Did you know? We aren't your average .

❤️‍🔥 Our expertise is at the intersection of:
✅ Advocating for &
✅ Implementing -
✅ Connecting , , , , &
✅ Cross-cultural perspectives & values to , , , & management
✅ Translating & concepts
✅ Adapting laws, policies, and actions to meet the of the

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“The   uses   and other   in the wake of   or   to   native plants that the agency says compete with replanted saplings ...
08/23/2026

“The uses and other in the wake of or to native plants that the agency says compete with replanted saplings for sunlight, water, and soil nutrients […]. A study published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management in 2010 found that use for resulted in fewer growing back and instead resulted in ‘significantly greater’ taking root in the replanted . ‘This is a particularly destructive way to manage the forest […]. There is long-term ecological damage.’”

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/08/maidu-native-groups-denounce-record-glyphosate-spraying-national-forests-california-bayer-forest-service/

💡 Reminder: Join our PNW Tribal Climate Change Project Network Zoom Meeting📅 Weds, 8/19/26 from 10-11am PSTDraft Agenda:...
08/19/2026

💡 Reminder: Join our PNW Tribal Climate Change Project Network Zoom Meeting
📅 Weds, 8/19/26 from 10-11am PST

Draft Agenda:
1) Resilient California Summit (RCS) invitation and Tribal Scholarship Application: https://resilientcaliforniasummit.org/
2) Wildfire and drought resources: Umatilla Drought Dashboard, Post-Wildfire Native Plant Restoration Directory, AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, Wildland Fire Resource Directory, and more!
3) Funding opportunities: $227M for Tribes and Alaska Native Villages to Improve Infrastructure, $9M in NOFOs from Joint Fire Science Programs
4) 8/24/26 Webinar: Reconnect the Disconnect: A Conversation on Building Indigenous Solidarity for Change, register now at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/416vy9HNQj-zQUMNPmcv0A #/registration

💻 Join our PNW TCCP Network to receive the Zoom meeting link and subscribe to newsletters at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9CpC8Vdq7i772tGuNHfFrWsNqUDIy-d0DeOBeCONWmIzkVg/viewform

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🥰 Join us on Mon, 8/24/26 for "Reconnect the Disconnect: A Conversation on Building Indigenous Solidarity for Change"⏳ 4...
08/18/2026

🥰 Join us on Mon, 8/24/26 for "Reconnect the Disconnect: A Conversation on Building Indigenous Solidarity for Change"
⏳ 4-5:30pm HST // 7-8:30pm HST
💡 Hear from of Hui Kū Like Kākou (We Stand Together, HKLK) about how their personal and professional work intertwines to , , and
👉 This roundtable discussion will spotlight of the and call for united, to envision a world of
✅ Register now at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/416vy9HNQj-zQUMNPmcv0A #/registration
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Call for Submissions: Post-Wildfire Native Plant Restoration Directory ➡️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP9m...
08/03/2026

Call for Submissions: Post-Wildfire Native Plant Restoration Directory
➡️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP9mM8ymXxPJcBEUsQnS4mdz65_zmVFwhtva-0Kku0GNBkmA/viewform

What: If you are an individual, business, nonprofit, or entity that works in the areas of native plant , , , , , , , , , or - please fill out the form above (and below!) and we will add you to the Directory.

Why: Over the last several weeks, virtually every one of our staff, Council of Guides (i.e., board of directors), and members of our Advisory Team have had family, relatives, and friends impacted by the several burning throughout and - if they themselves haven't been impacted directly. Through the , , orders, , , and , L.I.G.H.T. Foundation (LF) has considered where our place and role is in the capacity to support our human and non-human relatives - all of our .

LF convenes the international Plant Relatives and Climate Impacts (PRCI) and the Indigenous Nurseries for Plant Relatives (INPR) groups, hosts the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Network and affiliated online Tribal Climate Change Guide, is a lead facilitator of the Tribal Climate Camp and Pollinator Relatives training workshops, and is a core team member of Sʔulíp, the Northeast Washington Indigenous Peoples Burning Network. Although they are important and valuable aspects of our organization's work, none of these are enough to help us restore the homes of our Spirit Relatives at this time.

However, it is this amazing network of LF colleagues and partnerships which we call upon now. We are developing a , available to provide information and resources to citizens and community members. Once the fires of 2026 rest and the smoke clears, recovery and restoration begins - and LF strives to provide this Directory as a resource to all communities.

Help us share your good work to those Spirit Relatives who need us now, and if you can, please consider supporting our efforts too.

💻 Add your organization or entity to the Directory at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP9mM8ymXxPJcBEUsQnS4mdz65_zmVFwhtva-0Kku0GNBkmA/viewform

✊ Donate now to help us continue this valuable work at https://donate.stripe.com/cNi3cu47E986dPFcy06c001

Comment now, before 7/29/26! Say NO to the desecration of   Culture National Historical Park by demanding that the BLM m...
07/18/2026

Comment now, before 7/29/26! Say NO to the desecration of Culture National Historical Park by demanding that the BLM maintain Public Land Order No. 7923 and select the NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE for NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-NM-F010-2026-0002-EA.
The proposed action:
-Creates a sacrifice zone out of one the oldest population centers in the present-day U.S., so ancient and revered that its predates the creation of America by almost a millennium and it is recognized as a .
-Neglects BLM’s to consult with whose ancestral and homeland territories are the proposed project area.
-Threatens to desecrate a living landscape of intangible cultural heritage, customs, and practices of the , , and other , completely ignoring the of and .
-Ignores well-documented and well-know global by intending to extract and expand oil and gas productions, which would significantly increase the concentration of atmospheric , accelerate, and worsen the climate poly crisis.

Comment through this link: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=D949F582-402D-F111-8341-001DD804183B&_gl=1*1bv2v7o*_ga*MTk2NDQ5NDM1Ny4xNzg0MzI5Nzg4*_ga_GQKKTMMT8V*czE3ODQzMjk3ODgkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODQzMzAxNzQkajYwJGwwJGgw

See article discussing the position of the Pueblo of Acoma at: https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/pueblo-of-acoma-condemns-interior-proposal-to-revoke-chaco-protections/

See the BLM Press Release at: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-seeks-input-proposed-withdrawal-revocation-near-chaco-culture-national-historical








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