Indian Nations Conservation Alliance

08/22/2026

https://www.holisticmanagement.org/free-webinar

08/21/2026

One part of our plant sovereignty work is establishing a protected, remote pilot restoration area in the Badlands. With data collection before planting, we will demonstrate the benefits of Indigenous stewardship for biodiversity.

08/21/2026

We're not asking for a favour. We're asking why we're being skipped.

YFNW has trained, certified crews within Canada. Ready to be on a BC fireline faster than any crew flying in from overseas.

Local. Certified. Ready.

08/21/2026

Thank you to Underscore News and reporter Nika Bartoo-Smith for highlighting the work of the Klamath Tribes Wildland Fire Program and our crews responding to the Wrights Spring Fire. We appreciate the coverage of our firefighters, their work protecting our homelands, and the continued growth of our Tribally managed Wildland Fire Program. 🔥 Read the full story: Klamath Tribes Respond to Wrights Spring Fire
https://www.underscore.news/land/wildfire/klamath-tribes-respond-to-wrights-spring-fire/

08/21/2026

Given rising interest in the rapidly strengthening El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean, I've created a one-page fact sheet succinctly describing what El Niño is, this year's (remarkable) forecast, and potential impacts from California to global scales.

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

If recent wildfires impacted your operation, USDA has disaster assistance and low-interest loan programs to help you recover. Contact your local FSA office to report losses. https://www.farmers.gov/protection-recovery/wildfire

08/20/2026

This week's precip forecast by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 's NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

Monsoon moisture continues in the Southwest but to a lesser extent. Most precip will fall in parts of the Central Plains (especially Nebraska), Midwest, and along the East and Gulf Coasts.

Far West and Texas stay largely dry. U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)

08/20/2026

Topsoil Moisture % Short/Very Short by U.S. Department of Agriculture

48% of the Lower 48 is short/very short, a 2% decrease from last week.

The West, Northern Plains, and Central Plains mostly improved. The Southern Plains and South/Southeast worsened. 5 states are over 80% short/very short (Oregon, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas).