Natural Resources Department

Natural Resources Director:
Rachael Youmans
rachael.youmans@summitlaketribe.org

Natural Resources Coordinator:

Maintenance Worker:

Cory Burdette

6/8/2020. Nest of short-eared owls (Asio flammeus). To learn more about short-eared owls, please click here. (Photo Credit: James Waddell)

Roads and Transportation

Tribal Members: You should have received a newsletter, fishing permit, and Native Seed Activity Book in the mail. If you didn't, please let us know!

The Natural Resources Department is looking for proposals to provide services to complete a LIDAR flight over the Summit Lake watershed. Please see this Request for Services for more information.

Current Programs and Projects:

Bat Monitoring and Inventory

Nonpoint Source Pollution

General Assistance Program (GAP)

Sage Grouse

Water Quality

The mission of the Natural Resources Department is to promote conservation, protection, and enhancement of Tribal natural resources. The Department manages a wide array of programs and projects funded through various federal agencies. Through these programs and projects, Natural Resources staff work to assert the Tribe’s sovereignty in protecting the environment and natural resources of the Summit Lake Indian Reservation and the Tribe’s traditional territory.

Invasive Species

Staff Contact Information

Fisheries

Summit Lake Field Photo

Fish and Wildlife Biologists:

James Waddell

james.waddell@summitlaketribe.org

Dustin Hannasch

dustin.hannasch@summitlaketribe.org

Rachel Redding
rachel.redding@summitlaketribe.org

Natural Resources Department