The Tulalip Tribes is a federally recognized tribe
and successors in interest to the Snohomish,
Snoqualmie, Skykomish, and other allied tribes and
bands that signed the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott.
The Tulalip Tribes is a federally recognized tribe
and successors in interest to the Snohomish,
Snoqualmie, Skykomish, and other allied tribes and
bands that signed the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott.
RFQ for Consulting Services to develop an approach to Forest Workforce Training
The TRIBES are issuing this RFQ to select consulting services to develop an approach and strategy for developing workforce capacity in forestry and natural resource management activities across the Tulalip Tribes' usual and accustomed territories.
Across Washington State, forests are generally managed for both financial return on timber and broader ecological benefit. However, as climate change threatens forest health with hotter and dryer summers, it's even more imperative that we invoke management techniques that are ecologically attuned so that forests can become more climate-resilient. Ecological forest management is generally a more labor-intensive approach to forestry, which demands a well-trained and skilled workforce. Unfortunately, the logging workforce is largely aging out, and the workforce that does exist has not had access to training in harvest, thinning, and planting methods that enhance the ecological integrity of a forest, let alone combine that holistically with other forest service tasks such as fuel management, invasive species removal, habitat restoration, reforestation, or other actions. Use of fire as controlled burns and cultural burning will likely be a prominent feature in needed skill sets.
The Tulalip Tribes are seeking consulting support to help us address this critical gap in delivering our ecological management strategies across the Treaty territories of the Tulalip Tribes. We need a new generation of forest workers to innovate climate-conscious methods of forest work.
We anticipate the scope of work awarded under this agreement will be on a time and materials basis, not exceeding $50,000 over a contract period from September 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.
The project is located on the Tulalip Indian Reservation.
Steve Hinton
Conservation Scientist
Treaty Rights and Government Affairs Office
Email: shinton@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
Monday, June 17, 2024 12:00 PM PST
Close Date:Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM PST
Proposals shall be electronically submitted to:Steve Hinton, Conservation Scientist
Treaty Rights and Government Affairs Office
shinton@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
Forest Workforce Training RFQ