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Tribal Smoke Management Plan Draft Document: January 24, 2003

















Tribal Smoke Management Plan
Gathering Effort Report

January 24, 2003



Prepared for:
The Fire Emission Joint Forum of the Western Regional Air Partnership

Prepared by:
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona











Draft Document: January 24, 2003
Introduction

During the years 2000 and 2001, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) was
contracted by the Tribal Data Development Working Group (TDDWG) of the Western Regional Air
Partnership (WRAP) to conduct a data gathering effort among the tribes of the western region of the
United States. ITEP contacted tribal professionals by phone from the summer of 2000 through March of
2001, and solicited answers to a variety of questions, ranging from emission inventory efforts to interest
in renewable energy sources. The results of this effort were compiled in An Assessment of Tribal Air
Quality Data and Programs in the Western United States, published for the WRAP in August, 2001.

One portion of this assessment focused on smoke management activities involving wildland, range, and
agricultural burning on tribal lands. At the time of the assessment, fifteen tribes stated that they
possessed smoke management plans (SMPs). The WRAPs Fire Emission Joint Forum (FEJF)
contracted ITEP to contact these tribes and collect copies of their SMPs. ITEP began this project during
the summer of 2002.

Methodology

In June of 2002, ITEP staff sent a letter of explanation (Appendix A), data release form (Appendix B),
and the official FEJF story line to the 15 tribes that stated they possessed an SMP on the 2000 survey.
On August 20, 2002, ITEP staff began to contact these tribes by phone and, when possible, email. This
task was assigned to ITEP research specialist, Todd Barnell.

The initial contact in each case was the individual who had answered the questions relating to smoke
management on the 2000-2001 assessment. In each case the research specialist identified himself as a
staff member of ITEP, working on behalf of the WRAP. He first asked if they had received the packet
of information mailed in June. If the answer was in the affirmative, he then asked if they would be
willing to provide a copy of their SMP so that ITEP might make it available to the WRAP and other
tribes.

If the representative was agreeable to providing a copy of the SMP, the research specialist asked that
they mail a copy, along with the signed data release form, to ITEP. This copy would then be added to
ITEPs clearinghouse and a copy would be provided to the FEJF. Attempts to contact all relevant tribes
by phone and email were made from August 20 through November 20, 2002.

Results

Following is a table detailing the results of this project.

Tribe City/State
Contact
Name
and Phone #
Contact History
Result
Coeur DAlene
Tribe
Plummer,
ID
Lester Higgins
208-686-8101
Received their SMP unsolicited.
This tribe did not mention they
had an SMP on the 2000 survey.
They learned ITEP was collecting
them and sent a copy of their plan
to us, along with release form.
Confederated
Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian
Reservation
Pendleton,
OR
John Cox
541-966-2410
Spoke with him on August 20. Said he
would put a copy in the mail. Left a
reminder on October 10. Called on
November 15; faxed a copy that day.

They do not have a SMP. They
use a short protocol developed by
staff of Umatilla County. A copy
was sent to ITEP. Draft Document: January 24, 2003
Spokane Tribe
of Indians
Wellpinit,
WA
Jon Castillo
509-258-9042
Left a message on August 20.
He emailed me a four-step
protocol they use. They do not
have a SMP.
Navajo Nation
Fort
Defiance,
AZ
Wilson
Laughter
928-871-7188
Left a message on August 20. He called
back on August 22 and told me they use
a BIA SMP. I called the person he
suggested on the same day (Daryl
Martinez). Left a message. Spoke with
Daryl on September 4.
Daryl emailed a copy of their draft
SMP on November 15. This
document is a work in progress.
He asked if ITEP would look it
over. This was done and we also
provided him with information
about FEJF and SMP creation.
Confederated
Salish &
Kootenai Tribes
Pablo, MT Randy Ashley
406-675-2700
Spoke with him on August 20. Said he
would try and find a copy and mail it.
Emailed him a reminder on October 10.
No response. Spoke with him on
November 15.
Their SMP is under legal review
and he is not sure when it will be
available.
Nez Perce Tribe Lapwai, ID John Degroot
208-843-7328
Spoke with him on October 21.
This tribe did not mention they
had a SMP on the 2000 survey.
However, a WRAP member
suggested we contact them. They
do not possess a SMP.
Fort Belknap
Indian
Community
Harlem,
MT
Ina Nez Perce
406-353-8429
Spoke with her on August 20.
They do not possess a SMP.
Northern
Cheyenne Tribe
Lame
Deer, MT
Jay Littlewolf
406-477-6503
Spoke with him on August 20.
They do not possess a SMP.
Tule River
Indian Tribe
Porterville,
CA
Kerri Vera
559-781-4271
Spoke with her on August 30.
They do not possess a SMP.
Confederated
Tribes of the
Chehalis
Reservation
Oakville,
WA
Raman Iyer
360-273-5911
Left messages on his voice mail on
August 20. Emailed him on September
3. Left another phone message
November 20.
No response.
White Mountain
Apache Tribe
White
River, AZ
Asa Lavender
928-338-4346
Three calls made during August, but
voice mail was not working. Spoke with
him in September. He suggested we
speak with Molly Pitts at Tribal
Forestry. Tried calling several times
during October but her voice mail was
either full or not working. Attempted to
send an email but her account is down.
Unable to make contact with
appropriate person.
Upper Skagit
Indian Tribe
Sedro
Wooley,
WA
Joe Hemmerich
360-854-7000
Left three messages during August and
September with co-workers and on his
voice mail.
No response.
Southern Ute
Indian Tribe
Ignacio,
CO
Virgil Frazier
970-563-0135
Messages left August 20, August 30,
September 4, and October 12.
No response.
Ute Indian
Tribe of the
Uintah & Ouray
Reservation
Fort
Duchesne,
UT
Ed Kurip
435-722-3965
Tried calling several times in late
August no response and no voice mail.
Spoke with his co-worker (Lelilah
Longhair) on September 4. Does not
remember seeing the packet. Asked that
we email her the information. Emailed a
reminder on October 10 and left phone
message on November 15.
Information was emailed as
requested on September 4. No
further response.
Blackfeet Tribe
Browning,
MT
Tony Sinclair
406-338-7421
Left a message on August 20. Spoke
with him on September 4. He does not
remember the packet. Asked that we
send him another one. Left reminders on
October 10 and November 15.

A second package was mailed to
him on September 4. No further
response. Draft Document: January 24, 2003
San Carlos
Apache Tribe
San
Carlos, AZ
Jim Brown
928-475-2218
Original contact sent information to a
second person, who in turn passed it
along to Mr. Brown. Spoke with him on
August 20. They do not have a plan, but
he agreed to share their protocol. Asked
that we email him the release form.
Reminder emailed on October 10. Left a
phone message on November 15.
No further response and no
protocol received.
Picayune
Rancheria of
Chukchansi
Indians
Coarsegold
CA
Samuel
Elizondo
559-683-6633
Spoke with him on August 20. Thought
he had already sent it. Emailed a
reminder on October 10. Left a message
on November 15.
No further response and no SMP
received.

By November 30, 2002 ITEP received one complete SMP (from the Coeur DAlene Tribe), one SMP
developed by a county government (from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation),
a four-step protocol (from the Spokane Tribe of Indians), and one draft SMP (from the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), Navajo office).

The Navajo BIA draft copy is a work in progress. However, the BIA staff working on this SMP
requested that ITEP review their draft document. ITEP reviewed the SMP, comparing it to the
guidelines in Wildland Fire: Elements of a Basic Smoke Management Plan, July