Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council
Established in 2001, the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (WTCAC) is an Association that provides a forum for eleven (11) Native American Tribes in Wisconsin to identify and solve natural resource issues on Tribal lands. We are a Council that gives a voice to our Tribes of Wisconsin on conservation issues that are important to us at the state and national levels.
Through a strong partnership with the USDA–NRCS, the Council reviews and recommends proposals for conservation projects from Tribes of Wisconsin. Tribal Conservation Advisory Councils were first authorized in the 1995 Farm Bill as advisory bodies to NRCS and all of USDA on Tribal issues. WTCAC was the first such council formed in the country.
Vision:
Natural resources of reservations in Wisconsin will become world renowned as being ecologically sustainable while meeting the needs of our communities.
Mission:
Make federal conservation programs work on Tribal Lands through government to government education and demonstration.
Our Members
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians;
http://www.badriver-nsn.gov/natural-resources
The Forest County Potawatomi Commuity;
http://www.fcpotawatomi.com/government/natural-resources
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians;
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians;
http://www.ldftribe.com/departments/55/Natural_Resources.html
The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin;
http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/MITW/DepartmentDetails.aspx?departmentID=2100
The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin;
http://www.oneidanation.org/environment/
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians;
http://redcliff-environmental.org/
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
http://www.stcciw.com/stcroixepa/index.html
Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians;
http://www.sokaogonchippewa.com/
The Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Community;
http://www.mohican-nsn.gov/Departments/Enviromental/index.htm
The Ho-Chunk Nation;