Sources of Information for Assessing Areas of Tribal Importance

This page contains links referred to from Forest Service Handbook FSH 1909.12, Chapter 10 – The Assessment, Section 13.7. Direction for conducting an assessment for a plan, plan revision or plan amendment is contained in that handbook. This page contains links to additional information resources and will be updated periodically.

Areas of Tribal Importance

External information sources include:

1. Volunteered tribal reports.
2. Traditional ecological knowledge.
3. Relevant scientific analysis or relevant analysis or information offered for consideration by the public about areas of tribal importance; or
4. Tribal Forest Protection Act projects and documents may serve as a source of information for natural resources and areas of tribal importance.
5. Sacred sites.
6. Sites associated with national historic trails.