TESNAR 2020 Awardees
TESNAR 2020 Awardees
Office of Tribal Relations
USGS Technical training in Support of Native American Relations (TESNAR) makes funds available to support USGS employees to design and conduct technical training for staff of tribal governments or organizations. The purpose of the program is to strengthen the technical capacity of tribes for managing tribal natural resources and build on networks between the USGS and tribal governments.
NOTE: Although TESNAR is an internal competitive process, the USGS Office of Tribal Relations Tribal Liaison team solicits proposals and selects technical training that benefits tribes.
Here are the 2020 TESNAR Awardees:
1) Shaleene Chavarria
schavar@usgs.gov
NM Water Science Center, Albuquerque NM
Rocky Mountain Region (Upper Colorado Basin), Water Mission Area
Fundamentals of hydrologic models (PRMS and MODFLOW)
Navajo Nation, Pueblo of Zuni, Taos Pueblo, Pueblo of Tesuque
2) Jennifer Graham
jlgraham@usgs.gov
NY Water Science Center, Coram, NY
Northeast Region (North Atlantic/Appalachian), Water Mission Area
Training for Cyanotoxin rapid screening techniques for human health and oyster-fisheries protection
Shinnecock Indian Tribe
3) Ben Linhoff
blinhoff@usgs.gov
NM Water Science Center, Albuquerque, NM
Rocky Mountain Region (Upper Colorado Basin), Water Mission Area
Surface water quality collection training
Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Navajo Nation
4) Shana Mashburn
shanam@usgs.gov
OK/TX Water Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Southeast Region (Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf), Water Mission Area
Measuring streamflow and sampling surface water and groundwater
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of OK
5) Jens Stevens
jtstevens@usgs.gov
Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO
Rocky Mountain Region (Upper Colorado Basin), Water Mission Area
GIS mapping for post-fire reforestation
Pueblo of Cochiti