| TRIBES
RECEIVE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PESTICIDES
GRANT
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes recently were
awarded an $110,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to establish and enhance a Pesticides
Program on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
According to Rich Janssen, Division Manager of Environmental
Protection for the Tribes the grant will allow CSKT to
determine the amount, types, and uses of pesticides within
the exterior boundaries of the reservation. The funding will
also train and individual to educate the public on the
proper uses of pesticides and become a local point of
contact for certified applicators.
“This is the first year of our pesticides program which has
the potential to be funded long term,” said Janssen. “It
will address the issue of pesticides so we can continue to
protect the environment for the health and well being of all
reservation residents.”
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