EPA Awards Over $200k to Develop Wetland Program

EPA has awarded $200,991 to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA), also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, to develop a wetlands program for the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation community in North Dakota.  This program will allow the MHA Environmental Division to develop a wetland program plan and inventory. They will also map aquatic resources, assess, monitor, and protect reservation wetland resources.

“Providing the Tribes with these resources to establish a wetlands program will result in positive outcomes for the environment and the community,” said Darcy O’Connor, Assistant Regional Administrator of the Office of Water Protection. “The aquatic resource inventory will assist decision making in all areas of future development on the Reservation so that waters are protected.”  

“MHA nation greatly appreciates this grant,” said Tribal Chairman Fox. “We will use it to continue to protect and safeguard our land.”