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The Yurok Tribe Is Using California’s Carbon Offset Program to Buy Back Its Land
Nick Folkins, a Yurok citizen and a Yurok Fisheries Department technician, captures juvenile salmon for a long-term study on McGarvey Creek, a Klamath River tributary.
Photo from the Yurok Tribe
With income from sequestering carbon in its forests, the tribe has supported youth programming, housing, road improvement, and businesses development.
Posted By Iridian Casarez on Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 12:47 PM click to enlarge Yurok Tribe The newly completed 150-foot tower bringing high-speed internet to one of the most remote parts of the Yurok Reservation. The Yurok Connect Broadband Project team finished installing a new 150-foot tower in Wautec yesterday, linking one of the remote parts of the Yurok Reservation to high-speed internet. “Access to high-speed internet will significantly improve the everyday lives of Yurok citizens and non-Indian reservation residents,” said Yurok Tribal Chair Joseph L. James. “This project will facilitate progress in several key areas, including, education, healthcare and economic development. When it comes to developing a prosperous community, in
Press release from the Yurok Tribe:
The
Yurok Tribe recently celebrated a major milestone in the Yurok
Connect Broadband Project.
Yesterday
afternoon, the Yurok Connect team finished the installation of a new
150-foot tower in Wautec and linked the first customers to the
high-speed internet service. Located in the most remote part of the
Yurok Reservation, the tower is providing first-time internet access
to dozens of families and several tribal elders.
Yurok Tribal Council Member Mindy Natt and her son Andrew James Lewis V attended a grand opening celebration for the new Yurok Connect service. The Pecwan District Representative is excited about the new internet infrastructure and what it means for tribal youth and elders. Photos: Yurok Tribe.