Tribal Relations Specialist
USDA Forest Service.
Dr. Serra Hoagland (Laguna Pueblo) currently serves as the Tribal Relations Specialist for the USDA Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) of the USDA Forest Service. She focuses on building local, regional, and national partnerships with tribes and intertribal organizations, mentoring students in natural resources, and conducting research that is relevant to Native communities. Hoagland recently detailed as the National Program Lead for Tribal Research for the USFS as well as with region 4 as the Regional Tribal Relations Program Manager. Prior to joining the RMRS, Hoagland worked as a Biological Scientist and as the Tribal Relations co-point of contact for the Southern Research Station in Asheville, North Carolina. Hoagland began her Forest Service career working on the Lincoln National Forest in 2010 as a SCEP wildlife biologist trainee. As the first Native American to graduate from Northern Arizona University with a PhD in forestry, Hoagland studied Mexican spotted owl habitat on tribal and non-tribal lands in south-central New Mexico. In 2020, she was nominated for a professional of the year award and was selected as the most promising scientist by the American Indian Science & Engineering Society. Over the years, Hoagland has been actively involved with the Society of American Foresters, the Intertribal Timber Council, the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society as well as The Wildlife Society.
Moving beyond "Traditional": Indigenizing Forestry at its Roots
Friday, October 27, 2023
2:00pm - 3:00pm PST