The Environmental Protection Division provides coordination, representation, and technical assistance to member tribes on fish habitat and other environmental issues. The division monitors these issues and acts as an information clearinghouse. Activities within the division include:
- Coordinating policy and technical level discussion between tribes and federal, state, and local governments, and other interested parties
- Coordinating, representing and monitoring tribal interests in the Timber/Fish/Wildlife (TFW/FF) process, Coordinated Tribal Water Quality and Ambient Monitoring programs
- Monitoring, analyzing, and distributing technical information on habitat-related forums, programs, and processes
- Implementing the Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory Assessment Program (SSHIAP)