by Maria Dunlavey | Sep 9, 2020 | Air Quality, Fish & Wildlife, Newsletter
The first edition of our Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources monthly newsletter, Elohi View, is here: Elohi View, Vol. 1, Issue 1, September 2020 Click to read about the impact of elk on Cherokee’s economy, what an electric school bus can do for air quality,...
by Maria Dunlavey | Jul 22, 2020 | Fish & Wildlife
EBCI Fisheries & Wildilfe Management has created a new guide to human-wildlife conflicts. You can access it on our website here. If you or anyone else has been bitten, call 911 or local law enforcement/dispatch at (828) 359-4131. Immediately wash wounds/exposed...
by Maria Dunlavey | Jul 16, 2020 | Fish & Wildlife
A study of the impact of elk in Cherokee has found that they bring at least $29 million, including 400 jobs, to the area each year — of which $7 million and 100 jobs go directly to the Qualla Boundary. Our Fisheries & Wildlife Management Department commissioned...
by Maria Dunlavey | Jul 15, 2020 | Fish & Wildlife, Forestry, Hall Mountain
Short wait times will help tribal citizens gain access to eagle parts and whole eagles. EBCI Natural Resources is also working to build our own eagle aviary at Hall Mountain. From the National Eagle Repository: Notice: Short wait times for Bald Eagles. ...
by Maria Dunlavey | Feb 11, 2020 | Fish & Wildlife
The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians is currently working with Responsive Management, a research firm specializing in attitudes toward natural resources and outdoor recreation, to conduct a study about wildlife management in the Cherokee, North Carolina region. As...
by Maria Dunlavey | Jul 29, 2019 | Fish & Wildlife
Check out this fact sheet for info about the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (currently before the US House of Representatives) and its potential benefits to Tribal-led conservation. It could redirect $97.5 million to Tribal-led conservation efforts and...
