by Maria Dunlavey | Oct 27, 2020 | Forestry
EBCI Natural Resources is embarking on a three-year project to restore forest conditions on a 221-acre tract of Tribal Reserve near Bigwitch Gap. The project is part of $85,000 in forest restoration and development funding obtained from the Natural Resource... 
by Maria Dunlavey | Oct 7, 2020 | Forestry, Newsletter, Water Quality
The second edition of our Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources newsletter is here! Elohi View, Vol. 1, Issue 2, October 2020 Normally this would be Fair week. This year is very different, but our programs are still busy! Click to read about fishing... 
by Maria Dunlavey | Aug 10, 2020 | CSPSI, Forestry
Our sochan gathering program was featured in The One Feather last month! Click to read the 2020 Gathering Season Report, or see a summary below: The second annual sochan gathering season in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was held from March 1st to May 31st, 2020.... 
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 | Jan 7, 2020 | CSPSI, Forestry, Uncategorized
A total of 36 permits will be available for EBCI tribal members to gather sochan in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this spring. The gathering season will run from March 1st to May 31st. Each permittee may gather up to 1 bushel of sochan per week. Only enrolled... 
by Maria Dunlavey | Nov 13, 2019 | CSPSI, Horticulture, Water Quality
River cane’s importance is no secret. For thousands of years, it’s been used to make baskets, mats, even blowguns – by the Cherokee and many other tribes of the Southeast. But with the arrival of European settlers, the stands of river cane that supplied that material... 