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...
by Maria Dunlavey | Nov 1, 2019 | Water Quality
The EBCI’s accomplishments were highlighted in this summer’s EPA report on Tribal Nonpoint Source Programs: In 2014 the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) opened an ecofriendly native plant nursery equipped with a rainwater harvesting and irrigation...
by Maria Dunlavey | Oct 23, 2019 | Water Quality
This week, EBCI is hosting the Southeast Regional Wetlands Workshop – the first time a tribe has ever hosted this event east of the Mississippi River! The conference, which is being held at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, consists of three days of talks, roundtables,...
