by Maria Dunlavey | Oct 12, 2020 | Water Quality
What is an NPDES Permit? The acronym means National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems and the EBCI has five such permits for waters that discharge into Tribal receiving streams. The one most people are aware of is the EBCI Wastewater Treatment Plant on Old #4... 
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 | 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,... 