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An upright culm of rivercane with many flowers on it.

Resources for Rivercane on Your Property

Since Helene impacted North Carolina in 2024 with significant rainfall, flooding, and erosion, there has been a significant increase in interest in rivercane. The species has a variety of benefits to…

Native river cane on the edge of a mowed field

How Can I Identify Native Rivercane?

Identifying native river cane (Arundinria gigantea) is important, particularly if plant material is going to be transplanted, grown out for use in other locations, or management actions are being…

View from inside a patch of bamboo native to North Carolina with 10 foot tall green stems.

How Rivercane Benefits the Environment

The environmental benefits of rivercane can not be overstated: it keeps streambanks in place during floods, filters excess nutrients from water flowing through it, and is habitat for animals both…

Moles and Voles, Oh My!   — Written By Rob Hawk and updated by Melissa Vaughn and Chumper Walker   Woodland or Pine Vole   rodent   Voles eat roots from garden vegetables, bulbs, and bark. You most likely deal with pine and meadow voles. Meadow voles spen

June 2021 EBCI Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Newsletter

Here is the June edition of our Agriculture and Natural Resources newsletter! See the images below.

Tribal Self-governance and the Environment Are Tribes true “sovereigns” in the world of environmental protection? Can the EBCI choose to protect natural resources and regulate development however we wish? Well, the answer is yes and no with plenty of grey

May 2021 EBCI Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Newsletter

Here is the May edition of our Agriculture and Natural Resources newsletter! See the images below or click the link to download.May 2021 Agriculture and Natural Resources newsletter

Spring is nearly in the air! What a year it has been, no doubt one that will be forever etched into our memories. We all have been asked to sacrifice much over the last year in order to protect ourselves, our family, fellow community members, and society

April 2021 EBCI Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Newsletter

Here is the April edition of our Agriculture and Natural Resources newsletter! 2021 EBCI Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources newsletter. Catch up on upcoming dates and learn more about…

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March Newsletter

Here is the March 2021 EBCI Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources newsletter. Catch up on upcoming dates and learn more about what’s happening in Cherokee, NC!