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b. Conduct field studies focused on understanding the abundance, distribution, and life history requirements of U.S. Fish and Wildlife designated Candidate species (C) on EBCI lands
Information Transfer & Processing Our conservation strategies would not be possible without supportive processes, like outreach activities and science-based dissemination. After we learn what organisms exist in the environment and how they may be of benefit to the tribe and the rest of the ecosystem, our program is tasked with organizing and disseminating this information. We develop a variety of reports for private, state, federal and tribal collaborators and funding agencies. To develop these reports, we collect, store and summarize our inventory and monitoring data. We interpret these data and provide management recommendations. If there are areas we do not possess expertise, we contract other biological staff and work closely with state and federal biologists to develop reports and recommendations. We identify our audience and our methods of processing and transferring information for every conservation target plan (Appendix 3).
Outreach
Goal : Lead in educating the Cherokee community about natural resource conservation issues
Objectives : 1. Generate print and digital media to inform the Cherokee community about ongoing conservation initiatives 2. Implement citizen science initiatives to improve EBCI Natural Resources data collection capacity and facilitate community stewardship 3. Engage the Cherokee community to better understand and incorporate modern and traditional sources of ecological knowledge into the EBCI Natural Resources planning process 4. Provide information to Tribal leadership pertaining to trends in biological conditions and their
relationships with contributed services to the Cherokee community 5. Create opportunities for student intern and graduate student training
Science-based Dissemination
Goal: Facilitate the organization and transfer of scientific information between EBCI Natural Resources and external stakeholders
Objectives: 1. Effectively manage and manipulate both quantitative and spatial data to inform conservation initiatives 2. Sustain cooperative relationships with external natural resource management entities to enhance the Tribe’s capacity to implement large-scale fish and wildlife conservation projects 3. Share and utilize the best available scientific information to inform conservation decisions
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