Environmental Department

The Environmental Department provides multiple tasks in order to protect the Environment in and around Poarch Creek. Some of the programs the department performs are monitoring the waterways on a weekly basis to ensure they are safe for recreational purposes; conducting clean-out of old chemicals in schools where tribal children attend; forming partnerships with local schools on environmental projects; pick-up paper and cardboard from offices for recycling, after which it is baled for shipment on a weekly basis; clean out rivers and streams as needed when illegal dumping occurs; periodically conduct an electronic appliance recycling disposal operation; assist the Tribe in control burning on large acreage of longleaf Pine and bog habitat; monitor invasive species control program; monitor construction compliance on reservation and trust land; teach environmental classes to school children as needed; assist EPA RCRA and Solid Waste officials in conducting compliance assistance visits to Tribal enterprises as called upon; study and protect wildlife habitat on Tribal lands; conduct fish tissue sampling as needed; assist in disposal of used cooking oil; construct habitats for wildlife in order to increase the number and variety in tribal forests; establish partnerships with U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Alabama Natural Heritage, Auburn University and other entities to assist in these many tasks; screen grants and apply for them as needed, initiate budgets, then make certain all objectives and goals are executed properly in a timely manner.

Contact Information:
lwhite@poarchcreekindians-nsn.gov

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