Draft Compatibility Determination for Cultural Resource Use by Members of Federally-Recognized Tribes

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Draft Compatibility Determination for Cultural Resource Use (Plants, Animal Products, and Other Natural Resources of Tribal Cultural Significance) by Members of Federally-Recognized Tribes on the Mary and Murray Looney Unit, Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge. The use is the permitted harvest, cataloging, and planting for future harvest and/or maintenance of culturally significant plants and the harvest/collection of other items of tribal cultural significance such as turtle shells, feathers, whitetail deer antler sheds, wildlife bones, fungi, and water by members of federally-recognized tribes for cultural, tribal, and/or educational purposes (non-commercial and non-research).

Publication date

May 1, 2022

Type of document

Plan

Facility

Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge

In 1986 Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge was established to prevent the extinction and aid in the recovery of federally listed threatened and endangered Ozark species. The refuge spans nine units over four counties with over 4,300 acres, all of which is off limits to visitation. Education and...

National Wildlife Refuge

Colcord,OK

Program

A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak

National Wildlife Refuge System

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.

Program

Washington,DC

Ecosystem

FWS and DOI Region(s)

Southwest