Tribe: Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority
View Source Document: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan: 1854 Ceded Territory Including the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, and Grand Portage Reservations
Year: 2016
Topic: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Impacts to Berries
Explore the installation of signage in areas where the restoration or protection of berry species is underway and state the...
Educate the public on the threats of overharvesting culturally significant plants and devise management strategies to help reduce the risk...
Create an inventory of the top culturally significant berry species as determined by Band members.
Conduct additional surveys to monitor the location of key culturally significant berry species and potential impacts on those species from...
Investigate the need for building water control structures to maintain historic water levels in wetlands to protect bog species (e.g....
Maintain and restore wetland ecosystems, which are important locations for lowland blueberry, cranberry, chokecherry.
Develop plans for forest management that promotes diversity of tree and plant species.
Comment, consult, and review land management decisions made at other scales of governance.
Hire plant specialists within each of the Bands to identify/inventory areas with berries and proper habitat.
Use traditional practices such as fire to encourage disturbance species of berries on the landscape and clear undergrowth.
Utilize best practices for managing invasive species.
At a minimum, within 50 feet of the wetland 1) maintain 50 percent crown cover to help maintain the water...