The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $148,488 Tribal Wildlife Grant (CFDA 15.639) to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, effective December 1, 2024 through December 1, 2025. The grant funding will support the Choctaw Nation Department of Wildlife Conservation in surveying and monitoring sensitive fish communities within the Choctaw Nation's jurisdiction, which covers 10,922 square miles across southeastern Oklahoma. This project aims to protect the tribe's traditional food sources, native fish communities, and sovereignty by addressing external threats such as climate change, energy development, rural economic growth, and fishing pressure that are impacting water quality, quantity, and land use practices affecting aquatic resources on the tribal reservation.
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