Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians Natural Resources Department

This fall/winter BVR Natural Resources staff has been preparing a riparian area for planting its Pollinator and Tribal medicine garden. So far, we have built 10 beds. We used locally collected stones to delineate the beds, we then mixed in compost, planted, then topped with wood chip mulch. Some beds we seeded with native forbs and grasses while others we planted native forbs and shrubs. This site will be tended to become a gathering site and a place for tribal members to pass time.

More photos to come as we continue our next steps of constructing a pathway and installing signs. Many thanks to The Xerces Society for providing the locally sourced and propagated native plants! Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians

BVR Natural Resources is propagating willow and cottonwood as well as starting acorns as part of our native plant restoration project after removing blackberry from the streams and wetland on the Rez. Here is the process so far! Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians

Day 4 The Crew works at another stand of blackberry in a riparian area and completes the Project! Thank you CCC Delta Center you all are amazing! Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians

Day 3 the CCC went on to work on the northern end of the Rez spent the day cutting down and raking out a giant stand of blackberry. Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians

Day 2 the CCC completed the work on our upper pond locations. Very happy with the results and looking forward to replanting with culturally significant native vegetation!! Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians

Day 1 of The California Conservation Corp out on the Rez assisting the BVR Natural Resource Department remove a blackberry infestation! Some rough before/after shots. Great work so far! Looking forward to Day 2 Tomorrow! Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians