We've been busy! Our fuels and timber staff have been busy working near the Tvshka Homma Capitol grounds, thinning the trees that are beginning to overcrowd the prairies that surround the iconic Potato Hills and provide some of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma's prized bison a scenic home. Our goal was to thin the heavy timber and leave shade trees for livestock and bison. Prior to the 20th century, such open prairies were a natural sight around the Potato Hills, separating them from the northern and

We have a #prescribedfire going in Ti Valley! Be wary of smoke across the roads. | Choctaw Nation Forestry Program

At CNF, we’re focused on our land #alldayeveryday. Through the weekend, we have been busy prepping for our upcoming rounds of prescribed burns in the heart of Choctaw Nation. Most recently, we got our steps in with blowers, fuel, and water on our backs, as we scaled one of our steepest containment lines down Buffalo Mountain, near Talihina. Talihina (a combination of the Choctaw words tʋli, “rock” or “metal,” and hina, “road”) is surrounded by pine stands that are among the best in the reservati

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