Rappahannock Tribe, Inc.

This project will support the Rappahannock Tribe to develop a conservation easement template that respects Tribal Sovereignty and encourages tribes to negotiate when using an easement for land back. This template will support the rematriation of 200 acres of tribal land bordering Fones Cliffs.

Our goal is to increase the capacity of our staff to be pursue partnerships, funding, and strategically plan for the benefit of our forested ancestral lands and for the Tribal nation through training on grant seeking, writing, and management.

We will conduct a feasibility study is to assess the ecological health of our forest lands and evaluate sustainable, income-generating opportunities that ensure long-term forest stewardship and economic viability.

Our project will support the restoration of an oyster reef in the Rappahannock River.

This project will increase tribal environmental asset control on or near Native lands.