Community Forest Program
Hall Mountain
Tract
Partner: Eastern Band of
the Cherokee Indians
Acres: 108
CFP Funding: $302,305
Cost Share: $302,305
Key Features:
Protect culturally important land and restore
traditional livelihoods
Lies in the heart of a
mosaic of conserved lands
in north Macon County
Property will be important
addition to the Cowee
Mound–a cultural conservation node
Cowee Community, Boy
and Girl Scouts, 4-H
Clubs, and other community groups will benefit
from recreational activities
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The Eastern Band of the Cherokee
Indians secured a culturally and
historically significant 108-acre
tract called Hall Mountain; the
mountain rises above a sharp bend
in the Little Tennessee River
approximately 5.7 miles north of
Franklin, in Macon County, North
Carolina.
The Land Trust for Little Tennessee previously owned the Hall
Mountain Tract and they actively managed to restore the diverse
forest communities and conserve the existing natural resources.
Tribal ownership of this property enhances access to fisheries and
wildlife related recreational and subsistence activities in the area. The
conservation and restoration of the property helps protect streams
and soils that drain directly into the Little Tennessee River, a high
quality waterway with rare and threatened species.
The Tribe plans to incorporate a scenic hiking trail system that will
exhibit traditional Cherokee uses of natural resources. These exhibits
will serve as educational learning centers for the Macon County,
Swain County, and Qualla Boundary public schools, as well as
regional organizations like Boy and Girl Scouts.
White-oak regeneration will allow local artisans and craft makers to
obtain the resources needed to make their crafts and stimulate their
small economy. In addition, the Cherokee will continue to actively
protect the forest through traditional forest management practices.
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Preserve waterways, soil, and rare or threatened species,
including Bog Turtle, Walter’s Crownbeard, and
Appalachian Violet
Property acquisition and community forest process
approved by four successive levels within the EBCI tribal
government
Cherokee Artisans community support community forest to
utilize tree and plant resources–will take a role in
management decisions
The formal process to engage community in the forest plan
includes meetings and Tribal Council Committees
Community Forest Program
Hall Mountain
Tract
The Warriors of Ani-kituhwa Dancers
and Cherokee Elder Jerry Wolfe with
Forest Service employees at the Hall
Mountain celebration.