Natural Resources
The Department of Natural Resources provides services ranging from agricultural garden preparation, lawn services for approved elderly and disabled Tribal members, youth educational opportunities, landscape maintenance on Tribal Government properties, and oversight of forestry activities on all forested trust areas.
Within the department are three primary programs: Agriculture Extension, Forestry and Landscape, and Grounds Maintenance.
Agriculture Extension
Forestry Program
MBCI Forestry program performs various projects on the 28,000+ acres of MBCI forested properties. BIA Forestry funds projects based on approved Multi-Resource Management Plan last approved in 2013. Staff perform required funded projects by ERO Forestry that includes Continuous Forestry Inventory (CFI) activities, implement forest development practices, and BIA Wildland fire management plans and coordinate any wildfire activity. Program conducts Timber sales through harvest schedule or any tribal land conversions projects. Program coordinates weather and other hazard tree type conditions cleanups.
Wade McCulloch, Manager
601-663-7300
Landscaping Program
This program is responsible for grass cutting and landscaping maintenance for tribal buildings, roadsides in the Pearl River community areas, and lawn services for approved elders and disabled.
Joel Morris, Manager
601-663-7726
4-H Program
The 4-H youth program offers opportunities to develop skills and interest through participation in learn-by-doing projects.
- 4-H helps youth acquire knowledge to enable them to develop such life skills as communication, decision making, leadership, inter-personal relationships, community awareness, and global understanding.
- 4-H helps youth form attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive, and contributing members of community.
- The 4-H mission is accomplished through the involvement of parents, volunteer leaders, and other adults who organize and conduct educational experiences in community, school and family settings.
- 4-H learning experiences are designed to help youth work with others in real-life situations, and these experiences promote individual growth in knowledge, skills, and attitudes, which, in turn, encourage family interaction.
Ronald Gibson, Manager
601-656-2070
Contact Information
Dr. Joshua Weaver
Director
Office: 601-656-2070
601-656-9599
601-656-9679
MBCI Department of Natural Resources
131 Ag Center Drive
Choctaw, MS 39350 joshua.weaver@choctaw.org
