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Reclaiming Ohi:yo'- Restoring the Altered Landscape of the Beautiful River Ohi:yo' Restoration and Resiliency Projects Members of the Seneca Nation's Watershed Resources Working Group are involved in various restoration and resiliency projects for our Ohi:yo'. The Seneca Nation's Fish and Wildlife Department in particular engages in projects related to building artificial habitat, repopulating our river's Walleye population, and building trenches to help land locked fish. Fighting for the Water: Fracking Wastewater in Ohi:yo' In 2016 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) began deliberating a 1,000-barrel/day of unconventional gas drilling wastewater (Frack Wastewater) disposal facility in Potter County proposed by Epiphany Allegheny LLC. In response to the news of these fracking plans, our Seneca people again fought for our people, our communities, and our Ohi:yo'.

Seneca Nation of Indians Fish & Wildlife, Hellbender release

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Seneca Nation Fish and Wildlife Department
The Seneca Nation Fish and Wildlife Department is tasked with the enforcement aspects of all Seneca Nation laws and regulations. Our Seneca Nation Fish and Wildlife Officers perform daily road and boat patrols and manage programs that would protect, enhance, and monitor our wildlife species, such as eaglet bandings, paddlefish introductory and monitoring, and gilt darter reintroductions.

The Nation's Fish and Wildlife Department engages in restoration and resiliency projects related to Ohi:yo'. Many of these projects involve animal species that our Seneca people consider to be culturally important, such as the Dewënigöh and the Walleye.

One of the major resiliency projects that our Seneca people are involved in is restoring the Dewënigöh (Hellbender Giant Salamander) population in Ohi:yo'. Dewënigöh is the largest North American Salamander and are only found in the drainages of Ohi:yo' and the Susquehanna River. Fish and Wildlife operates a Hellbender Rearing Facility, in which they rear Dewënigöh and release juveniles back into our river.

In addition to the Dewënigöh restoration project, the Nation's Fish and Wildlife Department is also involved in projects involving rearing and releasing blandings turtles, endangered freshwater mussels, and stocking walleye.

For more information about the Seneca Nation's Fish and Wildlife Department, visit their website or their Facebook page Seneca Nation Conservation - Fish & Wildlife.