Nulhegan Abenaki Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation

Please download and print the documents you need. Read them carefully, as there are certain conditions that must be met in order to gather legally.

Image of fiddleheads.

Note from Chief Don Stevens

Please find the following gathering licenses that I have negotiated. In particular, the State of Vermont Gathering License  gives Nulhegan and the other 3 tribes gathering access to all State Lands, including State Parks, and State Natural Areas. Please carry this license  and any other of the permits with you when gathering and also review the restrictions. So we now have access to all the Fish and Wildlife Management Areas and State Lands. This pretty much covers all of Vermont. Happy Gathering.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Letter on feather possession to our citizens

Gathering Permits & Maps in Alphabetical Order

Following is a list of Gathering Permits you may download. Please note that they are in alphabetical order.  Please note that the following permits are listed separately: Nulhegan Basin, TransCanada, Vermont Land Trust, and Green Mountain Forest.

Agency of Natural Resources Collection & Possession of Birds
Audubon Vermont Land Access
FirstLight Boundary Maps
FirstLight Project Lands Permission to Gather
Green Mountain Power License for Bolton Falls
Green Mtn. Forest Permission to Gather
Middlebury Land Access Agreement August 2021
Middlebury Land Access Map – appendix 1 – Valley
Middlebury Land Access Map – appendix 1 – Mountains
Nature Conservancy Lands Open For Hunting
Nature Conservancy Poster
Nature Conservancy Visitor Use Info
Signed Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Land Use Statement
VT Agency of Natural Resources Dept. of Forests, Parks, & Recreation License
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department Collecting License
Winooski Hydroelectric Consent to Gather

Nulhegan Basin Permit Files

Abenaki Tribal Plant (Pizwikwkil) Request
Conditions for Special Use Permit
Nulhegan Basin Special Use Permit
USFWS_Abenaki Plant Harvest Permit Conditions for Nulhegan Basin

Nulhegan Basin Permit Map

Download Map Here

Consent to Request to Gather Plants on TransCanada Lands

Message from Chief Don Stevens: I want to reiterate two important elements that are important to adhere to:

  1. Prior to any collection by tribe members, they are to notify TransCanada’s Land Manager or equivalent one week before any planned harvest.  At this time, please contact Brandon Kibbe at TransCanada via email at [email protected]  or (832) 584-3229 for any such notification.
  2. A copy of this consent letter MUST be carried by tribal members harvesting on TransCanada property.

TransCanada Permit Downloads:

Maps

Bellows Falls Project Fee Owned Property Locus
CT Lakes Property Locus
Deerfield Project – Lower – Fee-owned Property Locus
Deerfield Project – Upper – Fee-owned Property Locus
Fifteen Mile Falls Property Locus
Vernon Project Fee Owned Property Locus
Wilder Project Fee-owned Property Locus

TransCanada Lands Permit

Download Permit Here

Vermont Land Trust Land Use Statement

Download PDF of Statement Here

U.S. Forest Service

Download Map Here

Permission to gather in the Green Mountain National Forest granted to the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe

NOTICE: A valid Nulhegan ID (Tribal Card) must be produced upon request when gathering in the National Forest Lands
 

Please see the link below to download a copy of the letter of permission. Please print the letter and carry it with you.

U.S. Forest Service Letter of Permission