Cherokees use the wood from the Red Oak to keep the sacred eternal fire burning at pow wows.

River cane has been used for many generations in making arrows, baskets, blowguns, and flutes.

Shagbark hickory can be found growing in the oak-hickory forests in Adair, Cherokee and southern Delaware counties.

Watercress has been used by Cherokees for generations as both food and medicine. Watercress is nutritious, high in vitamins (esp. vitamin C) and minerals.