2+ week, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) Before widespread agriculture, timber cutting and urban development, researchers estimate Oklahoma was home to more than 2 million acres of wetlands. Human activities have caused that acreage to shrink by at least 67% over time, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (252+ words) Oklahoma farmers and ranchers can apply for a portion of a $39 million pot intended to expand agroforestry. The agricultural practice involves planting trees or shrubs to improve soil health, provide shade to livestock and give shelter and food to wildlife....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (796+ words) By mid-May, wildlife biologist Jocelyn Howell had spent weeks lifting rocks and logs by hand in the Ouachita National Forest. Her strategy was to flip them quickly and watch for movement in the dark soil. It was the fourth year…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (239+ words) In an effort to improve the state’s soil health, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission is paying up to $40,000 to farmers and ranchers to employ regenerative agriculture techniques. The Soil Health Implementation Program (SHIP) uses state funds to reimburse rural and urban…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (324+ words) Of the newest additions to the state’s Wildlife Action Plan, two-thirds are invertebrates. Species of caddisfly and snails, or the Kiamichi willowfly – found in Oklahoma’s Ouachita Mountains – could be prioritized for conservation. Well-known animals such as the Texas horned lizard,…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1401+ words) The wind whirls through the waist-high grass and between buildings as Cara Brown treads around the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center in Bartlesville. "Prairie chickens in general are at a decline," Brown said. "So, you hear a lot of…...