Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

The Purpose of This Grant Is to Support the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) in the Conservation of Wildlife Species and Their Associated Habitats on 89 Wmas in Oklahoma. Doing So Will Facilitate the Maintenance of Viable Populations and Public Enjoyment and Use. Odwc Will Also Occasionally Assist Other Partner Land Agencies With Wildlife Management (i.e. Oklahoma State Parks, Non-licensed U.s. Army Corps of Engineers, U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Nature Conservancy, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Etc). the Administrative Regions of Oklahoma Encompassing 89 Wildlife Management Areas Totaling 1,129,661 Acres: NW: 17 Wildlife Management Areas Totaling 107,273 Acres: Beaver River Wma, Canton Wma, Cimarron Bluff Wma, Cimarron Hills Wma, Cimarron Playa, Cooper Wma, Dewey County Wma, Drummond Flats Wma, Fort Supply Wma, Lunceford Playa, Major County Wma, Optima Wma, Rita Blanca NG, Sandhills Wma, Shorb Wma, Schultz Wma, and Vanosdol Wma. Controlled Hunt Administration Only on Salt Plains State Park and Great Salt Plains NWR. SW: 12 Wildlife Management Areas Totaling 121,728 Acres: Altus Lugert Wma, Black Kettle NG, Ellis County Wma, Ellsworth Wma, Fort Cobb Wma, Gist Wma, Hackberry Flat Wma, Mountain Park Wma,packsaddle Wma, Sandy Sanders Wma, Washita County Wma, and Waurika Wma. Controlled Hunt Administration Only on Foss Lake Washita NWR, Four Canyon, Wichita Mountain NWR. Central: 19 Wildlife Management Areas Totaling 129,659 Acres: Arbuckle Springs Wma, Arcadia Cea, Blue River Pfha, Candy Creek Wma, Cross Timbers Wma, Deep Fork Wma, Fobb Bottom Wma, Grady County Wma, Heyburn Wma, Hickory Creek Wma, John Dahl Wma, Kaw Wma, Keystone Wma, Lexington Wma, Love Valley Wma, Okmulgee Wma, Skiatook Wma, Tishomingo Wma, and Washita Arm Wma. Coordination With Chickasaw Nra. Ne: 18 Wildlife Management Areas Totaling 199,959 Acres: Bamberger Wma, Barren Fork Wma, Cherokee Wma, Cookson Wma, Copan Wma, Eufaula Wma, Fort Gibson Wma, Hulah Wma, Lower Illinois Pfha, Mcclellan Kerr Wma, Neosho Wma, Oologah Wma, Osage Wma, Ozark Plateau Wma, Sans Bois Wma, Sparrowhawk Wma, Spavinaw Wma, and Tenkiller Wma. Se: 23 Wildlife Management Areas Totaling 571,042 Acres: Atoka Pha, Atoka Wma, Broken Bow Wma, Fmha Property, Gaines Creek Wma, Gary Sherrer Wma, Grassy Slough Wma, Hugo Wma, Hugo Wma Hamden Unit, Hugo Wma Sawyer Unit, James Collins Wma, Mcalester Aap, Mccurtain County Wilderness Area, Ouachita Wma Leflore Unit, Ouachita Wma Mccurtain Unit, Pine Creek Wma, Pushmataha Wma, Red Slough Wma, Robbers Cave Wma, Stringtown Wma, Whitegrass Flats Wma, Wister Wma, and Yourman Wma. Under This Award Odwc Will Meet Eight Objectives: 1) Operate and Maintain Wmas, 2) Operate and Maintain Program Support Facilities and Shooting Ranges, 3) Directly Restore, Enhance,create or Manage Acres for Wildlife, 4) Directly Manage Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Structures, 5) Directly Manage Invasive Animal Species, 6) Collect Data Regarding Area Utilization and Fish and Wildlife Species, 7)WMA Planning and Data Storage With Gis, and 8)RED-COCKADED Woodpecker Management on Mccurtain County Wilderness Area and Adjacent Ouachita National Forest.