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2000 – James T. Spencer – Worked in conservation for over 30 years. He founded the "Trail Boss" program in 1971 and worked as a volunteer ranger in the Angeles National Forest. [7] 2000 - John Gilmore; 2000 - William Dickinson, National Capital Area Council; 2001 - L. Watres; 2001 - William Brookes; 2003 - Stewart Jacobson, Great Salt Lake ...
Part of the Ouachita National Forest. Managed cooperatively between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the United States Forest Service. Ouachita McCurtain Unit WMA [74] McCurtain: 131,000 acres (53,000 ha) The Broken Bow Sub-unit is located north of Broken Bow, surrounding Broken Bow Lake and the Glover River.
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission provides assistance to Oklahoma's 85 conservation districts and to the public in order to foster a sense of care, wise use and best management of Oklahoma's renewable natural resources. The conservation districts in Oklahoma are grouped into five areas in the state.
Conservation Reserve Program - State Acres for wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) The United States Department of Agriculture USDA started the Conservation Reserve Program as part of the Food Security Act of 1985. The program is designed to provide assistance and incentive for farmers to maintain sustainable farming practices and to encourage the ...
The Wichita Forest Reserve was established by the United States General Land Office in Oklahoma on July 4, 1901, with 57,120 acres (231.2 km 2).After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907, as Wichita National Forest.
The McCurtain County Wilderness Area is a 14,087 acres (5,701 ha) wilderness nature preserve 25 miles (40 km) north of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. It has been owned by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. [1] It was designated a National Natural Landmark in December 1974 for its excellent example of a xeric upland oak-pine forest. [2]
Ochoco National Forest contains a variety of odd geological formations, 95,000 acres (38,000 ha) of old-growth forest, the headwaters of the Crooked River, and three wilderness areas. Stein's Pillar is a 350 ft (110 m) tall rock column in the Ochoco Mountains. [33]: 227–229 [46] Okanogan-Wenatchee: Washington
In 1891 the Forest Reserve Act was passed by Congress, after pressure from John Muir. It facilitated the formation of the National Forest System. [8] After 1900, Gifford Pinchot led a movement of conservation. Pinchot made conservation a popular word in its application to natural resources.