This multifaceted agreement with the oklahoma department of wildlife conservation odwc covers conservation practices on private lands and other activities throughout the state of oklahoma this…

This $362,000 cooperative agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will support conservation practices on private lands throughout Oklahoma from July 2022 to June 2027. Funded through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the agreement will provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners for projects restoring and enhancing wetlands, grasslands, and riparian habitat. These efforts will benefit federally listed species like the lesser prairie-chicken as well as other at-risk wildlife. Projects will also improve habitat for waterfowl and other game species while some focus on outdoor education through new classroom facilities. Monitoring of lands enrolled under the lesser prairie-chicken candidate conservation agreement will continue as well. The award furthers conservation priorities within USFWS Region 2 and Oklahoma through collaborative work between the agency, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, and private landowners.

This multifaceted agreement with the oklahoma department of wildlife conservation odwc covers conservation practices on private lands and other activities throughout the state of oklahoma this cooperative agreement agreement provides financial backing to ongoing collaborative conservation work between the US fish and wildlife service USFWS odwc and voluntary private landowners the agreement will support the restoration and enhancement of wetlands grasslands and riparian habitat including on the ground projects which will contribute to the recovery of federally listed and other imperiled species such as the lesser prairie chicken american burying beetle and monarch butterflies pollinators additionally most projects will result in improved habitat for a variety of game species with some focused on improving habitat for overwintering waterfowl some projects will focus on outdoor education and facilitate the construction of outdoor classrooms the agreement will continue to implement projects on properties and monitor landowners who are enrolled in the lesser prairie chicken candidate conservation agreement with assurances the agreement supports conservation actions identified as priorities within the interior region 2 great plains and east texas oklahoma emphasis areas and as described in the partners for fish and wildlife programs strategic plan