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A rundown of the roadrunner

(Photo by Jessica Kirkpatrick via Unsplash.) Seeing a roadrunner dart across a highway is not an everyday occurrence in Oklahoma, but for some reason I’ve been seeing them every week for the past year near my home in rural north central Oklahoma. I’ve seen them sitting on my f... Read More

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How to improve quail populations for a struggling game bird

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Prescribed burning for control of cedar trees



Red Hills Rancher’s unconventional approach to range management proves successful

The disruptive invasion of cedar trees, such as eastern redcedar, blueberry juniper and redberry juniper, has become a major issue for rangelands, wildlife and landowners. Keeping cedar trees from taking over entire areas can make a significant difference in plant and wildlife diversity and wildfire suppression, as well as the productivity of the land itself. (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Waging war on cedar trees