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| Oklahoma Forestry Conducting Inventory in Eight Eastern Counties |
Professional foresters are busy determining the type of forests in different counties and regions of Oklahoma as well as identifying tree species and forest health conditions in six central and north central counties. Counties include Washington, Nowata, Rogers, Craig, Mayes, Ottawa, Delaware and Choctaw. Foresters will be gathering information about… |
Oklahoma Forestry Services |
01/14/10 |
| Oklahoma Forestry Offers Wildlife Packages of Seedlings |
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation are working together this year promoting special packages of tree and shrub seedlings selected for wildlife habitat improvement. Different packages are available to enhance the habitat of deer, songbirds, turkey, quail and a variety of… |
Oklahoma Forestry Services |
11/16/09 |
| Buying Local Firewood Protects Oklahoma’s Forests |
Buy local has a whole new meaning when it comes to protecting Oklahoma from tree pest this fall and winter. Consumers are urged not to purchase firewood from out-of-state and all the insects and diseases it might carry. Instead, buying local firewood can help keep invasive species from gaining a… |
Oklahoma Forestry Services |
09/24/09 |
| Poster Contest Announced: Calling All Oklahoma 5th Graders! |
Oklahoma Forestry announces that competition is underway for the state level of the 2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest. All fifth grade level students are eligible to enter. They are not required to enter as part of a school classroom—scout groups, home school associations, etc are all invited to participate.… |
Oklahoma Forestry Services |
09/24/09 |
| OK Forestry Officials Target Devastating Beetles |
Oklahoma Forestry officials announce that funding is available for forest landowners to prevent the ravages of a pine beetle infestation that has devastated vast areas in many southern states. “More than 600,000 acres of Oklahoma’s pine forests are at high risk of attack by the South’s most destructive forest insect,… |
Oklahoma Forestry Services |
07/23/09 |
| Duke Study Examines Benefits of Sustainable Wood Energy |
Increased use of sustainable wood energy could yield long-term economic, social and environmental benefits in many regions of the United States, according to newly published analysis by a Duke University-led team of experts. “Wood energy is one of America’s most important renewable fuels. Our forests could sustainably produce at least… |
Oklahoma Forestry Services |
03/25/09 |
| Arbor Week Celebrations Encouraged |
It’s that time of year again, when Oklahomans are urged to haul out spades, dig a hole and plant some trees. Arbor Week is just around the corner and since 1901—the state’s first official Arbor Day—Oklahoman’s have annually observed this tree planting tradition. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and… |
Oklahoma Forestry Services |
03/11/09 |
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