Beaver River Wildlife Management Area
| Beaver River Wildlife Management Area | |
|---|---|
| Beaver River WMA | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location within Oklahoma | |
| Location | Beaver County, Oklahoma |
| Nearest city | Southeast of Turpin |
| Coordinates | 36°48′50″N 100°40′13″W / 36.81389°N 100.67028°W |
| Area | 18,623.51 acres (75.3667 km2) |
| Governing body | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) |
Beaver River Wildlife Management Area (Beaver River WMA) is a 18,624-acre (7,537 ha) protected area in Beaver County, Oklahoma.[1] The McFarland Unit, a section of the management area, has an additional area of 5,110.32-acre (2,068.07 ha).
Ecology
Located near the town of Turpin, the management area consists mostly of grassland, with a considerable amount of sand plum, sagebrush, buffalo grass, and salt cedar. Along the Beaver River, trees such as American Elm, Hackberry, and Cottonwood are present.[1]
McFarland Unit
BeaverRiver WMA includes the McFarland Unit, which has an additional 5,110.32 acres (2,068.07 ha) with the Beaver River running through sections of the protected area.[2]
Conservation
The northern population of the Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), with habitat in Oklahoma (especially Beaver County and the WMA), Colorado, Kansas, and a portion of northern Texas, is considered threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Beaver River WMA". Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ "Beaver River WMA - McFarland Unit". Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ "Conservation Program Benefits an Iconic Bird of the Southern Great Plains". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ Elmore, Dwayne; Bidwell, Terry; Ranft, Rachael; Wolfe, Don (April 2017). "Habitat Evaluation Guide for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken". Oklahoma State University: Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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