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Endangered Species Act decision affecting the less-
PrOVIDED
And because of Brown’s habitat and wildlife man-
conserva-
agement plans, he has been able to enjoy and pro-
PrOVIDED
Woods County Landowner Wins 2021 Conservation Honor
RC Brown maintains an aggressive campaign to eliminate
Prescribed burning is one of many conservation practices
embraced by RC Brown on his Woods County ranch.
landowner
a mote hunting on his land to the benefit of others. recognized tionist each year since 1989 and continues to work closely with landowners by providing technical assistance and in some cases financial support for land practices that benefit wildlife. Projects may include fencing, brush management, timber thin- For more information about the assistance avail- able from Wildlife

invasive eastern redcedars. er prairie-chicken. has ODWC ning, wetland restoration and more.

DOn P. BrOWn/ODWC
2021 Landowner Conservationist of the Year award presentation, from left, ODWC Private Lands Biologist Brett Cooper,

3,000 acres of eastern redcedar. Cutting and removing or burning more than Improving habitat for lesser prairie-chick- en and northern bobwhite as well as other upland species. Enhancing potential turkey roost sites through cedar removal and burning. Since 2013, Brown has been enrolled in the Oklahoma Agricultural Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) program and mainta

• • • his property.
Phyllis and RC Brown, ODWC Wildlife Division Chief Bill Dinkines.
Conservationist Association Burn

Landowner Woods County landowner RC Brown is of the Year. The Private Lands Section of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Wildlife Division selected Brown, who received an award at the September meeting of the Oklahoma Private Lands Biologist Brett Cooper spoke about Brown’s habitat improvement and land manage- ment activities on his 6,732 acres, including ambi- tious ef

2021 Wildlife Conservation Commission. and regular prescribed burning. (Woods County).

Oklahoma’s tion projects, including: • • Preservation