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OWCF SPOTLIGHT

The Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Foundation

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Foundation (OWCF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization created to
support the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and its activities in managing the state’s fish and
wildlife resources and habitat.

The Wildlife Department receives no general state tax appropriations; ODWC operates primarily with license sales
and federal matching grants. The Foundation is Oklahomans dedicated to conserving, preserving and promoting
our wildlife, wild spaces and outdoor heritage for current and future generations.

All donations are tax-deductible. For more information,
go to www.OKwildlifefoundation.org or www.facebook.com/OKWildlifeFoundation.

DaNiel GriFFitH/oDWC DoN P. BroWN/oDWC

This girl is having a great time fishing at the first Fostering Outdoor ODWC Fisheries Biologist Keith Thomas helps a boy in foster
Oklahoma Families event. care take a sunfish off the hook at the first Fostering Outdoor
Oklahoma Families event in September.
OWCF Update

Exciting things are happening with the Foundation. Several projects were kick-started in 2020,
with more planned for this year! Here’s a sample of what has been accomplished:

• Assisted with the purchase of a new of fishing to kick off a new partnership • The Foundation sponsored another
fishing dock at South Lakes Park in program involving the Oklahoma foster families and children event at the
Oklahoma City. Department of Human Services, ranch of OWCF Board member Blake
• Last summer, the OWCF partnered with the OWCF and ODWC. The Fostering Shelton's ranch. Rods, reels and tackle
Elk Valley Brewing Co., with a portion of Outdoor Oklahoma Families (FOOF) were purchased and given to the kids
each Tenkiller Pilsner 12-pack sold going partnership will expand across the as well as all of the supplies for a shore
directly to the Foundation. state. The Foundation provided rods, lunch fish fry.
reels and tackle boxes to the kids and • The Foundation is procuring outdoors-
• The Foundation raffled an Argentinian offered free annual fishing licenses to
dove hunt selling more than 1,800 attending foster parents so they can related trips for ODWC to raffle off in
tickets and raising $33,000. continue to enjoy catching fish with the the future. Several trips already are set,
but OWCF is looking for more.
• About 25 children in foster care and children in the future. Another FOOF
their families got together for a fun day event was held at Perry CCC Lake.

Foundation Donates for Youth Hunts
To help the Wildlife Department set up a new youth doe hunting opportunity
in partnership with farmers in Beckham County, the Foundation donated
www.okwildlifefoundation.org blinds, chairs and other equipment to make sure the youths participating in
the new controlled hunts had what they needed for a successful hunt.

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