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View All StoriesTishomingo National Fish Hatchery May Hold Solution for Rare Turtles
TAs crickets sing sunshine to sleep, it's a wake-up call for alligator snapping turtles. They make a living by the dark of the night in big creeks, rivers, and marshes in the southern United States. In Oklahoma, they are not quite as abundant as they used to be... Read More

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Big Steps for a Small Beetle
The federally endangered American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) has one of the most unique lifestyles of any species on the planet... Read More

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Conservation Partnerships Help a Small Fish Overcome Big Challenges
Rivers of the southern Great Plains are among the most dynamic and harsh river environments in the world. Stream temperatures may reach up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit during the heat of summer... Read More

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Restoring Oklahoma's Tallgrass Prairie
Oklahoma's native plant communities evolved with the one factor you would not anticipate to help plant development: fire. In fact, some plants require fire in order to... Read More
Partnership Stories in Oklahoma

Helping the Endangered Interior Least Tern
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to help build and maintain habitat for the federally endangered interior least tern. Interior least terns are migratory birds nesting primarily in isolated areas along the Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Red and Rio Grande river systems from May to August. Dams, reservoirs and other changes to river systems have eliminated most historic least tern habitat. More »
