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Mitigate 'Dirty Dozen' dangers on your rangeland

Are you being a good neighbor? It's a question Dr. Karen Hickman, a professor of natural resource ecology and management and director of the environmental science program in the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture, poses while
Mitigate 'Dirty Dozen' dangers on your rangeland
OSU to host performance about ‘father of America’s land-use ethic’

Wed, Apr 15, 2015

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University will host one of three Oklahoma performances of Jim Pfitzer's renowned portrayal of the late Aldo Leopold on April 21.

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Don’t let pond issues become major problems

Wed, Mar 5, 2014

Managing ponds is a lot like doing laundry in the sense that if you do not keep up with it, you could be overwhelmed.

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Citizen-science project from your own backyard

Tue, Feb 11, 2014

STILLWATER, Okla. – Everyone has heard the old adage that fingers alone are weak, but when they make a fist, they become a solid, strong unit. Such is the case, too, when applied to research conducted through the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC).

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Cold weather provides bird watching opportunities

Mon, Feb 10, 2014

STILLWATER, Okla. – Birds of a feather flock together. And, when it is cold out, some species in Oklahoma will bunch together, providing some unique bird watching opportunities.

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OSU receives grant to investigate redcedar, biofuels and water

Tue, Jan 21, 2014

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma landowners have been hearing for years that removing the eastern redcedar trees from their property is essential for proper land management.

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Fire danger on the rise

Fri, Jan 17, 2014

STILLWATER, Okla. – It is fire season in Oklahoma. About this time every year, Oklahomans watch thousands upon thousands of acres of land burn up in wildfires.

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A little planning goes far with prescribed burning

Wed, Jan 8, 2014

STILLWATER, Okla. – There is nothing better than when a plan comes together. Also, in this case, there is nothing worse than when there was no plan to start with.

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More than three little piggies running loose in Oklahoma

Wed, Dec 4, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – They do not build their houses out of straw, sticks or bricks, but feral hogs have found a home in Oklahoma.

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Pheasant numbers up, a little

Fri, Nov 22, 2013

The numbers are promising, at least up from last year, giving Oklahoma pheasant hunters something to look forward to when the season opens Dec. 1.

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Bucks on the move for opening weekend

Fri, Nov 22, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – Bucks have only one thing on their minds this time of year, and it is not the person sitting in the tree stand with a rifle pointed squarely in their direction.

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