Youth interested in attending the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s annual Wildlife Youth Camp still have time to apply, and those that attend may just discover a future career. Held at Oklahom University’s Biological Station near Lake Texoma, the camp is open to Oklahoma youths ages 14 to 16 and is designed to increase awareness [...]
You may or may not have seen this before, but I received these photos in an email regarding a couple of people hunting in Montana when one of their mules actually killed a mountain lion. Now mules are commonly used to protect herds of goats and flocks of sheep, but no one really expected this! [...]
Oklahomans with a digital camera and an interest in the outdoors may just see their work published in this years Annual Reader’s Photography Showcase edition of Outdoor Oklahoma magazine but they better act fast. Submissions will no longer be accepted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation after March 31. Last year’s competition marked the [...]
Wind energy offers many advantages, which explains why it’s the fastest-growing energy source in the world. Research efforts are aimed at addressing the challenges to greater use of wind energy. Advantages Wind energy is fueled by the wind, so it’s a clean fuel source. Wind energy doesn’t pollute the air like power plants that rely [...]
Once I thought that with proper laws and setbacks wind turbines could play a limited role in our area, but now I see the true wind damage: eminent domain, the poster child for wind power. Property rights are the heart of the issue. Can rights to profit of a few trump the rights of many? [...]
This timely conference will take a look at what we know about climate change and what we need to know to prepare for the effects on Texas water availability, and on the communities, both natural and human, that depend on reliable sources of water. Over the three days, Forecast: Climate Change impacts on Texas Water [...]
2008 Photographer/Landowner Symposium: Ranch Nature Photography For Fun And Profit Images for Conservation Fund (ICF) and Texas Agrilife Extension, in conjunction with Texas Parks & Wildlife Department present Nature Photography Symposium: Ranch Nature Photography for Fun and Profit to unite landowners and photographers in the new enterprise of Private Land Nature Photo Tourism for Conservation. [...]
