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July 2nd Recognized as the First National Wildland Firefighter Day.

Jul 3, 2022

Wildland firefighting is difficult, physically arduous work. 

This Week in the Department of the Interior

Jul 1, 2022

 There’s been a lot going on at DOI this week. 

Summer Adventures Await!

Jun 23, 2022

Our partners at Shape Your Future recently release 100+ free or cheap summer activities in Oklahoma. If you love the adventure the Refuge offers, you’ll…

U.S. House passes the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

Jun 15, 2022

A bill to conserve endangered species — from the red-cockaded woodpecker to the snuffbox mussel — was passed by the U.S. House in a 231-to-190…

DOI Bans Single-Use Plastics on All Public Lands 

Jun 11, 2022

The Department of the Interior, or DOI, has announced a phaseout of single-use plastics — not only in national parks, but across the hundreds of…

World Ocean Day

Jun 8, 2022

World Ocean Day is celebrated each year on June 8th, and while we may not be able to learn about Ocean conservation by visiting one…

Top 5 Reasons YOU should buy a Duck Stamp!

Jun 8, 2022

Every June, hunters, birders, conservationists and stamp collectors celebrate the sale of the new Federal and Junior Duck Stamps. Here are some reasons why YOU…

The #1 Wichita Mountains Scenic Byway is Oklahoma’s Prettiest Drive

Jun 7, 2022

It’d be nearly impossible to find a single resident of Southwest Oklahoma that didn’t know about the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge,…

Bats Save US $1 Billion in Crop Damages By Eating Insects

Jun 6, 2022

6/4/22 – Bats Save US $1 Billion in Crop Damages By Eating Insects. Bats are important animals that face numerous threats every day. Bat conservation is a…

Camping and Trekking the Wichita Mountain

Jun 6, 2022

11/19/21 – Camping and Trekking the Wichita Mountains. Brett, a blogger/vlogger, writes about the weird and interesting places he explores throughout the USA. In November he and…