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NRCS Program Helps Oklahoma Rancher Remove Invasive Shrubs

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The lack of fire as a management tool on the Great Plains has permitted indigenous and foreign woody plants to encroach on prairie grasslands, reducing Lesser Prairie-Chicken habitat. Through the Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative, NRCS can help producers and range managers remove woody invasive species – through burning, cutting and spraying. We tell one Oklahoma Panhandle rancher's experience participating in the NRCS initiative.

PARTICIPANTS:

Jordan Shearer
Beaver Co. Rancher
Slapout, OK

Prof. Christian Hagen
Science Advisor
NRCS LePC Initiative
Bend, OR

Prof. Terry Bidwell
Dept. Natural Resource Ecology & Mgmt.
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK

Jon Ungerer
Coordinator
NRCS Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative
Marysville, KS