Oklahoma Conservation News

OETA Television: It's Your Government — Oklahoma Conservation Commission To view the program online, click on this link: http://www.oeta.tv/programs/ondemand.html?list=onr, then select the ONR 1-26-10 episode. The segment begins at about the 23 minute location within the 30-minute program.

Service Award: Lynn Weldon, 15 Years

OCC Cooperates to use ARRA Funds for Three Water Quality Projects

ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Record funding for conservation and flood control in spite of budget cuts

A Brief History of the Conservation Commission and Conservation Districts

2009

Conservation Commission and Department of Transportation Collaborate on Project to Support U.S. Highway 270 Dec. 21

Record Funding for State Conservation Cost-Share Program Dec. 18

Cotton County Conservation District Burns Mortgage Dec. 18

Sugar Creek L-43 Rehabilitation Groundbreaking Dec. 11

Mountain View and Kiowa County Conservation District Consolidate Dec. 9

"The 'Best' Hard Time" - OACD Area Meetings 2009 - News summary following the meetings

"The 'Best' Hard Time" - OACD Area Meetings 2009 - Before meetings announcement with agenda, schedule, locations and links to photos available after the meetings.

Oklahoma lawmakers eye threat from cedars Story in the Daily Oklahoman Oct. 28

Water Quality Success Story on Ron Hays' Oklahoma Farm Report Oct. 28

Control of Eastern red cedar in Oklahoma urged Associated Press story in the Tulsa World Oct. 27

$16Million in Stimulus Funds for Oklahoma Dams KWTV Channel 9 video Oct. 26

Double Creek Celebration featured on Oklahoma Horizon Silent Sentinels Protecting Oklahomans video Oct. 25

U.S Fish & Wildlife Service and Oklahoma Conservation Commission’s successful Prescribed Burn Program expanding Oct. 23

Water Festival Held at Grove Valley Elementary Oct. 13

OETA-TV News Report on the Locally Led Cost Share Program. You can view the clip by going to http://news.oeta.tv and clicking on the "Archives" tab. In the "Oklahoma News Report Video" index window, scroll down to the 10.12.09 ONR report. The Cost-Share feature is at the 4:45 minute mark of the newscast. Oct. 12

Noble County Conservation District Sponsors Outdoor Classroom at CCC Lake Sept. 30

Henry Bellmon —Farmer, Statesman, Conservationist Sept. 29

Oklahoma County Conservation District Sponsors Sunset Elementary Natural Resource Day Sept. 29

Grove Students Tour Demonstration Farm Sept. 29

Wildlife Expo 2009 Sept. 27

Groundbreaking held for Sallisaw Creek Watershed Dam 18M Sept. 24

National Watershed Coalition O&M Video News Release Scroll down list and select "USDA Helps Maintain Watershed Dam Safety."

Oklahoma Hosts Advanced O&M Workshop Sept.17

Turkey Creek No. 3: Groundbreaking for New Dam Sept. 9

REVOLUTION: Oklahoma Wind Energy Conference September (announcement)

USDA Rural Tour Listening Session Sept. 16

Double Creek Celebration Marked First Completed Rehab Project September (Post-event)

Double Creek Celebration to be Held September (Pre-event)

CREP Plan Writers Achieve Level II Certification August

Rogers County's Dog Creek Watershed Festival August

Blue Thumb Featured On Tulsa World Website August

Lake Thunderbird Watershed Implementation Project

Project Webfoot Workshop

Stimulus funds to help dams, streambanks and fight invasive species

Conservation Bond, Contributions Agreement, Budget Outlook July

Blue Thumb Environmental Education Workshops June

Robert Gibbs, Rogers County Conservation District employee, featured on the Outdoor Oklahoma June

Spring Natural Resource Events for Youths June

Cross Timbers Prescribed Burn Association June

Summer Fire Field Day June

Greg Kloxin Named Water Quality Assistant Director June

Carl Lucero Meets with OCC and OACD on Carbon June

OACD and OACD Auxiliary Scholarships June

Chickasaw Nation Presents U.S. Department of Interior Awards to OCC June 1

Outstanding Teacher Awards Presented Locally in Five Congressional Districts May

National Land and Range Judging Contest 2009 May 8

Conservation Education Initiative story in the Oklahoma Gazette features Karla Beaty, OCC education coordinator May

National Land and Range Judging Contest featured on Ron Hays' Oklahoma Farm Report

Governor Signs Conservation Bond Legislation April 28

Lt. Gov. Jari Askins Stewardship Week PSA 2009 April 16

Stewardship Week - Dig It! The Secrets of Soil Along with resources for conservation districts: A sample news release and a printable proclamation. April 17

Stewardship Week 2009 Audio Public Service Announcements from Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins April 17

Stewardship Week 2009 — Printable Poster April 17

Blue Thumb Exceeds 100 Stream Monitoring Sites April 23

More Water Quality Success Stories April 17

EPA 2008 Report Features OCC Water Quality Successes April 14

Recovery funding coming to state for new dams and wildlife habitat April 16

House Passes Conservation Bond Legislation April 9

Conservation Leaders Applaud U.S. Sec. of Ag Stimulus Announcement for Oklahoma Flood Control Dams April 6

2008 Farm Bill Information Meetings Scheduled March 31

State Conservation Leaders Discuss Stimulus Funding for Oklahoma Conservation Infrastructure Press conference during Conservation Day at the Capitol, March 25

Conservation Day at the Capitol March 25, 2009 Post-event roundup

Conservation Day at the Capitol March 25, 2009 (Event announcement)