By Rob Cook Characteristics: Scribner’s panicum is a native, cool-season perennial grass. It grows about 6 to 18 inches tall. The leaves of Scribner’s panicum are...
By Laci Jones In the western prairie of Oklahoma lies a small, wooded oasis. Boiling Springs State Park, located just north of Woodward, Okla., is one...
By Laci Jones It is that time of the year again—spring turkey season. Oklahoma turkey hunters are waiting anxiously for the day they can grab their...
By Josh Gaskamp Characteristics: Hairy vetch is an introduced annual cool-season forb. It belongs to the family Fabaceae (legume family). Many species in this family, including...
By Laci Jones With one way in and one way out, Greenleaf State Park, located near Braggs, Okla., is considered one of the first seven Oklahoma...
By Laci Jones The smell of fire fills the air. It is that time of year again—prescribed burning. Prescribed burning is a management practice for landowners...
By Rob Cook Characteristics: Tall fescue is an introduced cool-season perennial grass. It grows about 19 to 48 inches tall and sometimes has rhizomes. Tall fescue...
By Laci Jones Quail hunting is a long-standing tradition in Oklahoma. Unfortunately, many Oklahomans have seen fewer quail in the state throughout the past few decades....
By Laci Jones Not to be confused with rye, ryegrass is not a cereal plant. Two ryegrass species grow in the United States— perennial ryegrass and...
By Laci Jones A national symbol and an endangered species success symbol, the bald eagle, makes its return to the Oklahoma Great Plains each winter. Ryan...