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Oklahoma, while oft overlooked by outsiders, is home to a wide range of geography, ecosystems and views worth writing home about.
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Standing tall above the southwest Oklahoma prairie are the Wichita Mountains, a treasure among Oklahomans and visitors alike.
In 2012, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was on hand to announce the creation of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, and was back Friday to see its latest addition before his pending retirement.
Who needs a fancy resort when you’ve got this? Medicine Park’s swimming holes and waterfalls create natural aquatic playgrounds that beat any chlorinated pool. Photo Credit: The Oklahoma Experience ...
The agency also oversees multiple national wildlife refuges in Oklahoma, including the Little River National Wildlife Refuge, Wichita National Wildlife Refuge and Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - A Lawton man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a woman whose body was found at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in May 2023.
The Rush Fire, which ignited on Thursday in southwestern Oklahoma, has scorched an expanse exceeding 12,000 acres at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. According to KOCO, the blaze remains ...
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge remains closed on Sunday due to smoke impacts from the Rush Fire that has burned about 11,000 acres. About 150 personnel from 20 agencies are on a 24-hour ...
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service closed the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge on Saturday due to concerns about smoke from nearby fires.
As multiple agencies worked to contain wildfires, the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge was closed to the public on Saturday. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said the closure was due to concerns ...
Authorities say an estimated 1,500 acres have burned after a large wildfire sparked on Thursday and continued into Friday near the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Oklahoma.