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