Beaver River Wildlife Management Area

Beaver River Wildlife Management Area (Beaver River WMA) is a protected area in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The McFarland Unit, a section of the management area, has an additional area of .

Ecology Located near the town of Turpin, the management area consists mostly of grassland, with a considerable amount of sand plum, sagebrush, buffalo grass, and salt cedar. Along the Beaver River, trees such as American Elm, Hackberry, and Cottonwood are present.

McFarland Unit BeaverRiver WMA includes the McFarland Unit, which has an additional with the Beaver River running through sections of the protected area.

Conservation The northern population of the Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), with habitat in Oklahoma (especially Beaver County and the WMA), Colorado, Kansas, and a portion of northern Texas, is considered threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

References

External links Beaver River Wildlife Management Area map Beaver River Wildlife Management Area: McFarland Unit map